Studentship budget archive

Previous stipends and fees for all UCL-hosted studentships.

Previous studentship budgets by year

2023/24

3-year award

Type	2023/24	2024/25*	2025/26*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£20,622	£21,181	£21,756	£63,559
Home fees**	£5,860	£6,035	£6,215	£18,110
Total	£26,482	£27,216	£27,971	£81,669

3.5-year award

Type	2023/24	2024/25*	2025/26*	2026/27*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£20,622	£21,181	£21,756	£11,175	£74,734
Home fees**	£5,860	£6,035	£6,215	£3,200	£21,310
Total	£26,482	£27,216	£27,971	£14,375	£96,044

4-year award

Type	2023/24	2024/25*	2025/26*	2026/27*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£20,622	£21,181	£21,756	£22,349	£85,908
Home fees**	£5,860	£6,035	£6,215	£6,400	£24,810
Total	£26,482	£27,216	£27,971	£28,749	£110,418

* 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 2023/2024 is £4,712.

2022/23

3-year award

Type	2022/23	2023/24*	2024/25*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£19,668	£20,198	£20,744	£60,160
Home fees**	£5,690	£5,860	£6,040	£17,590
Total	£25,358	£26,058	£26,784	£78,200

3.5-year award

Type	2022/23	2023/24*	2024/25*	2025/26*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£19,668	£20,198	£20,744	£10,663	£71,263
Home fees**	£5,690	£5,860	£6,040	£3,110	£20,700
Total	£25,358	£26,058	£26,784	£13,763	£91,963

4-year award

Type	2022/23	2023/24*	2024/25*	2025/26*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£19,668	£20,198	£20,744	£21,306	£81,916
Home fees**	£5,690	£5,860	£6,040	£6,220	£23,810
Total	£25,358	£26,058	£26,784	£27,526	£105,726

* Estimated values, confirmed annually, usually in spring by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and UCL.
** Home tuition fee rate for the majority of UCL programmes. Please check the exact fee rate for your programme with your department.

Notes

UKRI indicative fee rate for 2022/23: £4,596.

2021/22

3-year award

Type	2021/22	2022/23*	2023/24*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£17,609	£17,983	£18,343	£53,935
Home fees**	£5,525	£5,692	£5,863	£17,080
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£3,600
Total	£24,334	£24,875	£25,406	£74,615

4-year award (excluding MRC/BBSRC)

Type	2021/22	2022/23*	2023/24*	2024/25*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£17,609	£17,983	£18,343	£18,710	£72,645
Home fees**	£5,525	£5,692	£5,863	£6,039	£23,119
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£4,800
Total	£24,334	£24,875	£25,406	£25,949	£100,564

4-year MRC/BBSRC award

Type	2021/22	2022/23*	2023/24*	2024/25*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£17,609	£17,983	£18,343	£18,710	£72,645
Home fees**	£5,525	£5,692	£5,863	£6,039	£23,119
Other costs	£1,000	£5,000	£5,000	£5,000	£16,000
Total	£24,134	£28,675	£29,206	£29,749	£111,764

* Estimated values, confirmed annually by the UCL Finance Committee.
** Indicative, except current year. Confirmed annually.

Notes

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) project studentships fee for 2021/22: £4,500 including Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) studentships.

2020/21

3-year award

Type	2020/21	2021/221*	2022/23*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£17,285	£17,631	£17,983	£52,899
Home fees**	£5,365	£5,526	£5,692	£16,583
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£3,600
Total	£23,850	£24,357	£24,875	£73,082

4-year award (excluding MRC/BBSRC)

Type	2020/21	2021/221*	2022/23*	2023/34*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£17,285	£17,631	£17,983	£18,343	£71,242
Home fees**	£5,365	£5,526	£5,692	£5,863	£22,446
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£4,800
Total	£23,850	£24,357	£24,875	£25,406	£98,488

4-year MRC/BBSRC award

Type	2020/21	2021/221*	2022/23*	2023/34*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£17,285	£17,631	£17,983	£18,343	£71,242
Home fees**	£5,365	£5,526	£5,692	£5,863	£22,446
Other costs	£1,000	£5,000	£5,000	£5,000	£16,000
Total	£23,650	£28,157	£28,675	£29,206	£109,688

3-year Dorothy Hodgkins Postgraduate Scholars

Type	2020/21	2021/221*	2022/23*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£17,285	£17,631	£17,983	£52,899
Home fees**	£11,167	£11,167	£11,167	£33,501
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£3,600
Total	£29,652	£29,998	£30,350	£90,000

* Estimated values, confirmed annually by the UCL Finance Committee.
** Indicative, except current year. Confirmed annually.

Notes

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Project Studentships fee for 2021/22: £4,500 including Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) studentships.

2019/20

3-year award

Type	2019/20	2020/21*	2021/22*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£17,009	£17,432	£17,781	£52,222
Home fees**	£5,210	£5,314	£5,420	£15,944
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£3,600
Total	£23,419	£23,946	£24,401	£71,766

4-year award (excluding MRC/BBSRC)

Type	2019/20	2020/21*	2021/22*	2022/23*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£17,009	£17,432	£17,781	£18,137	£70,359
Home fees**	£5,210	£5,314	£5,420	£5,528	£21,472
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£4,800
Total	£23,419	£23,946	£24,401	£24,865	£96,631

4-year MRC/BBSRC award

Type	2019/20	2020/21*	2021/22*	2022/23*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£17,009	£17,432	£17,781	£18,137	£70,359
Home fees**	£5,210	£5,314	£5,420	£5,528	£21,472
Other costs	£1,000	£5,000	£5,000	£5,000	£16,000
Total	£23,219	£27,746	£28,201	£28,665	£107,831

3-year Dorothy Hodgkins Postgraduate Scholars

Type	2019/20	2020/21*	2021/22*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£17,009	£17,432	£17,781	£52,222
Home fees**	£11,392	£11,393	£11,393	£34,178
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£3,600
Total	£29,601	£30,025	£30,374	£90,000

* Estimated values, confirmed annually by the UCL Finance Committee.
** Indicative, except current year. Confirmed annually.

Notes

Research Councils UK (RCUK) project studentships fee for 2019/20: £4,327 including Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) studentships.
If stipend enhancement is included in the award the enhancement per annum is £1,500.

2018/19

3-year award

Type	2018/19	2019/20*	2020/21*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,777	£17,280	£17,798	£51,855
Home fees**	£5,060	£5,161	£5,215	£15,436
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£3,600
Total	£23,037	£23,641	£24,213	£70,891

4-year award (excluding MRC/BBSRC)

Type	2018/19	2019/20*	2020/21*	2021/22*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,777	£17,280	£17,798	£18,331	£70,186
Home fees**	£5,060	£5,161	£5,264	£5,369	£20,854
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£4,800
Total	£23,037	£23,641	£24,262	£24,900	£95,840

4-year MRC/BBSRC award

Type	2018/19	2019/20*	2020/21*	2021/22*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,777	£17,280	£17,798	£18,331	£70,186
Home fees**	£5,060	£5,161	£5,264	£5,369	£20,854
Other costs	£1,000	£5,000	£5,000	£5,000	£16,000
Total	£23,837	£27,441	£28,062	£28,700	£107,040

3-year Dorothy Hodgkins Postgraduate Scholars

Type	2018/19	2019/20*	2020/21*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,777	£17,280	£17,798	£51,855
Home fees**	£11,515	£11,515	£11,515	£34,545
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£3,600
Total	£29,492	£29,995	£30,513	£90,000

* Estimated values, confirmed annually by the UCL Finance Committee.
** Indicative, except current year. Confirmed annually.

Notes

Research Councils UK (RCUK) project studentships fee for 2018/19: £4,327 including Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) studentships.
If stipend enhancement is included in the award the enhancement per annum is £1,500.

2017/18

3-year award

Type	2017/18	2018/19*	2019/20*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,553	£17,050	£17,562	£51,165
Home fees**	£4,915	£5,013	£5,113	£14,321
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£3,600
Total	£22,668	£23,263	£23,875	£69,806

4-year award (excluding MRC/BBSRC)

Type	2017/18	2018/19*	2019/20*	2020/21*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,553	£17,050	£17,562	£18,088	£69,253
Home fees**	£4,915	£5,013	£5,113	£5,215	£20,256
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£4,800
Total	£22,668	£23,263	£23,875	£24,503	£94,309

4-year MRC/BBSRC award

Type	2017/18	2018/19*	2019/20*	2020/21*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,553	£17,050	£17,562	£18,088	£69,253
Home fees**	£4,915	£5,013	£5,113	£5,215	£20,256
Other costs	£1,000	£5,000	£5,000	£5,000	£16,000
Total	£22,468	£27,063	£27,063	£28,303	£105,509

3-year Dorothy Hodgkins Postgraduate Scholars

Type	2017/18	2018/19*	2019/20*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,553	£17,050	£17,562	£51,165
Home fees**	£11,745	£11,745	£11,745	£35,235
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£3,600
Total	£29,506	£29,506	£29,506	£90,000

* Estimated values, confirmed annually by the UCL Finance Committee.
** Indicative, except current year. Confirmed annually.

Notes

Research Councils UK (RCUK) project studentships fee for 2017/18: £4,195 including Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) studentships.
If stipend enhancement is included in the award the enhancement per annum is £1,500.

2016/17

3-year award

Type	2016/17	2017/18*	2018/19*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,553	£17,050	£17,562	£51,165
Home fees**	£4,915	£5,013	£5,113	£15,041
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£3,600
Total	£22,668	£23,263	£23,875	£69,806

4-year award (excluding MRC/BBSRC)

Type	2016/17	2017/18*	2018/19*	2019/20*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,553	£17,050	£17,562	£18,088	£69,253
Home fees**	£4,915	£5,013	£5,113	£5,215	£20,256
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£4,800
Total	£22,668	£23,263	£23,875	£24,503	£94,309

4-year MRC/BBSRC award

Type	2016/17	2017/18*	2018/19*	2019/20*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,553	£17,050	£17,562	£18,088	£69,253
Home fees**	£4,915	£5,013	£5,113	£5,215	£20,256
Other costs	£1,000	£5,000	£5,000	£5,000	£16,000
Total	£22,468	£27,063	£27,063	£28,303	£105,509

3-year Dorothy Hodgkins Postgraduate Scholars

Type	2016/17	2017/18*	2018/19*	Total
Minimum student stipend	£16,553	£17,050	£17,562	£51,165
Home fees**	£11,745	£11,745	£11,745	£35,235
Other costs	£1,200	£1,200	£1,200	£3,600
Total	£29,506	£29,506	£29,506	£90,000

* Estimated values, confirmed annually by the UCL Finance Committee.
** Indicative, except current year. Confirmed annually.

Notes

Research Councils UK (RCUK) project studentships fee for 2016/17: £4,1121 including Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) studentships.
If stipend enhancement is included in the award the enhancement per annum is £1,500

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