E5 Doctoral Training Partnership, University of EdinburghScholarship

Fully Funded Edinburgh E5 PhD Studentships

Dec 02, 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Opportunity type

Scholarship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Dec 02, 2026 12:00:00 GMT

About this opportunity

The E5 Doctoral Training Partnership, led by the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences and funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC, part of UKRI), recruits a cohort of PhD students each year to research the planet's environmental challenges. Studentships run for four years and cover a monthly stipend, tuition fees and research costs. You apply for one advertised supervisor-led project across earth, ecology and environmental science, and applicants of all nationalities are welcome.

What you get:

Monthly stipend at the UKRI standard rate for up to four years, currently £21,805 a year (2026/27)
Tuition fees; the University of Edinburgh covers the Home to international fee difference
Research costs including equipment, consumables, fieldwork, conference travel and software
Up to £100 towards in-person interview travel and subsistence

What you'll do:

Pick one supervisor-led project and contact the lead supervisor
Apply through the E5 portal with the studentship form, CV, transcripts, EDI form and two references
Interview in Edinburgh (22 to 23 February 2027) or online if based outside the UK (24 February 2027)
Complete a four-year full-time PhD in Edinburgh, or part-time if you do not need a visa

Key dates:

Applications close 2 December 2026, 12 noon GMT
Screening and shortlisting 3 December 2026 to 31 January 2027
Interview invitations from week commencing 1 February 2027
In-person interviews 22 to 23 February 2027; online interviews for applicants outside the UK 24 February 2027
Initial offers from 5 March 2027
Universal NERC DTP acceptance date 16 March 2027

More information:

UKRI limits international students to 30 percent of the DTP's overall intake
Visa fees, the Immigration Health Surcharge, flights and relocation are not covered
Part-time study (seven years) is only available to applicants who do not need a student visa
One application per person; multiple applications are rejected
The student-led project route closed on 20 October 2026; only supervisor-led projects remain open

Who can apply

Open to applicants of all nationalities; UKRI caps international students at 30 percent of the intake
A good honours degree (at least a 2:1) or equivalent; relevant professional experience or postgraduate study may also be considered
A Master's degree is not required
Must meet the University of Edinburgh's English language requirements; test results are needed only if offered a place
Must live within commuting distance of Edinburgh for the whole PhD
Two referees using the official E5 reference form from an institutional or company email address
No upper age limit

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Good to know

+Four years of funding: tuition, a UKRI stipend and research costs
+Open to all nationalities, and the university covers the higher international fee
+No master's degree needed and no upper age limit
+Funded by NERC, the UK's environmental research council, and run by the University of Edinburgh

Worth checking yourself

!Applications close 2 December 2026 at 12 noon UK time, not midnight
!International students can fill at most 30 percent of places
!Visa fees, the NHS health surcharge, flights and relocation are not covered
!The stipend is £21,805 for 2026/27; the 2027/28 rate is not yet published
!You must live within commuting distance of Edinburgh

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