NQCC doctoral studentship scheme 2026 - NQCC

Eligibility requirements

• NQCC doctoral studentships will be co-supervised by a UK university academic and a staff member with relevant expertise from one of the NQCC’s technical teams. Any academic belonging to UK universities with the authorisation to supervise PhD students may apply as the university supervisor.
• NQCC studentships are open to home students only. To be treated as a home student, candidates must meet one of these criteria:
• be a UK national (meeting residency requirements)
• have settled status
• have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements)
• have indefinite leave to remain or enter.
• The student should spend a minimum of 3 months of their time at the NQCC during their PhD, in a schedule to be arranged by mutual agreement between the NQCC and university supervisors. However, the exact length of time the student spends at the NQCC will be agreed by the NQCC and university supervisors prior to recruitment.
• Due to the potential nature of projects the successful candidate will be required to successfully complete national pre-employment control checks to the BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) to fulfil the role. BPSS checks typically take between 3-4 weeks but may take longer Government baseline personnel security standard – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Offers are conditional upon candidates passing the BPSS checks.

“The student will need to be registered at the host university.”