Postgraduate Studentships
Information and advice about postgraduate studentship competitions.
The 2025 DAERA Postgraduate Studentships competition
Each year, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), funds full time postgraduate studentships for a three year period of research leading to a PhD qualification at a university in the United Kingdom (UK) or Republic of Ireland (ROI).
The 2025 DAERA Postgraduate Studentships Competition is now closed.
Currently funded postgraduate studentships
The Department currently funds postgraduate research studentships.
If you have a query please see contact details below:
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)
Clare House
303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
email: postgraduate@daera-ni.gov.uk