Prospective Students

SGSAH funding not only supplies funding for your PhD, but also robust training opportunities, access to a network of industry partners and support from SGSAH itself. The funding streams we currently offer can be seen below.

Our eligibility criteria includes residency criteria set by UKRI. Please see the residency section in each funding section for more information.

 

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AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership

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Applied Research Collaborative Studentship

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Collaborative Doctoral Awards

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British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarships 2025

The British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarships is a programme run by SGSAH with funding from the British Council to enable international research collaborations between PhD and Early Career Researchers and Scottish HEIs and Scotland-based academic mentors, and external organisations, thematically focused on environmental arts and humanities and their interdisciplinary connections.

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Where Else Can I Find Funding?

SGSAH is one of the main sources of PhD funding for arts & humanities researchers, for your reference we have collected some of the other sources of funding which can support your PhD.