School of Arts, Languages and Cultures PhD Studentships 2024 Entry

• Tuition fees
• An annual maintenance stipend (£18,622 per annum for 2023/24)

+3.5 - covering a full postgraduate research programme

Please note that existing postgraduate research students cannot be considered for this funding.

3.5 years full-time or 7 years part-time.

A number of awards are available on a competitive basis.

You must meet the academic requirements of your programme. For most programmes in the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, this is:

• Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and 
• Master's degree in a relevant subject - with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent) 

For consideration for a School of Arts, Languages and Cultures PhD Studentship, you must submit an application for one or both of the following competitions:

AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP) PhD Studentships 2024 Entry

ESRC North West Social Science DTP (NWSSDTP) PhD Studentships 2024 Entry

You must submit your completed online application for a place on your chosen Postgraduate Research programme by  12 January 2024. This is to ensure you hold an offer of a place by the time the school committee make their selection.

To enter the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures PhD Studentship competition, you must submit an application for one or both of the following competitions:

AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP)

ESRC North West Social Science DTP (NWSSDTP)

Your School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Studentship application will be considered based on your programme application; supporting documents; and your NWCDTP or NWSSDTP application.

Your full online application must include:

• A 1,500 word  PhD research proposal
• Copies of the academic transcript and certificate from both your Bachelor's and Master's degrees. If your Master's degree is pending, please provide an interim transcript
• An up to date academic CV, detailing your education and qualifications; employment history; publications; and any other relevant information
• You must nominate two academic referees (including one from your most recent institution). Your referees will be contacted directly via the Referee Portal following submission of your application form
• International applicants additionally provide English Language evidence (e.g IELTS)

• Academic merit and preparedness for research
• Quality and feasibility of research proposal
• Consideration of ethical responsibility

School of School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Postgraduate Research Committee (PGRC)

Your complete online application for your preferred PhD programme must be submitted by  12 January 2024.

You must submit your research council funding application by the given deadlines:

AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP): 5pm GMT, 2 February 2024

ESRC North West Social Science DTP (NWSSDTP) PhD Studentships: 5pm GMT, Date TBC

Please note that these are strict deadlines and late or incomplete applications will not be included in the competition.

We expect to communicate the outcome to applicants by 31 May 2024.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide feedback on individual applications, as outcomes are determined by independent panels.

Offers of funding are not deferrable. If you cannot start your programme by the date mentioned in your studentship offer letter, the award will be withdrawn. You are permitted to re-apply in future.