Fees and Funding

UK/EU

Type of research degree 2018/19
Full time MRes or PhD £4,195
Part time MRes or PhD £2,097.50
Part time DBA £8,474

Please note this fee is per year of study, for full time this is 3 years and part time 5 or 6 years.

International

Type of research degree 2018/19
Full time MRes or PhD £12,097
Part time MRes or PhD £6,048.50
Part time DBA £12,097

UK/ EU

Type of research degree 2019/20
Full time PhD and EngD £4,327
Part time DBA £8,500
Structured PhD (Education)
(part-time only)		 £3,500
Structured PhD (MD) TBC
TNRD
No local partner
With a local partner		  
£12,650
£6,500

International

Type of research degree 2019/20
Full time PhD and EngD £12,650
Part time DBA £8,500
Structured PhD (Education)
(part-time only)		 N/A
Structured PhD (MD) TBC
TNRD
No local partner
With a local partner		  
£12,650
£6,500

Below is a list of external funding that applicants could consider applying to

National Postgraduate Loans

From Academic Year2018/2019, loans will be available of up to £25,000 from the UK Government for Doctoral Students starting a full or part time course. To be eligible for this loan you must be:

  • An English Student
  • Accepted for Doctoral Degree at a UK University
  • Not in receipt of a Research Council living allowance

The loans will be available to self-funded UK nationals aged 59 or under. This website will be updated once full details have been announced by the UK government.

Find out more about Doctoral Loans.

As an MPhil or MRes student, you may be eligible for a Postgraduate Masters Loan. This is not available for students registering for a PhD.

Find out more about Postgraduate Masters loans

Further funding
Working while studying
Cost of living

Prospects

Prospects has a collection of different funding opportunities that are available to student throughout their research degrees.

Postgraduate Studentships

Postgraduate studentships is a website that is full with different types of funding, that is available to students throughout their research.