EPSRC Calls for Proposals, including Industrial CASE studentships
The main aim of Industrial CASE is to allow industry to drive the research project of their choice according to their business needs.
Industrial CASE provides funding for PhD studentships where businesses take the lead in arranging projects with an academic partner of their choice. Funding for at least 40 3.5-year PhD studentships is available. Studentships (current value per student of £65,294) will be awarded to companies with the EPSRC funding provided to the host university through Industrial CASE Accounts.
Financial and Other Contributions
All EPSRC Industrial CASE research students are based at a university, but must spend part of their time with the company. The company must provide a placement for a period of at least 3 months over the duration of the studentship. The company is required to ensure sufficient time is allocated during the placement to fulfil all aspects of the training being provided.
The company must make financial contributions to the training of the student:
- A contribution to the academic institution towards the cost of the project. The minimum top-up contribution is ~ £21,765 over the 3.5 years (i.e., equivalent to 1/3 of the EPSRC award of ~£65,294) to be paid directly to the university. Part of this contribution may be used towards increasing the student stipend.
- All additional expenses, such as the cost of travel and accommodation, incurred by the student as a direct result of attendance at the premises of the company.