Vice-Chancellor’s
Studentships 2025
UCA is an exciting place to undertake a PhD. We are delighted to offer several scholarships this year, including full scholarships, fee waivers, open scholarships, and a collaborative award.
Details of the Studentships available for 2025 will be available here shortly.
Tuition fees
| Course | Full-time | Part-time* |
|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate Research (MPhil/PhD) | £5,670 | £2,840 |
EU students are eligible to the UCA Creative Europe Scholarship, this is a fee reduction to the equivalent of UK student fee for duration of the course. The scholarship will be automatically awarded if you meet all the eligibility criteria. You do not need to complete an application form.
| Course | Fees |
|---|---|
| Pre-doctorate: Research Degree Preparation | £4,800 |
| Postgraduate Research (MPhil/PhD) | £5,670 |
| Course | Fees |
|---|---|
| Pre-doctorate: Research Degree Preparation | £4,800 |
| Postgraduate Research (MPhil/PhD) | £17,500 |
Please note: the fees shown are for the first year of study. If your course is more than one year in duration, there will be further fees due for the subsequent years. All fees are currently correct, but may change as a result of changes in government policy on tuition fees, entitlement to fee reductions and tax or benefit rules. Please check for the latest information before you enrol. Fees are correct for the stated academic year only.
Fees for Students from the Crown Dependencies
Students from the Crown Dependencies are eligible for Home fee status under the following conditions:
- You must be ordinarily resident in the Crown Dependencies for three years prior to the start of your course
- Your residence in the Crown Dependencies should not be wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education
Tuition fees for previous years
We review our tuition fees and fee regulations each academic year, go to our full fee schedules and regulations page to view the tuition fee schedules and regulations for previous years.
Funding your PhD
There are several routes open to candidates seeking PhD funding, including:
Student Loans
If you’re from the UK or the EU, you may be eligible to take out a PhD loan from the UK government.
Student support fund
We run an additional student support fund for research degree students, providing up to £300 per student per year to support research costs such as specialist external training, attendance at conferences, or the cost of staging an exhibition of practice work for your final examination.