Funding Information

Successful candidates who meet UKRI’s eligibility criteria will be awarded a fully-funded ARIES studentship, which covers fees, maintenance stipend, and research costs specific to the project. A limited number of fully-funded ARIES studentships are available to International applicants, with the difference between ‘International’ and ‘Home’ fees being waived by the registering University. Please note however that ARIES funding does not cover additional costs associated with reloaciton to, and living in, the UK such as visa and health surcharges.

ARIES PGRs benefit from a fully-funded bespoke graduate training programme and ARIES provides an additional £2,500 to every postgraduate researcher for access to external training, travel and conferences.

Excellent applicants from quantitative disciplines with limited experience in environmental sciences may be considered for an additional 3-month stipend to take advanced-level courses in the subject area.

ARIES is committed to equality, diversity, widening participation and inclusion in all areas of its operation. We encourage enquiries and applications from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation and transgender status. Academic qualifications are considered alongside significant relevant non-academic experience.

All ARIES studentships may be undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis. International applicants should check whether there are any conditions of visa or immigration permission that preclude part-time study. All advertised project proposals have been developed with consideration of a safe, inclusive, and appropriate research and fieldwork environment with respect to protected characteristics. If you have any concerns please contact us.

Eligibility

ARIES applies the eligibility criteria laid down by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). These are outlined in their Terms and Conditions of Training Grants document, and given in more detail in their Training Grant Guide (Annex 1), both of which can be found on the UKRI website.

UKRI will normally limit the proportion of international PGRs appointed each year through individual doctoral training programmes.

In case of uncertainty, the planned university of registration should be contacted for eligibility advice.

Equality and diversity

The ARIES Doctoral Training Partnership is committed to equality, diversity, widening participation and inclusion in its work with PGRs, supervisors and partners; and in its interaction with the research community and beyond. Everyone has a right to be treated with dignity and respect, and to be provided with equal opportunities to flourish and succeed in an environment which enables them to do so. (UKRI)

ARIES is required by our funders to collect Equality and Diversity Information from all of our applicants. The information you provide will be used solely for monitoring and statistical purposes; it will remain confidential, and will be stored on the UEA sharepoint server.  UEA’s GDPR statements may be viewed online.

Data will not be shared with those involved in making decisions on the award of Studentships, and will have no influence on the success of your application. It will only be shared outside of this group in an anonymised and aggregated form and will be used to ensure no biases exist in our recruitment stages.