PhD Funding and Scholarships
Postgraduate Tuition Fees for 2025/26 are detailed below.
| Home Students | International Students | |
|---|---|---|
| Both non-lab and lab based | Non-lab / lab-based | |
| Full-time | £4,780 | £14,095/£15,515 |
| Part-time | £2,393 | Not Applicable |
Write-up period – no charge for first year (full-time students) or first two years (part-time students), then £500 each subsequent year
A CAS deposit of £5,000 is required for the UK VISA application and the University of Suffolk Admissions team will be in contact when they are ready to request this.
All members of the University of Suffolk Alumni Association are entitled to a loyalty reduction on PhD course fees. This scheme has been developed to support and encourage alumni students to progress to full or part-time postgraduate research programmes at the University. More information is available on the Alumni Postgraduate Loyalty Scheme page.
A Doctoral Loan of up to £30,301 (2025-26) is available to help eligible students with the tuition fees and/or living costs of your postgraduate doctoral study. You can apply for the full amount regardless of the actual tuition fee that you will be paying. The loan is paid directly to you in three instalments in each year of study, approximately every four months.