PhD Fully Funded

University of Warwick AHRC Creative Bridges Scholarship 2026

Posted on: 18 Nov, 2025 Deadline: 20 Apr, 2026

These AHRC funded PhD places provide an exciting opportunity to pursue postgraduate research in a cutting-edge field that brings together the twin challenges of Diversity and Sustainability for the UK Screen industries (broadly defined as film, television, gaming and immersive media).

Two Themed Studentships are available, and we invite proposals on one or more of the following themes:

Creative Economy
Screen Sector Work and Freelancers
Diversity and Serving Diverse Audiences
Sustainable Screen, Gaming and Immersive Production and Distribution

An additional ‘Project Studentship’, designed in collaboration with the BBC, jointly supervised but based at the University of Leeds is also available.

Two studentships are available in the School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures (SCAPVC) /Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) for 2026/27 funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to be part of the Creative Bridges Doctoral Focal

Summary

Application Deadline: 20 April 2026
Value: Fully funded – tuition fees + £20,780 maintenance allowance + research training & support grants
Study Level: PhD
Sponsor: University of Warwick
Course to Study: Creative Arts, Performance & Visual Cultures / Interdisciplinary Methodologies focusing on Diversity & Sustainability in Screen Industries
Eligible Country: Home & International students

Eligibility Criteria for University of Warwick AHRC Creative Bridges Scholarship 2026

Applicants are expected to apply for a place to study, within SCAPVC or CIM for the academic year 2026/7.
You should hold a first-class or at least a good upper second-class UG degree (or equivalent) in an Arts and Humanities subject and either a Masters degree with distinction or merit in any subject area OR equivalent creative industries experience, ideally in the screen or digital sector in the UK or abroad.

Benefits of University of Warwick AHRC Creative Bridges Scholarship 2026

The studentships cover fees plus a UKRI rate maintenance allowance (in 2025/26 this was £20,780) plus tailored Research Training and Support Grants.

How to Apply

More information about the DFA, our Theme and Project studentships, available supervision, guidelines for applicants and the studentship application form are available at the Creative Bridges website.

For more information, kindly visit University of Warwick scholarship webpage.

Application Deadline

April 20, 2026

Application Link(s)

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