LCLU PhD Studentships Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for an LCLU PhD Studentship, you must meet the following criteria:                     

• Have home-fee status
• Have achieved, or be on track to achieve, a final undergraduate degree grade of a strong 2:1 or 1st in your subject. If your transcript shows year-on-year grade progression towards the upper range of a 2:1 or above, we encourage you to apply.
• Meet at least one of the following criteria:
  • have been in receipt of free school meals at secondary school
  • be in the first generation of your family to study at undergraduate level  
  • have been a young carer under the age of 18 or have/ had caring responsibilities during your undergraduate study (providing unpaid support for a family who has a physical or mental health condition, or misuses substances)
  • have entered university at undergraduate level from a care background or as a Foyer resident
  • be estranged from your parents/guardians
  • be either a single parent, or lone guardian of a young person who is aged under 18 and/or is still in full-time education

We also encourage applications from candidates who:

• receive/ received the maximum Maintenance Loan for undergraduate study
• have refugee status
• are not studying at a Russell Group university