Subject areas:
Philosophy and religion.
Arts, culture and media.
History and classics.
Languages and literature.
Funding type:
Tuition fee.
Stipend.
Bench Fees / Research Training & Support Grant.
Starting October 2026, the programme offers 13 fully funded studentships, including 2 AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards, plus four fees-only studentships.
Award details
13 fully-funded Studentships (covering fees, stipend, RTSG) and 4 fees-only Studentships are available to support all PhD programmes offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
Fully-Funded Studentships (x13):
Funding will be for 3.5 years (full-time) or 7 years (part-time)
- Full tuition fees covered, including international fees
- Annual stipend (UKRI rate: £22,780 (including LWA) full time for 2025/26)
- Research training and support
- Access to dedicated postgraduate researcher workspace on the Strand campus
- Access to additional funds to support research travel, fieldwork and conference attendance
Fees-only Studentships (x4):
Full tuition fees covered, including international fees.
- Research training and support
- Access to dedicated postgraduate researcher workspace on the Strand campus
- Access to additional funds to support research travel, fieldwork and conference attendance
You can indicate on your application whether you wish to be considered for both funding streams. Please note: if you are not in a position to accept a fees-only scholarship, this will in no way affect your application for a fully funded studentship.
Eligibility criteria
Studentships cover all PhD programmes offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, namely:
- Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies
- Classics
- Comparative Literature
- Creative Writing
- Culture, Media & Creative Industries
- Digital Humanities
- English
- Film Studies
- French
- German
- History
- Interdisciplinary Humanities
- Music
- Palaeography & Manuscript Studies
- Philosophy
- Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies
- Theology & Religious Studies
Students on or applying to other programmes are not eligible to apply.
Both UK and international applicants are eligible, and up to 30% of studentships can be awarded to international applicants.
If you have already begun your doctoral studies at King’s, you are eligible to apply providing you will have completed no more than 12 months of full-time study (or 24 months part-time) when the studentship begins on 1 October 2026.
AHRC studentships can only be awarded for new projects starting in October 2026.
Application process
Application deadline: 13 February 2026 - 5pm
Outcomes of applications: Mid-April 2026
Start date: 1 October 2026
To apply, please complete the steps below.
PDF versions are available here to help with planning but submissions must be made using the forms above, emailed PDFs will not be accepted.
Information Session
There will be online information session for prospective applicants on Wednesday 10 December 2025, 10-11:30am.
If you would like to attend, please register by emailing ah-doctoral-school@kcl.ac.uk
Contact Details
Faculty of Arts & Humanities Doctoral School: AH-Doctoral-School@kcl.ac.uk