Funded Doctoral Training Programmes
Research students at UCL are funded through a range of sources, including UKRI council-funded Doctoral Training Partnerships (DPTs), Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), and Wellcome Trust PhD programmes.
Find a unique opportunity
Doctoral training programmes give students the opportunity to apply to a range of funding opportunities, whether it is a pre-designed research project or combining their PhD research with developing skills in a world-class, multidisciplinary environment.
Funded doctoral training programmes can offer financial support with tuition fees, living and research costs. Follow the links to the centres or partnerships you are interested in below for more detailed information on specific programmes, their length, and the funding available.
Doctoral training programmes are open to UK and Overseas students; however, UKRI councils cap the number of overseas students that can be recruited. You should check individual programmes for their eligibility requirements.
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
- London Arts and Humanities Partnership (with King’s College London, London School of Economics and Political Science, Queen Mary University of London, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Royal College of Art, Royal College of Music and School of Advanced Study)*
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
- London Interdisciplinary Consortium (with King's College London, Queen Mary University of London, Birkbeck, University of London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Royal Veterinary College)
- UK Food Systems *(led by University of Greenwich)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- Advanced Characterisation of Materials* (led by Imperial College London)
- BioDesign Engineering* (led by Imperial College London)
- Bioprocess Engineering Leadership
- Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems
- Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing* (led by Cardiff University)
- Cybersecurity
- Delivering Quantum Technologies
- Energy Resiliance and the Built Environment (ERBE)
- Intelligent, Integrated Imaging and in Healthcare
- London School of Geometry and Number Theory
- Transformative Pharmaceutical Technologies* (led by University of Nottingham)
- EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)
Economics and Social Research Council
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
- The London NERC Training Partnership (with King's College London, Birkbeck University of London, Brunel University of London, Institute of Zoology, King's College London, the Natural History Museum, Queen Mary University of London, and Royal Holloway University of London)