Postgraduate research funding
We're investing in the future of doctoral studies in the arts, humanities and law by offering a range of scholarships and bursaries to our doctoral researchers. At the College of Arts and Law, we reward excellence to support the best doctoral candidates to succeed.
We are at a major pivot point for the arts and humanities nationally. Here at Birmingham we are looking for the brightest stars who want to be part of an ambitious trajectory within a thriving interdisciplinary university.
Postgraduate research funding for 2026
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Landscape Awards
For Home students from a minoritised ethnic background, the AHRC Landscape Awards offer a stipend at the UKRI rate plus a tuition fee waiver.
College of Arts and Law Doctoral Scholarships
Fully-funded and partially-funded scholarships for doctoral research students studying in the College of Arts of Law in the 2026/27 academic year onwards.
Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities
Fully-funded scholarships for doctoral research projects with a focus on History, Literature or Languages.
Stanley Ray Scholarship
£10,000 scholarship per year for a postgraduate research student studying on-campus in the College of Arts and Law.
Music Doctoral Scholarships
Scholarships of various values open to Home and International students studying a Music PhD.
Sir Henry Thomas Scholarship for postgraduate Hispanic Studies
Open to both Home and International students, the scholarship covers tuition fees at the Home fee level and offers a £15,000 stipend for three years.
What kind of research are we looking for?
We welcome research proposals that fit any of our PhD / MA by Research programmes in the College of Arts and Law. We're particularly interested in proposals that fit our strategic research focuses:
- Environment
- Creative Industries
- Culture and Heritage
- Inequality
- Interdisciplinarity
Our subject areas
Postgraduate research Arts and Law coursesCollege research themes
Research in Arts and LawI chose the University of Birmingham because I had the support of two incredible supervisors. They both supported me with my PhD and M4C funding applications, so I felt they were really on my side from the beginning.
Funding for current postgraduate researchers
Postgraduate Research Support Fund
- Helps cover research expenses like attending conferences, photocopying and books.
PGR Community Development Fund
- Want to organise activities that support professional and career development for postgraduate researchers?
- This fund covers costs for activities like holding exhibitions, publishing journals, organising conferences, or providing catering for events.
University wide funding opportunities
Discover more postgraduate scholarship opportunities for International and UK students.