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NERC ARIES Doctoral Training Partnership PhD Studentships, October 2027
ARIES offers fully funded NERC PhD studentships across an East Anglia-led partnership of universities and research centres, spanning the full environmental science remit.
| Amount / funding | Fully funded studentship (tuition fees, stipend and research costs; stipend rate not stated on the fetched UEA page — the aggregator figure GBP 21,805 per year for 2026/27 was NOT used) |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 23:59 on 16 December 2026 (ARIES studentships for October 2027) |
| Start date | 1 October 2027 |
| Level | PhD |
| Funding type | full |
| Field | 06 Environment & Sustainability |
About this scholarship
ARIES offers fully funded NERC PhD studentships across an East Anglia-led partnership of universities and research centres, spanning the full environmental science remit.
Minimum requirements
PhD project within the NERC remit; partnership led by the University of East Anglia with five universities and nine research centres, funded by NERC; applications made to individual research projects
Application checklist
- Application to an individual ARIES research project
- check the ARIES project pages for project-specific requirements
Application tips
- Apply by 23:59 on 16 December 2026 — the UEA page states ARIES studentships for October 2027 are open until that time
- You may apply for up to three ARIES projects, with a separate application per project (per ARIES pages)
- Note ARIES funding does not cover visa, health surcharge or relocation costs (per ARIES pages)
- Choose projects across the NERC remit: oceanography, atmospheric science, ecology and conservation, computational biology, environmental microbiology, geosciences, agri-environments and water
Always verify deadline, amount and eligibility on the official page before applying. Values marked ESTIMATE are based on a previous cycle and are not confirmed for the current round.
Tags: environmental sciences, oceanography, atmospheric science, ecology, conservation, geosciences