South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (AHRC)

Programme overview
The University of Bristol is delighted to be part of the South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership (SWW DTP). The partnership is a collaboration of eight leading research universities and partners from the creative economy, working together to develop the arts and humanities researchers of the future. The SWW DTP is offering up to 50 fully-funded PhD studentships across the arts and humanities for entry in September 2018. The awards will be made on the basis of academic merit, with no fixed quota assigned to any one institution or subject area within the DTP. Proposals for interdisciplinary research are welcomed.
The South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership has designed an innovative doctoral training programme that will equip students with the skills and understanding that stem from broad experience of not only their immediate research environment, but also of wider public and professional contexts.
A unique, dedicated programme, the Professional Arts and Humanities Researcher, extends doctoral training to include an understanding of public humanities; this encompasses engagement and knowledge exchange, both vital facets of contemporary research, and an understanding of the cultural economy and digital humanities.
The Professional Arts and Humanities Researcher will be delivered in collaboration with our partner organisations. Their in-house training and other tailored activities have been specially designed for the South West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership. These will be brought together as a menu of opportunities for students that address the core themes of digital humanities and public humanities.
Due to funding restrictions, studentships are only open to home/EU students. You can check your eligibility for funding on the AHRC website.