2024 PhD Studentships in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh is seeking extraordinary doctoral candidates to take up PhD scholarship opportunities available across the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
About the University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education’s REF power ratings).
Our world-leading research influences policy, professional practice, business performance and the wellbeing of communities and cultures. Join our 1,000 academics and students involved in research across our 12 Schools and become part of our extraordinarily rich and vibrant postgraduate research community.
Our scholarship opportunities include:
The University of Edinburgh is part of a consortium of 10 Universities which have been awarded funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to support postgraduate studentships and training in the Arts and Humanities in Scotland.
These scholarships include fees, stipend for full-time or part-time study and significant additional flexible funding to shape their doctoral training to meet their individual needs.
Deadline for applications to the University will vary according to each School.
The University of Edinburgh is part of a consortium of Universities in Scotland which have been awarded funding from the Economics & Social Research Council (ESRC) to support postgraduate studentships and training in the Social Sciences in Scotland.
Subject to confirmation of funding by the ESRC, these scholarships include fees and stipend for full-time or part-time study and additional training opportunities. Deadline for applications to the University will vary according to each School.
For further information, please contact our Postgraduate Office at [email protected]
Apply now to join us in 2024
Why study with the University of Edinburgh?
- The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power, with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.*
- The University of Edinburgh was named 4th most sustainable university in the world and 1st in the UK.**
- One of the world’s top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and ranked 22nd in the QS World University Rankings 2023.
- The University of Edinburgh is located in the very heart of Scotland’s capital – a capital consistently considered one of the most desirable places to live in the world.
- A total of 24 Nobel laureates are associated with the University of Edinburgh. These include winners of Prizes in Peace, Literature and the Memorial Prize in Economic Science.
- We’re ranked 22nd in the world’s most international universities. Students from two-thirds of the world’s countries study here.***
Eligibility
Candidates will normally hold a relevant First Class Honours degree (such as BA, BMus, BSc or LLB) and preferably a similar calibre of Master’s degree.
PhD students within the eligible subject areas who are currently in their first year of PhD study are eligible to apply.
Awards are available to Home fee applicants and limited awards available for International applicants. Please check the full UKRI eligibility criteria here.
How to Apply
Step 1: Apply for a PhD programme at the University of Edinburgh. Each School will have an individual deadline for this funding so please check the School web pages below.
Step 2: Complete the SGSAH funding application form and return it to the School by the relevant School deadline.
Step 3: The University will select and nominate applicants to go forward to the next stage of the competition.
Step 4: Nominated applicant submits the full SGSAH funding application form to the online SGSAH portal in early February 2024. SGSAH release the final funding decisions at the end of April.
- School of Divinity
- Edinburgh College of Art
- School of GeoSciences
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology
- School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures
- School of Social and Political Sciences (only where the PhD project relates to an AHRC subject area)
- School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
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