AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards and Wolfson Humanities Postgraduate Scholarships

Posted on Thursday 12 November 2026

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funds outstanding original research across the Arts and Humanities. 

The Wolfson Foundation awards funding to outstanding students who demonstrate the potential to make an impact on their chosen field in three areas: History, Literature and Languages.

Recipients of an AHRC or Wolfson award have to be resident within the UK for the duration of their studies and live within a reasonable distance of the University of York (except for periods of fieldwork or when attending conferences).

To be eligible to apply for AHRC or Wolfson funding in the Department of History, applicants must have received an offer of a PhD place for a September 2027 start on either the PhD in history or Ph.D. in history by practice [full-time or part-time]. The PhD in history by distance is not eligible for funding.

If you would like to apply for these funding opportunities, you are advised to submit your application for a PhD place by the beginning of December. That will allow time for interview for the PhD place, and for feedback on your funding application(s) thereafter.

Please carefully read the eligibility criteria for the schemes and information on how to apply:

AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards: eligibility, criteria and application form

Wolfson Humanities Postgraduate Scholarships: eligibility, criteria and application form

Applicants who want to apply for both AHRC and Wolfson funding are welcome to do so but need to submit an application form for each funding scheme.

The application window for these funding schemes runs until Wednesday 20 January 2027 17:00.