University of Leeds Arts, Humanities and Cultures Scholarship 2024

Two AHC Doctoral Scholarships are available for UK and International students for postgraduate research study in the following Schools: Design; English; Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies; History; Languages, Cultures and Societies; Media and Communications; Music; Performance and Cultural Industries and Philosophy, Religion and History of Science. 

The award includes full fees and a maintenance grant matching UKRI rates (which was GBP 18,622 in Session 2023/2024). 

These research scholarships are available for 3 years full-time or 5 years part-time study. Applicants must live within a reasonable distance of the University of Leeds whilst in receipt of this scholarship.
 

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorUniversity of Leeds
• City to studyLeeds
• School to studyUniversity of Leeds
• Course to studyArts, Humanities and Cultural science
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

The value of this scholarship is full fees and a maintenance grant (GBP 18,622).

Requirements

• Open for all International and UK applicants.
• This scholarship award must be taken up by 1 October 2024.
• This scholarship is available for new Postgraduate Researchers undertaking full-time or part-time research study leading to the degree of PhD.  Students who are already registered for a PhD research study are excluded from applying.
• Applicants for Doctoral Research must live within a reasonable distance of the University.
• Applicants to research degree programs should normally have at least a first-class or an upper second-class British bachelor's Honours degree (or equivalent) in an appropriate discipline and a master's degree (or be predicted to obtain a master's degree).

Application Deadline

How To Apply

First, apply for a research place of study, through the online application form. Please state clearly that the funding you wish to be considered for is “The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures Doctoral Scholarship”. You will be expected to meet our eligibility criteria for PHD candidates (please refer to each School websitefor specific information).

In order to be considered for the Studentship you must submit all the required supporting documents for your application for PhD study. For application to PhD study, it is important to develop a well considered research proposal and the Doctoral College provides useful advice on how to write a research proposal on their website.  

Once you have received your student ID number (a 9-digit number) move onto stage 2.

Stage 2

Apply for “The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures Doctoral Scholarship” by completing the Scholarship Application Form. You must submit your scholarship application by 17:00 p.m. on Monday 18th March 2024.

If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence that you meet the University's minimum English language requirements (below).

As an international research-intensive university, we welcome students from all walks of life and from across the world. We foster an inclusive environment where all can flourish and prosper, and we are proud of our strong commitment to student education. Across all Faculties we are dedicated to diversifying our community and we welcome the unique contributions that individuals can bring, and particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to Black, Asian, people who belong to a minority ethnic community, people who identify as LGBT+ and people with disabilities. Applicants will always be selected based on merit and ability.