Job Description

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.


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RCA Benefits available here: https://www.rca.ac.uk/more/work-at-the-rca/staff-benefits/

The Royal College of Art (RCA) aims to foster an inclusive culture which promotes equality, values diversity and maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students and stakeholders are respected.

We recognise the broad range of experiences that a diverse staff and student body brings and how this strengthens our research and enhances our teaching. In order for RCA to remain a world-leading institution we are committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles throughout all of our processes, from application through to appointment.



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