The University of Sheffield
Prospective Postgraduates

AHRC Scholarships

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) supports world-class research that furthers our understanding of human culture and creativity. The University of Sheffield has been awarded substantial AHRC funding for postgraduate research scholarships across the Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences.

AHRC Students

The University of Sheffield offers three types of AHRC award:

Award details

The type of AHRC scholarship awarded is based on an applicant's residency status. UK applicants and EU applicants who have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years immediately preceding the start of their course are eligible for the full scholarship. This pays:

EU applicants who have not been resident in the UK for 3 years immediately preceding the start of their course are eligible for a fees-only award, paying the standard UK/EU tuition fees only.

International applicants are not eligible for AHRC funding.

Awards for doctoral study are tenable for a maximum of three years full-time and five years part-time subject to satisfactory progress. Awards for Masters study are tenable for between 9-12 months full-time and 12-24 months part-time.

Eligibility

Eligibility is determined the AHRC's eligibility criteria as set out in their 'Postgraduate Studentships: Guide to Student Eligibility. Applicants' should review the AHRC guidance in the first instance.

The general eligibility requirements are:

Further detail is available on the AHRC Postgraduate funding site.

How to apply

PhD candidates:

Closing date for applications for 2013-14 entry - 12 noon (UK time), 1st February 2013. Applications for AHRC PhD Scholarships are now closed.

You can expect to hear if your scholarship application has been successful by the end of April 2013.

Masters candidates:

  1. Discuss your plans with the relevant academic department.
  2. Apply for admission to the University. We advise you to apply for admission at least a week before the scholarship application deadline in order to receive your application number in plenty of time - you will need this to apply for a scholarship.
  3. Once you have received an application number, complete the online Masters scholarship application form.

Closing date for applications for 2013-14 entry - 12 noon (UK time), 29th March 2013.

You can expect to hear if your scholarship application has been successful by the end of May 2013.

Further information

For general scholarships queries, please see our FAQs.

If you have any questions about AHRC Scholarships, please contact the relevant academic department or email pgr-scholarships@sheffield.ac.uk.

Information is also available on the AHRC website.