Arts and Humanities Research Council
The University of Edinburgh is now part of a consortium of 10 Universities which have been awarded funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to support postgraduate studentships and training in the Arts and Humanities in Scotland.
AHRC PhD Studentships 2023/24
Applications for funding in the 2023/24 are now closed.
The Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) is comprised of the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Highlands & Islands, St Andrews, Stirling, Strathclyde, Glasgow School of Art and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and offers PhD studentships each year. Further details of the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities can be found here.
For 2024/25 entry, University PhD and funding application deadlines are normally from November each year. This page provides general information about AHRC funding for the 2024/25 academic year and guidance will be updated from early October 2023 with details about the application process and exact deadlines for 2024/25 entry.
The Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) is comprised of the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Highlands & Islands, St Andrews, Stirling, Strathclyde, Glasgow School of Art and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and offers PhD studentships each year.
Further details of the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities can be found here.
Award
The award will cover the PhD tuition fee and a stipend at the UKRI level for 3.5 years.
Eligibility
Candidates will normally hold a relevant First Class Honours degree (such as BA, BMus, BSc or LLB) and preferably a similar calibre of Master’s degree.
PhD students within the eligible subject areas who are currently in their first year of PhD study are eligible to apply.
Awards are available to Home fee applicants and limited awards available for International applicants. Please check the full UKRI eligibility criteria here.
To qualify for Home status an applicant must:
Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
Have settled status, or
Have pre-settled status AND meet residency requirement (3 years residency in the
UK/EEA/Gibraltar/Switzerland immediately before the start of the PhD.) or
Have indefinite leave to enter or remain
Applying
Step 1: Apply for a PhD programme at the University of Edinburgh. For 2024/25 funding, full details on eligible programmes, admissions procedures and application deadlines will be updated here from October 2023.
Step 2: Complete the SGSAH funding application form and return it to the School by the relevant School deadline.
Step 3: The University will select and nominate applicants to go forward to the next stage of the competition.
Step 4: Nominated applicant submits the full SGSAH funding application form to the online SGSAH portal in early February. SGSAH release the final funding decisions at the end of April.
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
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