About this role
Funding & Support Of the Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities is the home of the new Arts & Humanities Doctoral Studentships, offering a range of full and partially funded PhD scholarships.
Starting October 2026, the programme offers 13 fully funded studentships, including 2 AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards, plus four fees-only studentships.
Full details on how to apply and fees are here - if you have any questions about the studentships, please contact the Doctoral School.
Eligibility
Studentships cover all PhD programmes offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, namely:
Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies Classics Comparative Literature Creative Writing Culture, Media & Creative Industries Digital Humanities English Film Studies French German History Interdisciplinary Humanities Music Palaeography & Manuscript Studies Philosophy Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies Theology & Religious Studies
Funding & support offered (Fully funded studentships including AHRC awards)
Funding will be for 3.5 years (full-time) or 7 years (part-time)
Full tuition fees covered, including international fees Annual stipend (UKRI rate: £22,780 (including LWA) full time for 2025/26) Research training and support Access to dedicated postgraduate researcher workspace on the Strand campus Access to additional funds to support research travel, fieldwork and conference attendance
Please note: UK Visa and Health surcharges are not covered as part of the funding for international students.
Funding & support offered (fees-only studentships)
Full tuition fees covered, including international fees
Research training and support Access to dedicated postgraduate researcher workspace on the Strand campus Access to additional funds to support research travel, fieldwork and conference attendance
You can indicate on your application whether you wish to be considered for both funding streams. Please note: if you are not in a position to accept a fees-only scholarship, this will in no way affect your application for a fully funded studentship.
Please note: UK Visa and Health surcharges are not covered as part of the funding for international students.
Assessment Criteria
Applications will be assessed by the following criteria:
Quality of the proposal (50% weighting) Preparedness of the applicant (25% weighting) Feasibility of the proposed research (15% weighting)
Fit with the aims of King’s Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities (10% weighting).
The project’s capacity to:
transcend traditional disciplinary, geographical and/or cultural boundaries; and/or bring sustainable benefits to society at any level or scale; and/or develop new and innovative approaches to subjects within our fields.
How to Apply
Application deadline: 13 February 2026 - 5pm
Outcomes of applications: Mid-April 2026
Start date: 1 October 2026
To apply, please complete the steps below.
Read the Assessment Criteria above
Apply for the Arts & Humanities Doctoral Studentship
Complete the EDI Monitoring Form
Apply for your chosen programme via King's Apply (entering funding code 2627DLA on your application)
PDF versions are available here to help with planning but submissions must be made using the forms above, emailed PDFs will not be accepted.
Arts & Humanities Doctoral Studentship Application Form
EDI Monitoring Form
Information Session
There will be online information session for prospective applicants on Wednesday 10 December 2025, 10-11:30am.
If you would like to attend, please register by emailing [email protected]
Funding will be for 3.5 years (full-time) or 7 years (part-time) Full tuition fees covered, including international fees Annual stipend (UKRI rate: £22,780 (including LWA) full time for 2025/26) Research training and support