AHC Doctoral Scholarships

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Applications for this scholarship closed on Monday 1st April 2019.

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures has a number of scholarships available to support postgraduate researchers starting a PhD in October 2019. 

The Scholarships will be available for UK/EU/international students for doctoral study starting October 2019 (deferment of the scholarship is not possible). The value of each full-time AHC Doctoral Scholarships for take up in 2019/20 is the cost of academic fees at the University of Leeds standard UK/EU rate or international rates and a maintenance grant (£14,777 in Session 2018/19).

The AHC Doctoral Scholarships are for students seeking a scholarship to support their PhD studies in any of the nine Schools within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. The Faculty will consider applications from students seeking to undertake PhD study through any of the following programmes.

  • Doctoral Research within one School
  • Doctoral Research across two Schools (Interdisciplinary)
  • Doctoral Research by Distance Learning.

Please note we can only accept applications for scholarships once you have applied for your chosen research degree.