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DPhil Stipend and Research Training Support Grant Policy

DPhil Stipends

The department is committed to ensuring that all students holding financial awards to fund their DPhils benefit from a practical minimum level of stipend. Many awards offer stipends at the standard UKRI minimum level; however the department recognises that Oxford can be an expensive place to live and so is committed to topping-up stipends. Our policy is to follow the UKRI inside London minimum (pro rata for part-time students); for the period 2023/24 to 2025/26 UKRI did not state an inside London rate so the department calculated an increase in our minimum level based on the increase in the UKRI outside London level. From 2026/27 UKRI have resumed publishing an inside London rate that we can follow. Stipends that already meet this minimum will not be topped-up by the department. This policy was implemented from April 2021.

Department minimum stipend:

2023/24 - £20,775
2024/25 - £21,415
2025/26 - £23,133

UKRI inside London levels:

2026/27 - £23,805

 

Research Training & Support Grant (RTSG)

All students who do not have a RTSG within their funding award can claim up to a maximum of £5,000 from the department for this purpose over the lifetime of their studies. Students who have a RTSG within their award that does not total £5,000 over the lifetime of their studies can apply for the difference if required. These funds must be applied for via the Graduate Studies Team (graduate.studies@phc.ox.ac.uk) using the form Application form_Conference and Research Funds for PGRs.

 

Publications

The university has agreements with some publications to waive the fee; please check through the pages here: https://openaccess.ox.ac.uk/ 

In addition to the RTSG above, students can also claim a contribution towards publications:

Some Open Access costs

The department will support a contribution towards:

    • One paper per student, to be published during a successful DPhil;

In addition to which, the department will support a contribution towards:

    • Papers which will be published in a journal with an impact factor of =/>15 and/or the top-ranked journal in the discipline area; and
    • Papers which the department expects to submit as part of the next REF exercise.

Up to £1,500 indicative figure per paper meeting the stated conditions

 

 

 

The following factors will be taken into account in considering all applications:

    • Cost;
    • Any other activity that has been funded by the department;
    • Where relevant, reviews of training provision previously submitted;

If your request for funding is not granted, the reason for this will be given.

Please get in touch if you have any questions about this - graduate.studies@phc.ox.ac.uk