Benefits to the student

Industrial CASE provides outstanding students access to training, facilities and expertise not available in an academic setting alone. Students benefit from a diversity of experimental approaches with an applied/translational dimension. Students have an opportunity to develop a range of valuable skills and significantly enhance their future employability; many will become research leaders of the future.

Students receive funding for a full EPSRC studentship for 3.5 years. Companies provide additional top up to the project of a minimum of a third of the EPSRC funding. This top-up is £23,040 over the course of the project. The student must spend at least three months at the company, and the company pays any travel and subsistence costs. Projects should be in the area of engineering and the physical sciences.

Eligibility

Student eligibility requirements for EPSRC Industrial CASE funding are the same as for EPSRC other studentship awards, namely:

• A relevant connection with the UK, usually established by residence
• An upper second class honours degree, or a combination of qualifications and/or experience equivalent to that level
• EU students may be eligible for a fees-only award (no maintenance grant).