Our Studentships

We are offering six studentships this year. Of these four will be based at the University of Leeds and two at the University of Warwick. 

Studentships cover Fees for PhD study for standard registration (four years) plus a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) stipend for three and a half years. 

This year there is one Project Studentship, based on an identified project in partnership with an industry partner and five Themed Studentships. 

All studentship holders will work with at least two supervisors in completing their project. 

Creative Bridges studentship holders will have access to dedicated training opportunities as part of the DFA cohort, as well as to the general PhD training available to doctoral students at their home universities. 

Five Themed Doctoral Focal Award studentships for 2026/27 funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to be part of Creative Bridges – Connecting Diversity and Sustainability for UK Screen Industries, led by the University of Leeds and University of Warwick.

One Project Doctoral Focal Award studentship is available in the School of Media and Communication for 2026/27 funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to be part of Creative Bridges – Connecting Diversity and Sustainability for UK Screen Industries, led by the University of Leeds and University of Warwick.