The College of Arts and Law is a vibrant community of students and academics, dedicated to ensuring that excellence is rewarded, and that fears about finance do not constrain current or prospective students. For this reason, in addition to University funding schemes, we offer our own College-specific funding initiatives.

Open awards

Applications to the below funding schemes are now open.

College of Arts and Law Scholarships

• The Amphlett Scholarship 
• Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultues Masters Scholarship
• College of Arts and Law Distance Learning Research Scholarship(s) - Doctoral
• College of Arts and Law Distance Learning Research Scholarship(s) - Masters
• College of Arts and Law Doctoral Scholarships
• College of Arts and Law Masters Scholarships 
• Stanley Wells Shakespeare Institute Scholarships
• Wolfson Scholarships (Languages, Literature and History)

Doctoral Training Partnership opportunities

• Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding, through the Midlands4Cities DTP. These awards are available for campus-based doctoral research in a range of arts, law and humanities disciplines.
• Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding, through the Midlands Graduate School DTP. These awards are available for campus-based doctoral research in a range of disciplines including Applied Linguistics, Area Studies (African Studies), Economic and Social History, and Socio-Legal Studies.
• Imperial Connections: Re-examining Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire  Collaborative Doctoral Award, through the Midlands4Cities DTP. This award is available for campus-based doctoral research in history and heritage.
• The creativity of figurative messaging in advertising: a collaborative investigation into its application andmeasurement of success in real-world advertising campaigns Collaborative Doctoral Award, through the Midlands4Cities DTP. This award is available for campus-based doctoral research in linguisitcs.

Other funding opportunities

• Shifting Constellations: Germany and Global (Dis)Order - Institute for German Studies (IGS) DADD-funded PhD Studentship
• Ironbridge Institute - John Pagett Bursary

Closed awards

Applications to the scholarships below are now closed. These pages are provided for guidance only, prior to the next round of funding being announced, if available:

• Birmingham Doctoral Scholarship Fund
• Kalisher Trust LLM Scholarship
• Music Scholarships - Doctoral
• Music Scholarships - Masters

Other opportunities

International scholarships

The University also awards a number of scholarships for international students. These include scholarships for students from particular countries and regions, such as the Hong Kong Postgraduate Scholarship and the Fulbright PGT scholarship (USA).

Postgraduate loans 

These government-backed student loans provide up to £10,609 for taught and research Masters courses and up to £25,000 for postgraduate doctoral courses in all subject areas, including programmes delivered on campus or by distance learning. Criteria, eligibility, repayment and application information can be found on the UK government website. 

Additional funding opportunities

Other funding opportunities may be available to prospective postgraduate students throughout the year. For details of all funding opportunities that may be available to you, please visit the University's Postgraduate Funding Database. 

Funding for current students

Within the College of Arts and Law we thrive on our research, which is why we offer our current postgraduate students the following funding opportunities for new activity or to enhance existing activity: 

• Postgraduate Research Development Fund
• Postgraduate Research Support Fund

University-wide funding schemes for existing students to undertake travel projects and accept internships is also available. For more information on these schemes, please visit the Student Funding Office pages of the intranet. 

• Student Funding Office