There are two main funding schemes, London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP) studentships and the University’s own Queen Mary Postgraduate Research Studentships. Both schemes are open to UK and international (including EU) applicants. They have different application routes, explained below.
The deadline for applications to start in September 2024 is 26th January 2024. Please check the AHRC website for further details.
Applicants who wish to be considered for an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) studentship must apply directly to the London Arts and Humanities Partnership (LAHP), the doctoral consortium of which Queen Mary is part. The studentships are open to suitably qualified applicants of all ages and backgrounds, for full- or part-time study. The studentships cover fees at the UK rate as well as a stipend. International applicants will have to make up the difference between the home and international fee. Further details and the application form can be found here.
You must have the support of a primary supervisor and the name of a second supervisor before you apply to LAHP.
The deadline for applications to start in September 2024 is January 24th, 2024.
Each year Queen Mary offers a number of Postgraduate Research Studentships to highly qualified PhD applicants. They include a tuition fee waiver and an annual stipend of around £20,622 (part-time £10,311). Studentships are tenable for up to three years. Applicants from the United Kingdom, European Union, and overseas are eligible to apply. We welcome applications in any area of the Department’s research expertise as well as interdisciplinary projects with other departments.
All candidates who are offered a place on our PhD programme will be automatically considered for a Queen Mary Postgraduate Research Studentship if they indicate on their application that they wish to be considered. Please note that there is no separate application form for this studentship. You must submit your PhD application via the online portal and include a Research Proposal, Statement of Purpose, CV, degree certificates, transcripts, two references, and IELTS scores (if applicable). Candidates should hold a first-class or an excellent upper-second class Honours degree or equivalent and would normally be expected to hold a master’s degree.
Please note that these awards are also open to existing PhD students in their first year of a full-time study or their first two years of part-time study.
The awards, which are also known as Principal’s Studentships, are administered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). Please read the following documents before making an application.
HSS Studentship Guidance 2024 [DOC 37KB]
Guidance to applicants 2024 [PDF 134KB]
We encourage applicants from BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) backgrounds who have been previously under-represented in this process.
For 2024 entry, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences will be offering fully funded PhD studentships to UK applicants from BAME backgrounds.
These studentships include a tuition fee waiver and an annual stipend of around £20,622 (part-time £10,311). Awards are tenable for up to three years.
*NEW for 24/25: This year the Doctoral College (DC) will be offering up to 2 BAME studentships (UK/home fees only) to PGR applicants in HSS. The eligibility criteria for the Doctoral College BAME awards are the same as the HSS ones and candidates will be assessed in the same competition. Eligible candidates should indicate in their statement of purpose that they would like to be considered for the BAME awards, without further specification.
Further information about the BAME Studentships can be found here (see HSS PhD Studentships - Funding Info).
For 2024 entry, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences will continue to offer a Stuart Hall Foundation PhD Studentship. The studentship will support PhD applicants that are eligible to pay Home fees and that meet specific eligibility criteria based on widening participation requirements.
For further information please the guidance below.
Stuart Hall Foundation QMUL HSS Principal's Studentship Explanatory Memo 2024 [PDF 144KB]
We welcome applications from prospective Commonwealth Scholars and candidates seeking other externally funded awards.
For further information please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Nicholas Ridout: n.p.ridout@qmul.ac.uk
See also Queen Mary's central page offering information on research studentships.
