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Find current stipends and fees for all UCL-hosted studentships.
Current stipends and fees
2024/25
The stipend rates here are based on the UKRI rates which are generally considered to be the minimum at UCL. Rates beyond 2024/25 are forecasted and are subject to change.
UKRI sets the rate annually and publishes it on their website, normally in term 2 of the preceding year. We believe the rates below to be the likely minimum rates, but these may change significantly as UKRI’s 'New Deal for Postgraduate Research' review is still ongoing.
The maximum stipend available to students is normally considered to be the Wellcome Trust levels, which are a set rate for each year of the student’s training.
3-year award
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26* | 2026/27* | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum student stipend | £21,237 | £21,870 | £22,523 | £65,630 |
| Home fees** | £6,035 | £6,215 | £6,401 | £18,651 |
| Total | £27,272 | £28,085 | £28,924 | £84,281 |
3.5-year award
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26* | 2026/27* | 2027/28* | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum student stipend | £21,237 | £21,870 | £22,523 | £11,597 | £77,227 |
| Home fees** | £6,035 | £6,215 | £6,401 | £3,296 | £21,947 |
| Total | £27,272 | £28,085 | £28,924 | £14,893 | £99,174 |
4-year award
| Type | 2024/25 | 2025/26* | 2026/27* | 2027/28* | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum student stipend | £21,237 | £21,870 | £22,523 | £23,194 | £88,824 |
| Home fees** | £6,035 | £6,215 | £6,401 | £6,592 | £25,243 |
| Total | £27,272 | £28,085 | £28,924 | £29,786 | £114,067 |
* Estimated values, confirmed annually, usually in spring by UKRI and UCL.
** This is the home tuition fee rate for the majority of UCL programmes. Please check the exact fee rate for your programme.
Notes
- The UKRI indicative fee rate for 2024/2025 is £4,786. This may affect what you can charge to your grant.
- All stipend payments and fee recovery should be made through the Portico Financial Management module (Form S).
- Some funders allow for enhanced stipends above the rates shown. You should check with the funding award documentation when making the offer to the student. Any enhancement offered to the student needs to be made throughout the studentship. The maximum stipend allowed at UCL is as stated above (Wellcome Trust levels).
- You should also budget for ‘other costs’ related to the student training, e.g., conferences, fieldwork, training courses, and project/consumables costs. The level will vary depending on the project's needs.
- You should always review all awards pertaining to a specific studentship (industrial case and partner top-ups, department core accounts) to ascertain the funding available to meet the costs, including enhanced stipends, ensuring that you charge the costs to the most appropriate funder account code in accordance with the terms and conditions or contractual agreements.
View studentship budgets for previous years