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Subject to confirmation from the AHRC, for the 2013-14 academic session awards will be available in the following subject areas (as defined by the AHRC):

Doctoral awards - for MPhil/PhD degree programmes:

• Classics & Ancient History
• English Language & Literature
• Film Studies & Television Studies
• French Language & Culture
• History
• Iberian & Latin American Language & Culture
• Linguistics
• Music
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies

Research Preparation Masters awards - for taught masters, research masters and MPhilStud(Philosophy) degree programmes:

• Classics & Ancient History
• Dance, Drama & Performing Arts
• French Language & Culture
• Iberian & Latin American Language & Culture
• Philosophy

AHRC studentships are open to UK and EU students who meet the residency requirements set out by the AHRC. Please see the AHRC Guide to Student Eligibility for full details.

Submitted applications will be checked for eligibility and those taht meeting the required criteria will be passed to the relevant Subject Area Panel(s) for consideration and selection. Decisions are usually made by early April at the latest.

Applicants MUST:

• Be due to commence a full-time or part-time MPhil/PhD degree programme at King’s College London during 2013/14, OR, be currently undertaking an MPhil/PhD programme at King’s College London and have at least one more year of full-time registration, or 20 months part-time registration, remaining on their MPhil/PhD programme at King’s in 2013/14 (excluding the writing up period);
• Be eligible for home/EU tuition fees only, and meet the AHRC’s residency eligibility criteria;
• Plan to, or currently be, undertaking a research project within one of the following AHRC Subject Area Panels - Classics & Ancient History; English Language & Literature; Film Studies & Television Studies; French Language & Culture; History; Iberian & Latin American Language & Culture; Linguistics; Music; Philosophy; Religious Studies.
• Complete and submit the required application documentation by the funding deadline of 17:00 GMT, 1 February 2013;
• Fulfil the relevant academic entry requirements set by King’s College London;

Please note that:

• Students who will pay tuition fees at the international/overseas (higher) rate are not eligible
• Professional doctorate degrees are not eligible
• Distance learning programmes are not eligible
• Joint PhD programmes are not eligible
• Applicants who have already been awarded a PhD or equivalent degree are not eligible
• Students who are in their ‘writing up’ year, or are due to go into ‘writing up’ in 2013/14, are not eligible

Applicants must:

• Be due to commence a full-time or part-time masters or MPhilStud degree programme during 2012/13, or be entering into the second year (full-time equivalent) of an MPhilStud degree programme
• Be eligible for home/EU tuition fees only
• Plan to undertake a masters or MPhilStud degree within one of the following AHRC Subject Area Panels - Classics & Ancient History; Dance, Drama & Performing Arts; French Language & Culture; Iberian & Latin American Language & Culture and Philosophy
• Complete and submit the required application documentation by the stated funding deadline
• Be expected to possess/attain a first class or very good upper second class (2:1) honours degree for their undergraduate qualification
• Be expected to meet the College’s admissions requirements regarding language proficiency
• Be selected on academic merit
  

Please note that:

• International/overseas fee paying students are not eligible

Applications will be invited from November 2012 and will close on 1^st February 2013 at 17:00GMT sharp

ALL APPLICANTS who wish to be considered for the AHRC Studentship MUST, by the application deadline, complete an ‘AHRC & ESRC Studentships 2013-14 Case for Support’ form and submit this directly to the Graduate School at gsfunding@kcl.ac.uk, stating reference: ‘RC CASE 2013/14 - [Your Name]’, in the subject field of the email. The template form can be accessed via the links on the right hand side of this page.

NOTE TO NEW STUDENTS who plan to start their research degree in 2013/14*: Before you apply to the Graduate School for the AHRC Studentship, you must first apply for admissions for the research programme that you intend to undertake at King’s College London. Admissions applications must be submitted via the King’s online admissions portal https://myapplication.kcl.ac.uk/ and all applications must be submitted and be ‘complete’ by the application deadline of 17:00GMT, 01 February 2013. To be considered ‘complete’, the admissions applications must include two supporting references and academic transcripts. It will be the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that their references and transcripts are submitted to the College on time.

When completing the online admissions application: under the ‘Funding’ section, please select ‘Arts & Humanities Research Council’ from the drop-down menu in response to question 4 ‘Name of grant awarding body’.

*Students who have already applied for admissions, and those who previously applied but deferred entry to 2013/14, will NOT be required to submit an admissions application again.

Please note that students who seek to apply for both the AHRC Studentships and the ESRC Studentships will only need to submit the ‘AHRC & ESRC Studentships 2013-14 Case for Support’ form once to the Graduate School.

Applications will be invited from November 2012 and will close on 1^st March 2013 at 17:00GMT sharp

ALL APPLICANTS who wish to be considered for the AHRC Studentship MUST, by the application deadline, complete an ‘AHRC Studentships 2013-14 Case for Support’ form and submit this directly to the Graduate School at gsfunding@kcl.ac.uk, stating reference: ‘RC CASE 2013/14 - [Your Name]’, in the subject field of the email. The template form can be accessed via the right hand links on this page.

NOTE TO NEW STUDENTS who plan to start their masters degree in 2013/14*: Before you apply to the Graduate School for the AHRC Studentship, you must first apply for admissions for the masters programme that you intend to undertake at King’s College London. Admissions applications must be submitted via the King’s online admissions portal https://myapplication.kcl.ac.uk/ and all applications must be submitted and be ‘complete’ by the application deadline of 17:00GMT, 01 March 2013. To be considered ‘complete’, the admissions applications must include two supporting references and academic transcripts. It will be the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that their references and transcripts are submitted to the College on time.

When completing the online admissions application: under the ‘Funding’ section, please select ‘Arts & Humanities Research Council’ from the drop-down menu in response to question 4 ‘Name of grant awarding body’.

*Students who have already applied for admissions, and those who previously applied but deferred entry to 2013/14, will NOT be required to submit an admissions application again.  

The selection of candidates will be made by panels of academic members across the relevant subject areas from within King's and ratified by the College's Block Grant Partnership Management Group.

Further details of the subject areas relevant to King's AHRC BGP studentships can be found via the right hand link. This document provides details of the of the subjects covered by each area as prescribed by the AHRC, together with details of which masters programmes are eligible under the Research Preparation Masters schemes. Applicants should review this document carefully before completing an application to ensure that their programme or research project falls within the remit of the AHRC and more specifically within the remit of one of the subject areas available at King's. If your subject area/programme does not appear, or you are unclear on where your subject falls please contact jennie.eldridge@kcl.ac.uk

If you have any queries please contact the Graduate School Support team via graduateschool@kcl.ac.uk