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UK-home students only; tuition plus a UKRI-rate stipend currently £21,805/year for 42 months. International applicants need an alternative viable funding plan.

Four-year UELA award with Home-rate tuition, enhanced stipend and RTSG. UELA estimates £26,022/year for 2027/28; the project text labels the same amount 2026/27, so confirm year and later rates. The advert mentions a fee-difference award for International candidates, but UELA permits International-fee applicants only on collaborative projects; the project category is not established in the saved information and must be confirmed before relying on International eligibility.

Four-year UELA collaborative award with Home-rate tuition, a rising enhanced stipend and RTSG; the project catalogue lists £0/year as the additional Polatis stipend enhancement. UELA labels £26,022 as both a 2027/28 estimate and a 2026/27 amount; confirm annual rates and RTSG in writing. UCL states that successful International-fee awardees who meet its eligibility rules receive an award covering the Home/International fee difference; International offers are capped at 15 across UELA, and the project does not guarantee a place or personal eligibility.

Four years of Home-rate tuition, an annually adjusted enhanced UELA stipend and a Research Training Support Grant. The project catalogue restricts this project to Home-fee candidates. Later-year amounts require confirmation.

EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award for September 2027: up to 3.5 years full-time, tuition and a total £5,000 Research Training Support Grant. The current £21,805 stipend is the 2026/27 rate; confirm the 2027/28 amount. Eligible international awardees may receive the fee difference, with international awards capped at 30% and academic/residence criteria applying. Visa, health surcharge and relocation costs are not covered.

EPSRC DLA, up to 3.5 years full-time, with the 2026/27 stipend benchmark of £21,805 per year, Home tuition and £5,000 total research-training support. Exeter says successful international awardees can receive a waiver for the overseas tuition difference, subject to a 30% international-award cap. Ask the award team to confirm the 2027/28 stipend, fee terms and how award duration aligns with the registration period; visa, IHS and relocation costs are not covered.

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Full-time employment at gross salary €3,521.71 per month, paid 13 times (€45,782.23 per year); 14-month initial contract, up to 48 months total. The saved vacancy marks the post as not funded through an EU Research Framework Programme. This describes that programme's funding status; it does not negate the advertised employment salary or establish whether other funding sources apply. University enrolment and related fees are paid by the doctoral researcher; the listed fee was €400 per semester as of April 2026 and may change. Benefits include 32 paid leave days, 11 public holidays, statutory health insurance, flexible hours and digital lunch vouchers; home working is allowed by policy but the post is not remote.