AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award Studentships

About this opportunity

An AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) at Birkbeck will provide up to three fully funded studentships per year, over five cohorts, beginning in October 2026. This competitive award is available for postgraduate research students pursuing PhD programmes in Arts and Humanities disciplines. The studentships support doctoral scholars through a London and East of England regional training hub uniting 12 universities, offering core skills training, cohort events, development opportunities, and fostering interdisciplinary networks. Awards are made on the basis of UKRI terms and conditions, with most awards going to Home candidates, though up to one-third can be awarded to overseas candidates. The programme emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion, and aims to equip doctoral scholars for research excellence and future careers.

42 - 49 mo

3 awards

Preliminary results by mid-February, final decisions by late March

research arts humanities doctoral research PhD interdisciplinary cultural studies social sciences

Who can apply

Applicant Types

individual

Citizenship

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Residency

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Region

United Kingdom

Priority Groups

women_in_stem, racial_minorities, disabled, low_income

How to apply

Institutional approval

Stages

1 two_stage

Required documents

research_proposal · cv · letters_of_recommendation · transcripts

Review process

Two-stage competitive process: preliminary applications reviewed by Schools, then full applications reviewed by central College panel chaired by DVC Research. Scoring matrix used for assessment with consideration of widening participation and relevance to research strategy.

Additional benefits

training
networking
mentorship

Restrictions

no_concurrent_funding
reporting_requirements

Post-award obligations

final_report
acknowledge_funder

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