Birmingham City UniversityScholarship

Fully Funded Arts and Humanities PhD Scholarship

Jan 20, 2027 12:00:00 GMT

Opportunity type

Scholarship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Jan 20, 2027 12:00:00 GMT

About this opportunity

Birmingham City University is offering six fully funded PhD studentships in the arts and humanities for September 2027 entry under the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Doctoral Landscape Awards. Three are funded by the AHRC and three are match funded by BCU, and each covers tuition and a tax free stipend for three and a half years. Students join a cohort from across the Midlands with shared training, placements and a regional network of researchers.

What you get:

A full tuition fee scholarship for 3.5 years
A tax free stipend at the UKRI minimum rate for 3.5 years (GBP 21,805 a year at the 2026/27 rate)
International award holders get a full tuition fee waiver, so there is no home and international fee gap to pay
Access to professional development, placements, additional funding and the East and West Midlands Regional Hub
Supervision and mentoring from arts and humanities researchers at BCU

What you'll do:

Carry out a PhD research project in an AHRC subject area at Birmingham City University, starting September 2027
Train alongside a Midlands wide cohort of doctoral researchers through the regional hub

Key dates:

Expressions of interest open 1 October 2026
Applicant Writing Workshop online on 7 November 2026, 10am to 1pm UK time
Expression of interest deadline 16 November 2026, 12pm UK time (optional but strongly encouraged)
Final application deadline 20 January 2027, 12pm UK time
Studentships start September 2027

More information:

Read the Doctoral Landscape Award Guidance Notes on the BCU page before applying
Questions go to DLA@bcu.ac.uk

Who can apply

Open to UK (home) and international applicants
You must not already hold, or expect to be awarded, a doctoral qualification
You cannot currently be enrolled as a doctoral student at BCU or anywhere else
At least 50 percent of your proposed research must sit within one of the AHRC's primary subject areas
You must confirm your full supervisory team, with their agreement, when you apply
Two references on the DLA reference request form, plus degree certificates and transcripts
International applicants need an accepted English language qualification (an offer can be conditional on it)
You must live in the UK for most of your studies; distance learning PhDs are not eligible
International applicants cannot study part time; home applicants can, over seven years
You can apply to the BCU Doctoral Landscape Awards at most twice

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Good to know

+Full tuition and a tax free stipend for three and a half years
+Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and Birmingham City University
+International applicants get a full fee waiver, so there is no fee gap to pay
+Free to apply
+A free online writing workshop on 7 November and an optional early expression of interest by 16 November help you prepare

Worth checking yourself

!Only six studentships, and only one international applicant a year can get the full award
!Applications close at 12pm noon UK time on 20 January 2027, not at midnight
!You must have a full supervisory team agreed before you apply
!You must live in the UK for most of the PhD. Distance learning is not allowed
!The stipend quoted, GBP 21,805 a year, is the 2026/27 rate. The rate for 2027 starters is not yet published

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