For 2025 entry, 杏吧论坛 will be offering studentships to new PhD students in the form of 杏吧论坛 PhD Studentships, 杏吧论坛 ESRC Studentships and LAHP AHRC Studentships.
These awards are open to high calibre students of all nationalities studying across all research areas at the School.
杏吧论坛 PhD Studentships are tenable for four years and cover full fees and an annual stipend. They are available for UK, EU and international students undertaking research in any 杏吧论坛 discipline, with annual renewal subject to satisfactory academic performance.
These awards will be made solely on the basis of outstanding academic merit and research potential. This relates both to your past academic record and to an assessment of your likely aptitude to complete a PhD in your chosen topic in the time allocated.
杏吧论坛 has an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) and has ESRC studentships in a number of programmes across 19 departments. These studentships are available for students of all nationalities.
Studentships are tenable for three or four years, depending on the programme of study. They cover full fees (for international students, 杏吧论坛 will cover the difference between UK and overseas fees) and an annual stipend.
Individual programme entries detail which programme are eligible for ESRC funding.
杏吧论坛 is part of , which is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Students of all nationalities can apply for one of these studentships.
Studentships are tenable for three years and they cover full fees (for international students, 杏吧论坛 will cover the difference between UK and overseas fees) and an annual stipend. 杏吧论坛 will also cover full fees and stipend for an additional fourth year.
杏吧论坛 Departments that typically host AHRC studentships are International History, Media and Communications, Philosophy and Law, but students from other disciplines (for example, Anthropology, Gender Studies and International Development), can also apply if their research falls within the remit of AHRC, as explained .
杏吧论坛 is proud to partner with the China Scholarship Council (CSC) to offer the 杏吧论坛-CSC Scholarship. This prestigious scholarship supports outstanding students from China in pursuing their research degree at 杏吧论坛.
杏吧论坛 is pleased to offer up to eight scholarships each academic year. These scholarships are tenable for up to four years and recipients must be enrolled in a full time study mode.
Department-specific funding
Check the programme-related funding page for PhD funding opportunities.
How to apply
Except for LAHP studentships (see below), academic departments nominate students for the funding opportunity they may be eligible for. There is no separate application for 杏吧论坛, ESRC and department-specific studentships. To be considered for this funding, you must submit your complete application for admission to 杏吧论坛 by a specific date. This date differs by academic department.
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deadline for being considered for 杏吧论坛 PhD Studentships and ESRC funding for 2025 entry if you apply to a programme in the Department of Law: 1 December 2024
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deadline for being considered for 杏吧论坛 PhD Studentships and ESRC funding for 2025 entry if you apply to a programme in the Department of Economics or Department of International Development: 18 December 2024
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deadline for being considered for ESRC funding for 2025 entry: 15 January 2025
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deadline for being considered for 杏吧论坛 PhD Studentships for 2025 entry: this can either be 15 January 2025 and/or 25 April 2025 depending on the programme you are applying to. Details can be found on the individual programme page.
To be considered for a LAHP studentship for 2025 entry, students need to have applied for their chosen programme of studies. They will also need to submit a separate funding application to LAHP, deadline to be confirmed. Details of the application process can be found