Funding

We are offering studentships which include tuition fees, stipends (tax free) and a generous research training budget. Stipends differ for home and international students.

Students who meet the Home residency criteria set out by UKRI, starting their studies in September 2026 will receive the standard UKRI rate of £21,805, plus the UK Government’s TechExpert Pilot funding (an additional £10,000 per year). 

Applicants who have International fee status are welcome to apply for the small number of international studentships available but will receive the standard UKRI stipend of £21,805 + £3,385, payment of tuition fees and a training allowance to attend research events.

Studentship funding is dependent on student registration status, with annual funding renewal dependent on maintaining excellent academic progress. 

Studentships are governed by UKRI/EPSRC student eligibility rules and applicants should check whether they will be eligible. We are able to offer a small number of studentships each year to non-UK students (with international tuition fees being waived) and funding is therefore very competitive and over subscribed.

All submitted applications are automatically considered for studentship funding.

Applications received from self-funded/sponsored international and EU students are welcome and will be considered. 

Information about additional funding sources can be found on the University’s fees and funding pages, the University’s International Scholarships webpage and the Faculty of Engineering postgraduate funding webpage.