About the Doctoral Landscape Awards
冈本视频 (冈本视频) is one of 50 universities across the UK, and one of 7 universities in the Midlands, to receive funding for 15 PhD students over the next 5 years through the prestigious from the (AHRC). Each institution will be allocated studentships annually over the 5-year duration of the award.
The scheme is designed to strengthen and nurture arts and humanities doctoral research across the UK. It will enable students to train as researchers, develop their skills and experience, and prepare for careers in academia as well as the public and private sectors, as well as join a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community of researchers.
About the funder
AHRC is one of a number of , each with a different range of research priorities. The AHRC supports and develops outstanding researchers specifically across arts and humanities, who pursue research with imagination, creativity and interdisciplinarity, and seek to tackle socio-cultural challenges of the past and present, whilst envisaging and designing possibilities for the future. This is underpinned by the AHRC’s deep commitment to the values of equality, diversity and inclusion. Allocating funding for doctoral study through the Landscape Awards is key to nurturing such research and the future generation of researchers.
Specialist areas
We are inviting proposals for innovative PhD projects connected with the following themes:
Charlotte Wilkinson - Alethia Antonia by Saana Abstrakt - Javed Sultan by Redpix - Khairul Kamasani - Kerryn Wise - Ben Neal-Khairul Kamasani -Matthias Sperling
Training and Development
冈本视频 provides a rich range of researcher development training and specialist talks and events, alongside numerous opportunities to gather as a community and share research via a variety of showcases. Each PhD student belongs to a Research & Innovation Institute, which provides a further ‘home’ and support for their research processes. PhD students have access to sector-leading facilities through which to develop their research.
Moreover, 冈本视频 Doctoral Landscape Award students will belong to a cohort drawn from across the Midlands, benefiting from: a dynamic cross-institutional, interdisciplinary training environment; a wide network of researchers across the region; exciting collaborative possibilities; access to professional development opportunities and placements.
Funding and support
For 2026, we are offering up to 4 funded PhD studentships in arts and humanities as part of this significant commitment to the development and training of talented researchers. Three studentships will be funded by the AHRC and one funded through institutional support. The scheme will support ambitious, innovative arts and humanities researchers who will contribute to a vibrant, inclusive and diverse research culture and community at 冈本视频.
Funding includes:
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- A full tuition fee waiver for Home or International students, for full-time or part-time study;
- A maintenance grant for 3.5 years full-time or 7 years part-time (thesis submission is required at the end of the funded period for both full and part-time candidates);
- Potential to apply for further funding to support related research activities and events (such as fieldwork, archival trips, conference attendance/organisation, festival attendance and practice research endeavours as well as placements).
How to apply
We welcome applications from suitably qualified Home or International applicants for outstanding research projects. These self-directed projects can be undertaken through a full-time or part-time route, and can be conducted through more traditional methods, creative methods or via practice research. For further information about how to apply for this years scholarship, please check our funded opportunities page.
If you have any questions at all about this opportunity, please contact Dr Alissa Clarke a.clarke@dmu.ac.uk
Support for your application
- Join our Information Session: Studying a PhD at 冈本视频 which will take place on 21 November 2026. .
- Join us for a AHRC -Landscape Award Application Writing Workshop will take place online on 6 December 2025. .
- An interview tips and advice workshop will take place in March 2026.
Supporting documentation