
Music Doctoral Scholarships

Award details
- Award typeUniversity
- Award valueScholarships of various values
- Application deadline27 February 2026
- Study levelPostgraduate Research
- Qualification levelDoctorate
- CampusBirmingham (Edgbaston)
A number of Music scholarships of varying values are on offer to students on the Music PhD (specialising in Composition, Musicology or Performance).
Full details of all Music programmes are available on our postgraduate study page.
Who can apply?
These awards are open to all Home and International students, studying campus-based Doctoral programmes in the Department of Music. Applications for funding can only be considered alongside an application to study.
Current PhD students are eligible to apply, providing that at the start of the award they have at least 50% (excluding writing-up) of their period of study remaining.
These scholarships are open to both Home and International students.
How to Apply
There is a single application process covering all College of Arts and Law doctoral scholarships. 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.
Ask a Question
If you have a question, please send an email to the College of Arts and Law at calpg-research@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Alternative Funding Options
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
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
Stanley Ray Scholarship
A £10,000 scholarship per annum for a postgraduate research student studying on-campus in the College of Arts and Law