Fees, Expenses and Funding

Course fees guide

Information about taught postgraduate tuition fees can be found in the following table . Courses in Mathematical Sciences fall into Price Band 1. For the academic year 2011/12, fees for Home and EU students are set at £4470 and fees for other Overseas students are set at £11970.

Living expenses

In addition to course fees, accommodation expenses for the year are likely to be approximately 6000 GBP for a single person. For more detailed information please see the university's information about the cost of living .

Sources of funding

These notes are intended as a rough guide only. Consult  the European Scholarship Portal for more information about sources of funding.

Funding available through the department for PhD British and overseas students

• EPSRC/STFC studentships Available to students from the UK and other EU countries. Provide full fees plus a stipend for UK students, fees only for other EU students, for 3.5 years. In recent years there have been four STFC awards and around five EPSRC awards annually. Most UK PhD students in the department are supported on these studentships.
• Project Studentships Studentships tied to a specific defined project are sometimes available. They typically provide a similar level of support to above. May have special requirements and different closing dates, depending on the requirements of the project.
• Durham Doctoral Studentships The university funds a small number of studentships, paying full fees plus a stipend at the research council level. All applicants are eligible for these studentships, but they are highly competitive; at least a good first class degree or equivalent will be necessary. We encourage students who wish to be considered under this scheme to apply as early as possible. More information about these awards.
• Faculty of Science Doctoral Awards for entry in October 2013 The Faculty of Science is offering a number of studentships and fee-waivers for PhD research to start in October 2013. Awards are only likely to be made to outstanding candidates who can demonstrate very strong potential to perform at doctoral level. Awards will be made for full studentships (fees plus maintenance), fee-waivers and part-funding. Fee-waiver awards will be made for those Chinese candidates applying also to the China Scholarship Council (CSC) scheme. Applications should be made via the normal route for postgraduate applications at Durham, noting on your application that you wish to be considered for a Faculty Award. Deadlines for applications are given below:

Deadlines for candidates applying through the China Scholarship Council (CSC)

Deadlines for all other candidates

• The Nick Brown Memorial Trust The trust provides travel bursaries (typically one per year) either to allow a student from a developing country to travel to Durham to take up their studies or to allow a student already in Durham to travel to a meeting or to pursue part of their studies elsewhere.
• Paid Tutorial Work Postgraduate students are usually encouraged to do a limited amount of tutorial and similar work and can usually earn about £1000 a year in this way. This is in addition to any of the awards mentioned above.

If you wish to be considered for support available through the department you should say so on your application form: no separate application is needed.

Because of changes in the funding bodies' timetables, we are encouraging applicants to apply earlier than in the past. We encourage PhD applications before the 15th of December . Later applications may still be considered for these awards, but early applications are ensured of full consideration.

Other sources of funding for PhD studies

For overseas applicants, there may be funding available from your own government or from independent foundations. A few links to opportunities we know about are given below, but we encourage you to seek more information from other sources. The offices of the British Council in your country of residence, or your current university's careers service, may also be able to provide information on suitable awards.