Find out how much your payments are for the current and next academic year if you are a research student funded by STFC.
Payments
Payments to students
| Maintenance allowance | 2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Outside London | £18,622 each year | £19,237 each year |
| Within London | £20,622 each year | £21,237 each year |
| Industrial CASE* outside London | £19,622 each year | £20,237 each year |
| Industrial CASE* within London | £21,622 each year | £22,237 each year |
* Industrial CASE and Industrial CASE-Plus also receive an additional £615 each year.
Payments to the institution (directly funded)
| 2023 to 2024 | 2024 to 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum tuition fees | £4,712 each year | £4,786 each year |
| Research training support grant | £1,000 each year | £1,000 each year |
| Conference fees and UK fieldwork | £230 each year | £230 each year |
Industrial CASE and Industrial CASE-Plus awards
Non-academic partner contribution
The non-academic partner is required to make a financial contribution to both the student and the project. It must include:
- an annual contribution to the academic research organisation towards the cost of the project: £1,400 (not applicable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs))
- all additional expenses, such as the cost of travel and accommodation incurred as a direct result of attendance at the premises of the non-academic partner
- an annual contribution to the student: minimum £2,760 (not applicable for SMEs)
For Industrial CASE-Plus the non-academic partner will pay 50% of the student’s salary in the additional year; STFC will contribute the remaining 50%, up to a maximum of £14,250.
Withdrawal of the company
In the event of a non-academic partner withdrawing from the Industrial CASE arrangement, STFC will continue to pay the Industrial CASE addition of £615 each year to the student.
Disabled students’ allowance (DSA)
Disabled students who because of disability incur additional expenditure in connection with undertaking a PhD training programme, may be eligible for DSA. Disabled students who have been recruited to fill STFC-funded PhDs should contact the disability adviser or named contact on disability matters at their research organisation for guidance and advice. Additional support may include funds for specialist equipment, non-medical assistance and general disabled students’ allowances.
You can find out more on the UKRI studentship page.
Research councils do not have set rates for DSA. However, research organisations’ Disability Support Advisers and others may find it useful to refer to the GOV.UK guidance on DSA as an indicator of the likely levels of funds a disabled student may require. The level of funds awarded will reflect the support the student needs to undertake a PhD training programme.
Last updated: 27 August 2024