Please find below details of a range of PhD scholarships available for application for entry in September 2016. These offer exciting opportunities for projects in performance, both UK and international, including co-supervision across institutions in the UK and India.

We welcome projects that are either fully written, or undertaken through practice. The Department has excellent state-of-the-art facilities for practical work, including large fully-equipped studies for the use of Drama students only, allowing for great flexibility of practice. Students also have access to a wide range of media equipment and IT facilities, programmes and training to develop skills in multi-media performance, as well as documentation and editing techniques for practical work.

The Department has a long established track record of successful PhD projects in a diverse range of subjects. Doctoral students become part of the research community and culture of the Department, including becoming a member of one of our Research Centres, participating in research seminars, specialist research modules and skills training workshops, as well as the opportunity for teaching experience.  You will also have the opportunity of gaining teaching experience on the undergraduate programme. We have a thriving PhD community, including a large number of international students, and the quality of the research culture in the Department and across the College is a strong feature of Exeter’s reputation.

PhD Scholarship opportunities:

The AHRC South West and Wales DTP
Details for applications for studentships as part of the Creative and Critical Panel of the SWW DTP can be found here: . The deadline for applications is 11th January 2016.

University of Exeter Humanities Graduate School Studentships.
These scholarships are available for both UK/EU and International students. The deadline for UK/EU students is 31st January 2016, and for International students is 17th April 2016. Details can be found here: 

Exeter/NIAS studentship
This is a unique opportunity to become part of an exciting and dynamic split-site PhD programme with co-supervision in the Department of Drama in the University of Exeter, and the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore, India. This offers great opportunities for PhD studies in a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas. The collaboration between the two institutions, each with diverse yet complementary research profiles, allows for in-depth study in two countries with academic experts in relevant fields in both places, thus enhancing the experience of undertaking PhD study. The scholarship is available to UK, EU and international students. The deadline for applications is 17th April 2016, and details can be found here: 

If you would like to discuss a proposal for a scholarship, please do contact me: