Dear FindaPhD,
I have just won a studentship of 13500£ funded by EPRSC. The fees I have to pay are 3000£. Do I have pay these fees with my studentship? I will have so 10500£ available ? could someone cofirm this?
Hal

Hi Hal. I'm assuming if you've got a stipend from EPSRC you're a British student anyway. Part of your studentship will be that your fees will be paid on top i.e. the 13.5K is your personal allowance (tax free of course !). So you don't have to pay any fees !

You're fees will be paid separtately by the research council. All the 13.5K is yours.

I am not a Brithis student, I come from France...

I don't want to worry you unnecessarily, but it is unusual for the maintenance part of a Research Council grant to be available to non-UK students. Usually EU students receive a 'fees only' award. I advise that you check with the university that you are eligible to receive the grant.

On the brighter side if you are eligible for the grant then the EPSRC will almost certainly pay your fees separately.