Arts & Humanities Studentships

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 ah-doctoral-school@kcl.ac.uk