Goldsmiths Migrant Futures Fully Funded Doctoral Studentships 2026–27

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the call for two fully funded Migrant Futures Doctoral Studentships that are part of a major grant awarded to Goldsmiths by the Oak Foundation to establish a new Migrant Futures Institute (hereafter MFI) at Goldsmiths. Migrant Futures Doctoral Studentships are central to the MFI’s vision to advance innovative research and training in the field of migration studies and foreground migrant intellectual lives and creative endeavors.

Summary

1. Application Deadline: 27 March 2026
2. Value: Full tuition (Home or Overseas) + £22,780 annual stipend (FT) + research support fund
3. Study Level: PhD / Doctoral
4. Sponsor: Goldsmiths University of London
5. Eligible Country: All countries

Eligibility Criteria for Goldsmiths Migrant Futures Fully Funded Doctoral Studentships 2026–27

Applicants must be new or continuing doctoral students who will not have completed more than 1 year of full-time or 2 years of part-time registration by the start of the 2025-26 academic year.

Migrant Futures Doctoral Studentships are open to home and international applicants. At least one award will be made to a home applicant with migrant or refugee experiences and from a racialised ethnic minority background.

Benefits of Goldsmiths Migrant Futures Fully Funded Doctoral Studentships 2026–27

Tuition fees at the applicable rate (Home or Overseas), plus an annual stipend (currently £22,780 for FT students and £11,390 for PT students) and a Research Training Support Grant (£750 per year of the scholarship or £375 for PT study). Duration of awards: up to 3 years FT or up to 6 years PT

How to Apply

You will need to apply through the Goldsmiths Graduate School via application form.

In February 2026, we will be hosting an online webinar for prospective applicants. The date and link for this, once finalised, will be made available on this page.

Before then, you can access the recording of the previous applicant information webinar (held in March 2025).

Please also refer to the Migrant Futures Studentships - Applicant Guidance

Contact details

If you have any queries, please contact that Graduate School graduateschool(@gold.ac.uk) using the subject heading 'Migrant Futures Doctoral Studentships' and including your surname.

Find out more about Goldsmiths scholarships and bursaries regulations.

For more information visit Goldmisth University Scholarship webpage

Application Deadline

March 27, 2026

Application Link(s)

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