LSHTM is a partner institution in the following UKRI-funded Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT):
From the 2021-22 academic year onwards, UKRI confirmed that any prospective doctoral student wishing to study at a UK research organisation, including prospective international students, can apply for a UKRI studentship. A UKRI doctoral studentship provides tuition fees (at the UKRI studentship fee rate), a tax-free stipend (at the UKRI studentship stipend rate with London weighting), and some additional financial support for training and development.
Successful applicants with 'Home' fee status will receive a full studentship. Successful applicants assessed to have 'Overseas' fee status will be required to 'top up' their tuition fees, as the UKRI tuition fee rate is far lower than the LSHTM Overseas tuition fee rate.
From the 2024-25 academic year onwards, successful international applicants will be eligible for an LSHTM International Fee Bursary to cover the tuition fee top up costs in full for studentships awarded via BBSRC LIDo, ESRC UBEL and OneZoo. Please note that priority will be given to applicants who are nationals of, and residents in, low income countries and lower middle income countries (LLMICs), and that the number of bursaries is limited to one per programme in any academic year for these schemes.
For further details about top up fee bursaries for MRC LID studentships – please see: Studentship Funding - MRC London Intercollegiate Doctoral Training Partnership Studentships.