South, West and Wales Arts and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (SWW AHRC DTP)
Applications for September 2025 entry are now CLOSED.
Details below provide guidance on the studentships for 2025 entry.
Please revist this webpage in the Autumn for details of September 2026 opportunities.
Up to 39 fully-funded PhD studentships for entry in September 2025 with the South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership.
The AHRC-funded South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership 2 consortium (SWW DTP2) is a collaboration between the universities of Aberystwyth, Bath Spa, Bristol, Cardiff, Cranfield, Exeter, Reading, Southampton, and UWE.
Individually their research excellence is internationally recognised. Collectively their expertise creates a centre of excellence supporting and supervising PhD and doctoral students across the humanities, languages and creative arts.
Dedicated training for the Arts and Humanities
The training and development opportunites are across the full range of the AHRC’s disciplines, with a strong emphasis on collaboration between the members of the consortium and 23 cultural, arts, heritage and industry partners including Aardman Animations, Arts Council South West, Cornwall Museum Partnerships and Historic England.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your application by completing the form at https://www.sww-ahdtp.ac.uk/prospective-students/how-to-apply/.
For more information please visit the South, West and Wales Consortium website.
Please note that only those applications submitted via the SWW DTP application system will be assessed for funding. Applying directly to your chosen programme of study at the University of Exeter will not constitute an application for funding.
Application Deadline
The studentship competition and application system will close at 11.59pm on Monday, 20 January 2025.
Projects and PhD studentships available
Our Postgraduate Funding webpage provides links to further information. If you are considering a PhD in the future, in addition to University of Exeter funding, we have been successful at securing postgraduate funding for PhD research through our Funded centres.
