Funding

We welcome applications to the NDA PhD bursary call that leverage other funding sources to offset a portion of the overall PhD cost, including from collaborative research programmes such as Centres for Doctoral Training/Doctoral Focal Awards.

If your proposal is leveraging funding from other sources, please make it clear in the Project Management section of the application:

• What the total cost of the PhD is
• What portion of the total cost is being requested from NDA
• Where the remainder of the total cost is coming from

Please note that any project that is part-funded by NDA will still be subject to the Terms & Conditions of the Standard Studentship Agreement. NDA would not be seeking to sign-on to any new agreements/terms to “join” a collaborative research programme. Any request or requirement to do so could add significant delay to the application process.

Please also ensure and confirm that the academic lead for the collaborative programme from your institution is aware of your proposal and has factored in any other proposals that might be submitted for the same programme. In many CDT/DFA programmes, each university in the consortium only receives a certain number of PhD “slots” per year.

NDA recognise that increases in the cost of living have impacted postgraduate researchers. NDA expect students funded through the NDA PhD bursary call to receive a stipend that is at least equivalent to those paid by UKRI (https://www.ukri.org/manage-your-award/support-for-ukri-funded-students/) and will also consider requests for enhanced stipends. Please factor this into your application in the Project Management information.