A number of Faculty Doctoral Scholarships are available in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. The Faculty is a dynamic and creative community of enquiry, learning and engagement, and encourages both discipline-specific and interdisciplinary work and research.
Level of Study: PhD degree
Eligibility: UK students and international students (including EU and EEA).
Applicants must already hold an offer of a place to study a postgraduate doctoral programme in any department in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences before applying for a scholarship and be due to commence their studies during the 2025-26 academic year. We warmly welcome applications from home and international students, in all diversity groups. Two of the scholarships are reserved for Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority applicants with UK home status.
Details of Award: Cost of tuition fee plus a maintenance award equal to the UKRI minimum award, which was £19,237 in 2024/5.
Deadline for Scholarship applications: Tuesday 18 March 2025, 17:00 GMT
Applications for a scholarship are welcomed in the following disciplines of postgraduate study:
Architecture | Art | Creative Writing | Criminology | Design | Educational Research | English Language | English Literature | Environment, Culture & Society | Languages & Cultures | Film | Gender Studies | History | Law | Linguistics | Media & Cultural Studies | Philosophy | Politics | Religious Studies | Sociology | Theatre Studies
To apply: Please complete the Faculty Doctoral Scholarship Application Form 2025-26.
Important
Please read the Faculty Doctoral Scholarships 2025-26 further information before applying (this will be available to download when details for the appropriate year are confirmed).