Funding boost for doctoral training
15 Mar 2018 by Evoluted New Media
The Government has announced an investment of £184 million to fund Doctoral Training Partnerships.
Over 40 UK universities will share in the funding that will support doctoral training over a fouryear period. The funds will come from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and will support students entering training in the academic years beginning October 2018 and October 2019.
Business Secretary Greg Clark, who announced the funding, said: “Doctoral Training Partnerships have an excellent record of providing universities with funding that supports doctoral students as they undertake ground-breaking research. Through our commitment to increasing research and development funding by a further £2.3 billion to 2021/22, we are ensuring that the next generation of engineers and scientists will continue to thrive under our modern and ambitious Industrial Strategy.”
The DTPs are awarded to universities for the provision of doctoral study and are allocated on the basis of EPSRC research grant income, and fellowships. They were previously known as Doctoral Training Grants. The flexibility of the DTP allows universities to leverage funds, for example from industry, and potentially support higher numbers of students.
