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Four-year MRC FGx-DLA, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI minimum stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training. National guidance says Exeter awardees need not top up international fees; confirm personal terms in the written offer. UKRI excludes visa/IHS.

Four-year MRC FGx-DLA from September 2027, full-time or part-time: Home tuition, UKRI minimum stipend (currently £21,805/year for 2026/27, updated annually) and up to £5,000/year for research training/support. National guidance says Exeter awardees do not need to top up international fees; confirm personal terms. UKRI does not cover visa/IHS.

Four-year full-time MRC Functional Genomics DLA: Home tuition, £21,805 per year for 2026/27 with annual updates, and up to £5,000 per year for research training/support. The national FGx-DLA page says Exeter international students do not pay the UKRI/international fee difference; confirm the funding route and annual terms in the offer.

Four-year MRC Functional Genomics Doctoral Training Programme studentship. Listed support includes UK tuition, the 2026/27 stipend rate of £21,805 per year, and up to £5,000 per year for research and training (not personal living costs). The national programme page states that Exeter international students do not need to top up the UKRI-to-international tuition difference; confirm the applicable rates and terms in the written offer.

4-year BBSRC EASTBIO award; international applicants eligible (intake cap 30%). International awardees get overseas-fee top-up waiver. 2027/28 tax-free stipend est. £22,437/year. Training/travel funds restricted; visa/health surcharges excluded.

Competitive four-year fully funded opportunity open to applicants worldwide, with consideration for either the EastBio BBSRC Doctoral Landscape Award or the University of Edinburgh Doctoral College Award; no separate College Award application is required. Advertised support includes a UKRI-rate monthly stipend, project-cost support, tuition-fee cover and a mandatory three-month placement, but the personal stipend amount and award are not guaranteed. EastBio's international fee-difference waiver and cap of 30% of annual awards for international students (not an individual admission probability) do not automatically apply to the College Award; the awards do not stack, and international tuition under the College Award needs written confirmation. EastBio does not cover visa or Immigration Health Surcharge costs.

Three-year studentship; stipend at BHF rates, starting at £24,323/year. Home fees only; overseas fee difference must be funded elsewhere. Research budgets: £5,000/year consumables and £1,000 total travel over three years, not maintenance.

CNRS doctoral contract: 36 months, full time (35 h/week), gross €3,630.25/month; expected start 1 Feb 2027. MSCA PANDORA network. Net pay and allowance eligibility depend on the contract.