There are currently a great range of fully funded industry led scholarships available for UK applicants. As well as these there are over 60 additional projects that are eligible for scholarships.
The ORC offers one of the most attractive packages for PhD students with full tuition funding, plus, for UK students, a stipend at the UKRI rate plus £2,000 ORC enhancement tax-free per annum for up to 3.5 years (totalling around £21,000 for 2024/25, rising annually). A handful of projects offer an even more attractive package.
Applications are accepted throughout the year but you should apply as early as possible in order to get the best choice of projects.
To encourage applications from EU and Horizon Europe Associated Countries, University of Southampton treats PhD students from these countries the same as UK students for fees purposes. We can offer several partial/full scholarships for fees and living expenses.
Please bear in mind that the funding for international (i.e. non UK, non EU, non Horizon Europe) students is scarce and the competition for this is intense. We can offer only a small number of partial/full international scholarships. Therefore, BEFORE you consider an application to the ORC you should seek external funding such as from your own government or other external funds which may be available, including self-funding, well ahead of preparing your application.
If you require an offer letter or any other supporting documents from the ORC in order to apply for an external scholarship please apply to the ORC in good time to enable us to meet any deadlines set by the external scholarship awarding body.
Our international fees are approximately £26,100 per annum for 3.5 years and we believe that a student needs at least £15,000 per annum in order to live in Southampton.
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General information from the University of Southampton on fees and funding can be found by clicking the button. Specific information for the ORC can be found below.