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AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council) funded studentships at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ offer you:

  • Funding including tuition fees, maintenance grant and research development, training and placement funds.
  • Supervision from experienced academics
  • Training in both research skills and career skills
  • Networking and collaboration with other AHRC funded researchers at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, and across the Midlands region via the East and West Midlands AHRC Hub for PGR excellence (website under development).

Applications are welcome from both home and internationals candidates.

Types of AHRC studentships

There are two types of PhD awards:

  • Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA)
  • Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Award (CDP) – applicants apply to projects which are developed by supervisors and collaborative organisations. Projects will be advertised on .  

DLA studentship applications deadline

Details for 2027 entry will be released on 1 October 2026. 


 

DLA studentship applicant information workshop

Details for 2027 entry will be released in Autumn 2026.

 

 

Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA)

There are four steps to applying for an AHRC DLA studentship at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½

1) Check our AHRC research areas

Prospective applicants should consult the ('AHRC Subject Remit and Proposal Classification') to check the eligibility of their project.

2) Find your supervisors

Expert and experienced supervision from our world-class researchers.

 

3) Apply for your PhD

We recommend you do this by 1st December.

Guidance on how to apply to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.

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4) Apply for DLA studentship funding

Application deadline: 19th January 2027, midday.

Supporting documents

 

 

All queries about the AHRC DLA studentships at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ should be sent to ahrcphd@nottingham.ac.uk