Funding for Particle Physics Experiment PhD projects

Financial information for PhD applicants

We offer three main funding options, depending upon your country of residence and nationality:

• For UK citizens and UK resident applicants: STFC studentships. Candidates should meet a 3 year UK residency requirement. For more information please see the STFC eligibility criteria.
  • All tuition fees paid
  • Tax free stipend of £14,057 per annum (2015 rate)
  • Expenses covered for all trips
  • Apply for these using the application procedure below. If you eligible for STFC funding we will automatically consider you for it
• For excellent applicants of any nationality (top 10% of undergraduate class): SUPA Prize Studentships
  • These are fully funded: tuition fees plus a stipend of £14,057 per annum (2015 rate).
  • There is a separate application for these. Please contact Christos Leonidopoulos to discuss details before applying.
• For applicants of any nationality, with excellent English (minimum IELTS 7.0): University of Edinburgh's Principal's Career Development PhD Scholarships, which provides the UK/EU-level of tuition fees and stipend of £14,000 per annum in return for a contribution to the University's teaching or outreach. 
• Non-EU students: should apply for a Career Development Scholarship should also apply for an Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships (EGRS) to ensure that the full cost of their fees will be met.
• All applicants should also investigate alternative funding. You may find this search tool useful.

We aim to fund all PhD students' stipend for three and a half years, irrespective of their funding source.

Self-funded applicants (of any nationality) are welcome, provided they are able to show evidence of sufficient funding. There is some other useful information here on cost of living and funding information.