International Postgraduate Research Fees

Everything you need to know about Postgraduate Research fees at Northumbria University for International applicants. Navigate between the tabs to find out more about our fees for different academic years.

This information is for students with Overseas fee status applying to study at Northumbria University in the academic year 2026/27.

Click here for the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) guidance on tuition fee eligibility.

Please note - A standard Full-Time course is 3 years, a standard Part-Time course is 5 years.

Bands	Band Details	Full-Time International Fees Per Year	Part-Time International Fees Per Year
Band 1	Applies to PGR projects that can be completed within standard University-wide PGR resource provision.	£18,430	£11,055
Band 2	Typically applies to primarily desk-based PGR projects with modest requirements beyond standard University-wide PGR resource provision.*	£19,795	£11,875
Band 3	Applies to PGR projects with project-related requirements as identified for Band 2 and typically also including intensive fieldwork, or intensive access to specialist facilities such as laboratories, studios and associated specialist equipment, software and consumables.	£22,525	£13,515
Band 4	Shares the typical costs of Bands 2 & 3 and also includes access to premium facilities and/ or consumables.	£26,620	£15,970

Part-Time and Full-Time International Fees

PhD Published Work

(staff-only fee)

TBC

PhD Published Work

(for alumni, those with a formal academic association, or partner organisations)

TBC

Travel and subsistence for off-campus data collection, project meetings, conferences/research symposia (match-funded by appropriate RIS/external funding).
Fees/charges for conferences (match-funded by appropriate RIS/external funding), publication, health, safety and well-being requirements, specialist services such as translation.
Consumables of modest cost to support data collection/analysis activity and to meet health and safety requirements.
Specialist hardware or software of modest cost specific to the project.

Last updated: 23/09/2025

This information is for students with Overseas fee status applying to study at Northumbria University in the academic year 2025/26.

Click here for the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) guidance on tuition fee eligibility.

Please note - A standard Full-Time course is 3 years, a standard Part-Time course is 5 years.

Bands	Band Details	Full-Time International Fees Per Year	Part-Time International Fees Per Year
Band 1	Applies to PGR projects that can be completed within standard University-wide PGR resource provision.	£17,980	£10,788
Band 2	Typically applies to primarily desk-based PGR projects with modest requirements beyond standard University-wide PGR resource provision.*	£19,314	£11,588
Band 3	Applies to PGR projects with project-related requirements as identified for Band 2 and typically also including intensive fieldwork, or intensive access to specialist facilities such as laboratories, studios and associated specialist equipment, software and consumables.	£21,976	£13,186
Band 4	Shares the typical costs of Bands 2 & 3 and also includes access to premium facilities and/ or consumables.	£25,970	£15,582

Part-Time and Full-Time International Fees

PhD Published Work

(staff-only fee)

£1,230

PhD Published Work

(for alumni, those with a formal academic association, or partner organisations)

£7,000

Travel and subsistence for off-campus data collection, project meetings, conferences/research symposia (match-funded by appropriate RIS/external funding).
Fees/charges for conferences (match-funded by appropriate RIS/external funding), publication, health, safety and well-being requirements, specialist services such as translation.
Consumables of modest cost to support data collection/analysis activity and to meet health and safety requirements.
Specialist hardware or software of modest cost specific to the project.