King’s College London has received national funding for more than 170 PhD and master’s studentships, making it one of the UK’s most successful higher education institutions taking part in a new scheme.

Funding will be provided for 111 PhDs and 68 MA studentships over the next five years in the Schools of Arts & Humanities, Law and Social Science & Public Policy. The new block grants partnership (BGP) funding scheme developed by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) aims to ensure stability in university research teams across the UK.

Peter Heather, Professor in Medieval History in the Department of History, and Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Arts & Humanities led the King’s block grant management group. The award came about after an exhaustive peer review process followed by a three-day review session by a moderating panel of 18 members from across the UK arts and humanities research community.

Professor Heather comments: ‘The College received an overall grading of 5 out of 6, classing King’s as ‘excellent’, and has been awarded an average of 36 awards for doctoral and research master's students per year for the next 5 years. King's has maintained its position against other institutions which attract AHRC studentships. This is an excellent outcome and we want to thank all those involved in preparing our highly effective bid including Professor John Stokes, Keith White and Jo Williams.’

King's College London offers a wide range of funding opportunities for taught programmes and research degrees throughout the year for UK, EU and international students. A full list of funding opportunities for Graduate study at King’s is online. The section provides information on current funding opportunities at King's and general advice on other sources of funding that may help to finance graduate study.

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