NERC Doctoral Landscape Award Studentship

The University of Cambridge expects to offer at least fifteen 3.5 year NERC-funded PhD studentships through the Cambridge Research Experience and Advanced Training for Environmental Scientists (CREATES) DLA to start 1 October 2027.

UK students will be eligible for a full Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) studentship. The standard terms and conditions for UKRI training funding and related guidance can be found here. A full studentship will cover the cost of fees plus the standard UKRI maintenance allowance (for 2026/27 this is £21,805 pa).

The CREATES NERC DLA will be able to offer a limited number of studentships to international students (EU and non-EU), and funding from UKRI will cover fees at the UK rate and the standard maintenance allowance to support living costs. For those who are successful in winning a DLA studentship, the University of Cambridge will currently offer a waiver to cover the difference in cost between International and UK fees. More information about fee status is available on the university website.

The CREATES NERC DLA and University of Cambridge actively support equality, diversity and inclusion and we encourage applications from eligible applicants from all sections of society.

To be considered for this studentship, Applicants must tick the box 'I wish to apply for funding' on the Application Portal and meet the eligibility criteria. For further details, including funding and eligibility information, please see the Cambridge NERC Doctoral Training Partnerships pages , including how to apply and the NERC website. If you have any questions, we're happy to help. Contact Ruth Noble, CREATES DLA Administrator at dtp-admin@esc.cam.ac.uk or the departmental Postgraduate Administrators for your chosen project(s).