Fully funded Environmental Science PhD studentships

Fully funded Environmental Science PhD studentships

The Envision Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) brings together a group of UK researchers with industry and non-governmental organisation (NGO) partners to train a new generation of environmental scientists, providing the skills, knowledge and experience essential for solving the challenges of a changing world. Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) which is part of UK Research and Innovation(UKRI); Lancaster University leads this initiative in collaboration with the Universities of Nottingham and Bangor, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, the British Geological Survey and Rothamsted Research. Envision also partners with large multinationals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and international research centres.

We aim to recruit 20 students this year to our DTP and would love to invite you to join us. As a doctoral student in Envision you will be provided with a multidisciplinary research training environment, with supervisors working at the forefront of environmental research. You will have the opportunity to work with multiple research organisations, businesses and a wide cohort of peers, offering the potential for new science and collaborations.

Envision provides training that will support you in developing your research skills. These skills, honed alongside the experience gained working with the UK’s leading scientists and our partner businesses, will benefit your future career. Envision’s training provision includes workshops, online courses and cross-institutional activities. In addition, you will have the opportunity to apply for a placement to gain employment experience.

Envision projects will commence in October 2024.

Benefits

• Achieve the highest UK academic qualification
• Supervision from leading experts in the field
• Support from fellow PhD students within Envision, based at all our partner organisations.
• Fully funded 3.5 year studentship including tax free stipend and all fees paid.

Job Requirements

Envision DTP complies with UKRI and NERC guidelines. Please refer to the UKRI Full Eligibility Criteria alongside the information provided below. All projects may be applied for on a full or part time basis.

Qualifications

Applicants must have or expect to have, a First or Upper Second Class UK Honours degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject to the project applied for. Individual projects may have additional requirements.

 Home students

Fully-funded studentships are available for Home students. To be classed as a Home student, candidates must meet the following criteria:

• be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
• have settled status, or
• have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirement) or,
• have indefinite leave to remain or enter

International students

If you do not meet the above criteria, you will be classed as an international student. International students are eligible to apply for all Envision funded studentships.

Envision DTP is open to international applicants as per UKRI guidance, however there is a cap on annual intake for internationals (maximum 30% of intake). Successful international Post Graduate Research Students in Envision receive the same funding as home students and are not expected to contribute to the fee themselves.

How To Apply

To apply visit the Envision DTP website (www.envision-dtp.org) where you can access further details and complete the online application form.