Additional costs may be incurred in relation to PhD associated fieldwork and/or research trips.  These will be bespoke to the individual student and project and applicants should discuss any potential additional costs with their intended supervisor prior to application. Once students are in the Department, there are limited Department funds for which students can apply to cover such additional costs. However, this is likely to be insufficient to cover all costs, so students may have to find additional funding elsewhere, e.g. University/College funding.

The Department of Geography will decide into which category – EASP22 Polar Studies (Natural Science) or EASP21 Polar Studies (Social Sciences and Humanities) – your application falls depending on the topic of your research project. This will affect the level of fee you pay if you are an overseas applicant and also whether or not you need an ATAS statement. EASP22 Polar Studies (Natural Science) carries the Science fee and requires an ATAS statement, while EASP21 Polar Studies (Social Science and Humanities) carries the Arts fee and does not require an ATAS statement.