AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards, Newcastle University, October 2027 entry
Five AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award studentships at Newcastle University for October 2027 entry, including two thematic studentships in 'Creative Places' and 'Policy in Place'.
| Amount / funding | 5 fully funded studentships (3 across all AHRC subjects + 2 in thematic areas 'Creative Places' and 'Policy in Place'); tuition fees at home UK rate + minimum stipend £21,805/year + eligibility to apply to a fund for primary research costs and development |
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| Deadline | 15 January 2027, 16:00 |
| Start date | October 2027 |
| Level | PhD |
| Funding type | full |
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About this scholarship
Five AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award studentships at Newcastle University for October 2027 entry, including two thematic studentships in 'Creative Places' and 'Policy in Place'.
Minimum requirements
UK and international applicants with a proposal in the AHRC subject domain meeting AHRC criteria and the preferred PhD programme's entry requirements; must have approached and secured supervisory team support by 15 January 2027; already-commenced doctoral students ineligible; no master's required if minimum 2:1 undergraduate plus alternative experience equivalent to master's level; English IELTS 7.0 overall with minimum 6.5 in all sub-skills if first language is not English.
Application checklist
- Stage 1 by 15 January 2027 16:00: register on the Apply to Newcastle Portal; create a postgraduate application; enter studentship code AHRC27; upload the completed 2027 Competency-based Assessment Form as the personal statement; outline research proposal; degree transcripts/certificates; English qualification if completed; submit the 2027 Nomination Form to the school postgraduate Professional Services colleague
- Stage 2: schools select top 5 applicants by 5 February 2027 16:00; final nomination documents to the HaSS Faculty by 23 February 2027 16:00; outcomes week commencing 22 March 2027
Application tips
- Secure supervisory team support BEFORE 15 January 2027 — it is a condition.
- Enter studentship code AHRC27 on the portal application.
- Successful international students may need to fund the home–international fee difference (to be confirmed).
- An offer of a programme place need not be held by the deadline, but studentship conditions must be met by the start or the award is withdrawn.
Always verify deadline, amount and eligibility on the official page before applying. Values marked ESTIMATE are based on a previous cycle and are not confirmed for the current round.
Tags: Arts and humanities doctoral research, Creative places, Policy in place