Applications are currently being accepted for the University College London (UCL) EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Awards (UELA) Scholarship 2027-28 in UK. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About UCL EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Awards Scholarship
UCL EPSRC Scholarship provides information on EPSRC-funded doctoral studentships at UCL, including what is covered, eligibility, and terms for applicants interested in a fully funded PhD. The UCL EPSRC Scholarship supports research training and includes fees, stipend and training support as described on the UCL pages.
The scholarships are provided through UCL in partnership with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and are administered under UCL and UKRI/EPSRC terms and conditions. The page explains programme-specific rules, obligations, and provisions for students funded by EPSRC at UCL.
Benefits of UCL EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Awards Scholarship
- 4 years fees (Home rate)
- Maintenance stipend at the UCL EPSRC UELA enhanced rate (expected to be £24,522 in 2027/28, increases each year)
- Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) to cover additional costs of training e.g. courses, project costs, conferences, travel
- For overseas fee status students, a UCL award to cover the fee difference between the Home and international fee rate
UCL EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Awards Scholarship Requirements
- You must fulfil the academic entry requirements for UCL.
- You must fulfil any additional academic entry requirements for the department you will be hosted by.
- These studentships are open to those with Home and International fee status (including EU); however, the number of students with International fee status which can be recruited is capped according to the EPSRC terms and conditions so competition for International places is particularly strong.
- UK nationals are Home category, provided they meet residency requirements.
- EU nationals with settled status are Home category.
- EU nationals with pre-settled status are Home category, provided they meet residency requirements.
- Irish nationals living in UK or Ireland are Home category.
- Those who have indefinite leave to remain or enter, or refugee or humanitarian protection status are Home category.
- All others are classified as International category.
- Residency requirements for UK nationals: living in EEA or Switzerland on 31-Dec-2020 and lived in UK, EEA, Switzerland, or Gibraltar for at least 3 years immediately before the studentship begins; lived continuously in UK, EEA, Switzerland, or Gibraltar between 31-Dec-2020 and the start of the studentship.
- Residency requirements for EU, EEA, or Swiss nationals with pre-settled status: living in UK by 31-Dec-2020 and living in UK, EEA, Switzerland, or Gibraltar for at least 3 years immediately before the studentship begins.
Application Date and Process
- UELA will publish a catalogue of available projects.
- EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Landscape Award (IDLA, formerly I-CASE) studentships are advertised separately by their host departments.
- You cannot apply via UELA for a studentship to be hosted in one of the Centres for Doctoral Training already funded by EPSRC; to join those programmes you should apply directly to those schemes using their own application process.
- An official fee status assessment by UCL admissions will be required for all successful candidates.
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