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FOI2026/00013: Foreign Nationals Funded studentships

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Case reference FOI2026/00013

Received 7 January 2026

Published 4 February 2026

Last amended 4 February 2026

Request

Request received 7th January 2026.

Can you please tell me, for the last twenty-four months of available data, the number of foreign nationals who received a funded studentship from UKRI. Please break this down by whether they are classed as an international student, settled/pre-settled under EUSS, hold ILR or are classed as an international student - as per this guidance: UKRI-030221-Guidance-International-Eligibility-Implementation-training-grant-holders-V2.pdf  
 
Please also provide the total value of these awarded studentships, the a breakdown of the universities, and a breakdown by broad subject area being studied. 

 

Response

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