The King’s College London Centre for Doctoral Studies are offering one studentship to support underrepresented communities for PhD study in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities.

If you identify as being of Black or Mixed-Black ethnicity, you are warmly invited to apply for one of these studentships.

The scheme offers full financial support and a skills development programme.

  • Duration: 4 years FT or 7 years PT
  • Number awards: 1 studentship
  • The Award is available for the 2023/24 academic year (February 2024 or June 2024 entry)

Application deadline: 23 October 2023

The Studentship covers:

  • Tuition fees at home level
  • An annual stipend (living allowance): at the UKRI rate (£20,622 for 2023/24) (pro-rata for PT registration)
  • Research costs: up to £1,000 per annum (pro-rata for PT registration)

Applicants MUST:

  • Apply for a PhD in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King’s College London to start either on 1st February 2024 or 1st June 2024;
  • Be UK-permanent residents who are liable for fees at the home rate;
  • Identify as one of the following ethnic groups (as identified by the applicant in the admissions application):
  • Black British, Black or Black British African, Black or Black British Caribbean, Black or Black British other or Mixed Black.

For more details, including how to apply, see https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/funding/harold-moody-pgr-studentship-202324-call-2

For more information on the Philosophy PhD programme, see https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/areas/philosophy-research-mphil-phd

You can also contact the PhD Admissions Tutor, Alex Franklin, for advice on the Philosophy PhD programme, and applying for the scholarship.