The '''Engineering Doctorate''' scheme is a United Kingdom|British postgraduate education programme promoted by the United Kingdom|UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The programme is undertaken over four years.
Wikipedia, Engineering Doctorate, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_Doctorate (as of May. 18th, 2013, 17:37 BST)
A student stipend of £19k rising to £20k is available for suitably qualified applicants (to apply).