Durham University — PhD Studentships in Transformative Humanities (AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award) 2027
| Official name | Durham University — PhD Studentships in Transformative Humanities (AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award) 2027 |
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| Sponsor country | United Kingdom |
| Amount / funding | Up to 11 PhD studentships; tuition fee waiver, stipend for 3.5 years full-time or 7 years part-time at the UKRI-set level, additional funding opportunities, training and placement resources; up to 6 awardees also selected for association with the AHRC Northern Hub; up to 9 awards open to home students (home-level fees) and up to 2 open to overseas students (overseas-level fees) |
| Deadline | 15 January 2027, noon (UK time) |
| Start date | October 2027 |
| Minimum requirements | Only PhD students accepted to Durham with a supervisory team led by Arts & Humanities or Social Sciences; supervision must include collaboration across at least 2 departments; projects related to the Transformative Humanities framework (themes include Creativity, Culture, and Heritage; Digital Humanities; Environmental Humanities; Medical Humanities; Science-Humanities; Social Justice, Communities, and Policy, per the Durham postgraduate funding page). |
| Short description | Up to 11 AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award PhD studentships at Durham University in the Transformative Humanities framework, starting October 2027. |
| Official application link | Apply on the official page → |
Level: PhD · Funding type: full · Field: 10 Arts & Humanities
Application checklist
- Apply to the PhD programme of the lead supervisor's department
- Enter 'Transformative Humanities' under Programme Related Information for the scholarship question
- Research proposal max 1,000 words including footnotes (excluding bibliography)
- CV max 2 pages
- Equal opportunities monitoring form (retain the code issued after submission)
- Contact details of 2 referees
- Contacting potential supervisor(s) before applying is recommended
- Information/Q&A session 10 November 2026 11:00 UK time online via Teams; successful applicants notified March 2027
Application tips
- Enter 'Transformative Humanities' in the Programme Related Information scholarship field — that flags the application.
- Build a supervisory team spanning at least 2 departments.
- Keep the proposal to 1,000 words including footnotes (bibliography excluded).
- Retain the equal-opportunities monitoring code issued after submission.
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