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We have several sources of PhD funding available internally through the department. Applicants do not need to understand the specific funding scheme details - as a general rule you should submit an application following the instructions on our Admissions page. If your application is competitive, we will automatically consider you for all relevant sources of funding. We will then guide you through any further funding applications that may be required.Note that some of our funding streams have deadlines in January, so applications to the department in November/December are encouraged.
We do not offer places without funding unless an applicant has explicitly offered to self-fund.
There are also some external sources of funding which require you to apply independently.
Internal funding
The following are some of our most common types of internal funding.
Teaching Assistantships
The department have a number of Teaching Assistantships. These cover tuition fees and provide a stipend for 4 years. They also involve a certain amount of compulsory teaching duties. The department offers training to new teaching assistants and there are opportunities to avail of further development with UCL’s Arena Centre.
UCL Research Excellence Scholarship (RES)
The UCL RES scheme provides 3 years full stipend and tuition fees.
Full details about the UCL RES scheme can be found on the UCL RES webpage.
UCL Research Opportunity Scholarship (ROS)
The UCL ROS is open to Black British and other British Ethnic Minority candidates. It provides 3 years stipend and tuition fees. If you wish to be considered for a UCL ROS please indicate this on your application.
Full details about the UCL ROS can be found on the UCL ROS webpage.
Heilbronn Doctoral Partnerships
These are funded by the Heilbronn Insitute and provide 4 years full stipend and tuition fees. They may involve participation in Heilbronn summer schools.
For further information about the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research plesae visit their website.
External funding
The following funding routes are all administered outside of the UCL Maths department and require you to apply separately.
EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) Scholarships
DTP scholarships cover tuition fees and provide a stipend for 4 years. They are administered centrally by UCL and candidates should apply by early January. The Mathematics Department welcomes informal enquiries about this scheme.
For further information about EPSRC DTP scholarships please visit UCL's EPSRC DTP website.
London School of Geometry and Number Theory
The LSGNT is a Centre for Doctoral Training run jointly between UCL, Imperial College and King's College London. There is a separate admissions process and students wishing to do PhDs in geometry or number theory at UCL should apply to the LSGNT in the first instance.
For more information please visit the LSGNT website.
Martingale Foundation
UCL Mathematics is one of the partner institutions of the Martingale Foundation, which was created to ensure that family income should not be a barrier to postgraduate education in mathematics.
For more information please visit the Martingale Foundation website.
Self-funding
Agreeing to fund your own PhD studies is a significant financial commitment, and you should not offer to do this unless you are sure you will have the resources available for the full period of study. Information on UCL tuition fees can be found on the MPhil/PhD in Mathematics webpage. Note that fees for international students and UK students are charged at different rates.
Self-funded students must still pass our competitive admissions process. If you are admitted on a self-funded basis you will not usually be considered for funding in future years of your programme.