Current Students

Welcome to the Current Students section of the SGSAH website. This area is for doctoral researchers currently undertaking an Arts & Humanities PhD.

Here, you’ll find a range of funding opportunities and training events open to all PhD students, regardless of funding source. Be sure to check individual eligibility criteria to see what’s relevant to you.

Meet Our Researchers

Get to know our current doctoral researchers and some of our alumni on our dedicated research platform:

Explore the SGSAH Research Site

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Events and Training

We offer a range of training and events in collaboration with our partners which are designed to be available to you to develop as researchers and practitioners in your field in preparation of your future careers.

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Funding

Our funding opportunities allow researchers to enhance their training and development as well as offering support for researchers to host their own training initiatives.

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SGSAH Research Blog

The SGSAH Research Blog, led by a current doctoral researcher, deals with life as an arts and humanities PhD researcher in Scotland.

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Our Doctoral Researcher Committee

We have established doctoral researcher representation as part of our governance structure to ensure that we are relevant and responsive to the needs of our stakeholders, as well as working to shaping the future of doctoral research training across the arts and humanities in Scotland.

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Health and Wellbeing

The SGSAH Wellbeing Directory is your virtual resource for links, activities and information related to your health and wellbeing throughout your PhD.

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Travel Expense Guidance

Travel expense reimbursement is available to cover extra expenses incurred in carrying out activities associated with SGSAH for doctoral researchers registered at a SGSAH member HEI.