College of Arts and Law Doctoral Scholarships

The College of Arts and Law is offering multiple awards to support doctoral study from the 2026/7 academic year. This includes full scholarships and fee-only scholarships. Awards are valid for all programmes of onsite doctoral study across the College.

We seek applicants who will take a leading role in the College’s PGR community, contributing to our research ambitions as part of the Birmingham 2030 Strategic Framework. Applicants will be invited to describe how their planned project fits with the research priorities of the College:

• Environment
• Creative Industries
• Culture and Heritage
• Inequality
• Interdisciplinarity

Full scholarships include a stipend at the UKRI rate and a tuition fee waiver covering the UK tuition fee amount.

Fee-only scholarships will consist of a tuition fee waiver covering the UK tuition fee amount.

International students can also apply and if successful will receive a tuition fee deduction at the UK fee rate and will then be required to pay the remainder. 

Fees for 2026/27 are:

• Home: £5,181 full-time or £2,591 part-time*
• International: £23,390 full-time

*For UK postgraduate research students, the University fee level is set at Research Council rates and as such is subject to change. The final fee for 2026/27 will be announced by Research Councils UK in Spring 2026.

Who can apply?

• These awards are open to Home and International students for full- and part-time, campus-based doctoral research commencing study at the start of the 2026/27 academic year on any programme of study in the College of Arts and Law.
• Candidates should have, or be completing, a master’s degree in a relevant subject.
• The scholarships are awarded to outstanding students who demonstrate the potential to make a scholarly impact aligned with the College of Arts and Law strategic research priorities, and to be future academic leaders.
• Award holders will be expected to take an active role in the College of Arts and Law Postgraduate Research community, both in their host department and across the College more widely.

Both Home and International students can apply for these scholarships provided that they intend to pursue doctoral research in the College of Arts and Law commencing in the 2026/27 academic year.

How to Apply

There is a single application process covering Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships, College of Arts and Law Doctoral Scholarships, and AHRC Landscape Doctoral Awards. Please submit an application to your programme of study, and complete the scholarship application form available in the below button, indicating which opportunities you wish to be considered for.