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YES-DTN 2027/28 competitive studentship. Scheme-level terms in project materials: 3.5 years, UKRI-rate stipend, university fees, and research/fieldwork/training/conference-travel support. International applicants may compete; up to 30% of awards may go to international candidates, with full applicable Home or International university tuition for successful award holders. Relocation, visa and NHS surcharge costs are excluded. Project-specific stipend amount and fieldwork allocation are not stated.

Listed as a competition-funded PhD opportunity for applicants worldwide. The Darwin Trust route is for non-UK nationals whose first university degree or equivalent was obtained less than five years before the closing date; the studentship lasts up to four years and includes an annual stipend and University tuition fees. The stipend amount and full overseas-fee coverage remain unconfirmed. A 2026–2027 overseas fee reference is £34,800 per year; the 2027–2028 fee and any shortfall are unconfirmed.

YES-DTN competition: generally 3.5 years of UKRI-rate stipend, university fees and research, fieldwork, training and conference support. Up to 30% of full awards across the network may go to international candidates; 2027/28 award details require confirmation.

Four-year EASTBIO competition award: Home-rate fees, stipend and annual research grant; successful international awardees receive an overseas-fee-gap waiver. International recipients are capped at 30% of EASTBIO annual awards (network limit, not project quota or individual odds). 2027/28 amount unconfirmed; visa/IHS excluded.