EPSRC Doctoral Funding at UCL

UCL is proud to hold an EPSRC Landscape Award (UELA) that funds around 50 PhD students per year, as well as Postdoctoral Pathway Fellows (formerly Doctoral Prize Fellows). We also host a number of EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs).

Important note:

With the changes to UKRI schemes, the UCL EPSRC DTP is changing name to UCL EPSRC Landscape Award - to be known as UELA. During the transition phase you may still see references to the DTP on these webpages, for now the terms UCL EPSRC DTP and UELA can be considered the same!

Latest Opportunities

UCL EPSRC Landscape Award (UELA) recruitment 2026-27 - The project catalogue for is now live. The application portal for UELA 26/27 is now expected to open mid Nov 2025 - apologies for the delay. In the meantime, all the information required for your application is available on the link above.
[Additional information on the UELA process for UCL staff]

UCL EPSRC Postdoctoral Pathway Fellowships - Applications for 25/26 Round 2 are NOW OPEN - Deadline: 1pm on 15 January 2026.

UCL has many opportunities for industry, charity, or other sector partners to collaborate in Doctoral training studentships. Please visit the section for prospective partners for more information.

For information on other types of EPSRC funding at UCL, see the BEAMS Research Coordination Office.

Prospective Partners