The Research Development Fund Studentship Scheme provides funding to a wide variety of research projects across all Faculties:
- Arts, Design and Social Sciences
- Business and Law
- Engineering and Environment
- Health and Life Sciences
For further details of all of our studentships
please see our research degree opportunities page.
Successful candidates will be academically
excellent , having an upper second class Honours degree (or equivalent GPA from
non-UK universities, with the preference being for 1st class Honours)
or a Masters (preference for Merit or above), or evidence of substantial
practitioner achievement.
For applicants whose first language is not
English, you will need to meet our minimum overall and component scores for
research programmes. For applicants to all Faculties this is the equivalent of
an IELTS overall score of 6.5 with no component below 6.0. For Newcastle
Business School you will also need to achieve a score of 6.5 in the writing
component of IELTS.
Please note that applicants
cannot apply for this funding if currently engaged in Doctoral study at
Northumbria or elsewhere or if they have previously been awarded a PhD.
Funding Notes
The
projects advertised, unless otherwise stated, are in competition for funding with
other advertised projects for funding in the Faculty.
Each
studentship supports a full stipend, paid for three years at UKRI rates (for
2024/25 full-time study this is currently £19,237 per year) and full tuition fees. UK and
international (including EU) candidates may apply.
Studentships
are also available for applicants who wish to study on a part-time basis over 5
years (0.6 FTE, stipend £11,542 per year and full tuition fees) in
combination with work or personal responsibilities. International
applicants (including EU) need to have their own valid immigration permissions
to live and study in the UK if they wish to study on a part-time basis as
Northumbria University does not sponsor part-time Student Visas.
Please
note: to be classed as a Home student, candidates must meet the following
criteria:
• Be
a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
• have
settled status, or
• have
pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or
• have
indefinite leave to remain or enter.
If a candidate does not meet the criteria above, they would be classed as
an International student. Applicants will
need to be in the UK and fully enrolled before stipend payments can commence,
and be aware of the following additional costs that may be incurred, as these
are not covered by the studentship.
Immigration Health Surcharge https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application
If you need to apply for a Student Visa to enter the UK, please refer to the information on https://www.gov.uk/student-visa. It is important that you read this information very carefully as it is your responsibility to ensure that you hold the correct funds required for your visa application otherwise your visa may be refused.
Costs associated with English Language requirements which may be required for students not having completed a first degree in English, will not be borne by the university. Please see individual adverts for further details of the English Language requirements for the university you are applying to.
