LISS DTP studentships are open to both Home and International students. Nationality and residency requirements for both Home and International students can be found in the UKRI guidance here. Please read this document to determine whether you will be classed as a Home or International student.

Contact the Admissions Team at the institution to which you have applied if you are uncertain of your tuition fee status. LISS DTP is unable to advise on complex cases and will abide by your institution’s assessment of your status.

Home students

To be classed as a home student, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
• Have settled status, or
• Have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or
• Have indefinite leave to remain or enter

International Students

If you do not meet the above criteria you are classed as an International student. For further details please refer to the UKRI guidance here.

International students (including EU students) are eligible for ESRC studentships. However, the total number of international studentships a DTP is able to offer has been capped at 30% of the total number of studentships awarded each year, and so studentships for international students will be limited in number and extremely competitive.

The ESRC will only fund the Home Fee, which means that the difference between the home and international fee must be found elsewhere, such as:

• The applicant’s department,
• The applicant’s host institution,
• Or another source such as self-funding.

LISS DTP institutions will fund the difference between the home and international fee for a limited number of international students and at this stage we cannot guarantee that every international student offered a LISS DTP studentship will receive this funding as part of their studentship.

Please note that LISS DTP awards do not cover student visa and travel costs to UK.