"PhD Studentship: Fully Funded Doctoral Landscape Award: Creative & Caring Communities (CCC) 25/26"

Fully Funded Doctoral Landscape Award: Creative & Caring Communities (CCC) 2025/2026

Funding Providers: AHRC and Royal College of Art (RCA)
Location: London, UK
Funding for: UK, EU, and International Students

Overview

The Creative & Caring Communities (CCC) Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) is a fully funded AHRC studentship with the Royal College of Art.

The RCA is one of 50 universities across the UK selected to receive funding through this national scheme, which supports 15 doctoral studentships over five years.

Project Description

The CCC Doctoral Landscape Award brings together the RCA’s diverse expertise and collaborative partnerships to foster innovative and socially engaged doctoral research.

The award supports new and emerging themes across art and humanities, architecture, design, and communication, encouraging hybrid interdisciplinary approaches with practice research at the core. CCC seeks to nurture collaborative doctoral research that generates new ways of knowing and creates meaningful cultural and societal impact.

This programme offers an experience-led and inclusive research environment, addressing complex spatial, social, cultural, and technological challenges. Placing care at the centre of resilience, CCC encourages experimental and methodological innovation to advance emerging fields of interdisciplinary study.

Doctoral candidates are invited to apply through one of the following RCA Schools:

• School of Arts and Humanities
• School of Design
• School of Communication
• School of Architecture

When applying, please make it clear that you are applying for the Creative & Caring Communities Doctoral Landscape Award.

Key Details

Application Deadline: Monday 19 January 2026
Start Date: September 2026
Mode of Study: Full-time or Part-time

Funding Details

• Full tuition fees (UK, EU, and International)
• Annual stipend of £23,121.70 (full-time equivalent)

Further Information

For further details, guidance on how to apply, and information about the upcoming webinar, please visit the CCC DLA Webpage on the RCA website.

Fair Access and Widening Participation

The Royal College of Art welcomes applications from students from groups currently under-represented in postgraduate study, and particularly encourages applications from UK-based candidates from these groups.