AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP)

The University of Liverpool is part of the North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP) which has been awarded over £12 million by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to train a new generation of skilled researchers.

The NWCDTP brings together the Universities of Liverpool, Keele, Lancaster, Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan, Salford and the Royal Northern College of Music, awarding around 200 PhD studentships over a five year period. Funding for PhD programmes is available at the University of Liverpool across a range of Arts and Humanities disciplines. The NWCDTP welcome applications for part-time study across all the constituent pathways and institutions.

Funding is available at the University of Liverpool for the following subject pathways:

Histories, Cultures & Heritage

  • Classics
  • Heritage (Archaeology, Art History, Museum Studies)
  • History
  • Law
  • Philosophy

Creative & Performing Arts

  • Creative Writing
  • Media and Cultural Studies
  • Music
  • Visual Arts and Design

Languages & Literatures

  • English
  • Linguistics
  • Language-Based Area Studies
  • Modern Languages and Translation Studies

More information, including upcoming deadlines and the application paperwork, can be found on the NWCDTP ‘Applicants’ webpage.

If you have any queries, please contact uolnwc@liverpool.ac.uk

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