CDT Company-linked studentships

Some CDT studentships can be funded, or part-funded, by a company or industry partner, to the same level of the standard CDT studentships. They are generally more focused on a specific issue or topic which is of particular interest to the sponsoring company. The PhD project is defined ahead of recruitment, jointly with the company and a university supervisor, and approved at CDT level before being advertised. 

Industry-funded studentships offer a great opportunity to work closely with a company, often on a more applied research topic, and to benefit from an extended network and enhanced post-PhD career perspectives, whilst being also embedded in an academic environment and cohort-based research and training programme.

If you wish to be considered for one of these industry-funded studentships, please follow our application procedure and make sure you complete the relevant section on your first-stage Application Form. 

Application Process and Guidance

Some industry-funded projects might have a different recruitment timeline from the standard CDT recruitment timeline, if this is the case, this will be clearly stated on the project description.