College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Awards

The College Research Student Awards scheme is designed to attract high quality students applying for PhD research at the University of Edinburgh's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Students work with influential academics and learn about the latest developments in their chosen field. The awards are available for PhD students in the Business School, School of Economics, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, School of Health in Social Science, School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, and School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. These highly competitive awards are designed for candidates with outstanding academic achievements and research potential who are starting their first year of full-time, part-time or distance PhD study in 2026/2027. The award provides full tuition fees with an annual stipend for 3 years (or 4 years for certain integrated PhD programmes).