AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) Studentship: ‘Material Networks: The Tower, London, and the World in the Late Medieval and Tudor Period’

Start date: 1st October 2025 

Application Deadline: 26 May 2025

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 9 June

The Institute of Historical Research (School of Advanced Study, University of London) and Historic Royal Palaces are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from October 2025 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme.  

This project will explore the intersection between London’s immigrant communities, the Crown, and the Tower of London in the Late Medieval and Tudor Period, combining for the first time an archival study of the royal household with a digital humanities analysis of existing databases of Londoners and immigrant communities.

This project will be jointly supervised by Dr Justin Colson and Dr Adam Chapman, Institute of Historical Research, and Dr Charles Farris and Alexandra Stevenson, Historic Royal Palaces. The student will be expected to spend time at both the Institute of Historical Research and Historic Royal Palaces, as well as become part of the wider cohort of CDP funded students across the UK.

The studentship can be studied either full or part-time and is open to both home and international applicants.

Students should have a master’s degree in a relevant subject or demonstrate relevant equivalent experience.  

We encourage the widest range of potential students to study for this CDP studentship from different backgrounds and career stages to apply.

Potential applicants are welcome to contact Dr Justin Colson (justin.colson@sas.ac.uk ) if they have any questions.

Details of Award 

CDP doctoral training grants fund full-time studentships for 4 years (or part-time equivalent up to a maximum of 8 years).

The award pays tuition fees up to the value of the full-time home UKRI rate for PhD degrees. Research Councils UK Indicative Fee Level for 2025/2026 is a minimum of £5,006.

The award pays an annual stipend for all students, both home and international students. This stipend is tax free, and is the equivalent of an annual salary, enabling the student to pay living costs. The UKRI National Minimum Doctoral Stipend for 2025/6 is £20,780* plus, an allowance of £2000/year for London weighting. There is also a CDP maintenance payment of £600/year.

Further details can be found on the UKRI website .

Further Details including eligibility criteria and how to apply please click the apply button above.