Does a 1+3 fully funded studentship pay the full stipend in the 1st year? The reason I ask is that I've just received a monthly payment schedule which only gives half of the amount I was expecting? The offer letter states &14000 for 4 years

Yeah they do normally. I know DTP biology ones do. If you're getting £14k for 4 years that seems correct - what were you expecting?

Treeoflife, maybe he was expecting a 14K and not half of the amount?

Give them a call

maybe she was

No; it sounds like the OP was expecting £28K p.a., as the 'The offer letter states &14000' but this is ' half of the amount' expected.

Thats not the way I understand it, can you confirm op?

I receive quarterly payments which total up to 14k annually which is correct.

Or do you mean that your payment schedule only totals to 7k? If you are part time, you only receive half of the full stipend