Research Degree Scholarships
Explore current research scholarships and studentships available at Cardiff Met. Each opportunity includes details on eligibility, funding, and how to apply.
PhD Studentship: Representing Intentional Communities in Wales (AHRC)
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) studentship on: Future archives: Representing intentional communities in Wales as blueprints for cooperative, equitable and resilient cultures.
Amgueddfa Cymru and the Cardiff Metropolitan University are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative doctoral studentship from October 2026 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme.
PhD Studentship: Representing Intentional Communities in Wales (AHRC)
PhD Studentship: From pitch to parenthood - Co-creating a female health system for professional footballers returning to play postpartum
The School of Sport and Health Sciences at Cardiff Metropolitan University are delighted to offer a fully funded Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) studentship in the Sport and Exercise Science Pathway starting in October 2026.
In partnership with the Women's Super League, this studentship will develop the first evidence-informed perinatal health system for professional women’s football, addressing the growing number of players navigating pregnancy and postpartum return-to-play.
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PhD Studentship: Understanding the knowledge, application and impact of physical development in the early years in Wales
The School of Education and Social Policy at Cardiff Metropolitan University are delighted to offer a fully funded Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) (ESRC DTP) studentship in the Education Pathway starting in October 2026.
This collaborative PhD, led by Cardiff Metropolitan University in partnership with Early Years Wales, will explore how physical development is understood, applied and experienced in early childhood settings across Wales.
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PhD Studentship: Investigating speech sound development and disorder in at-risk populations
Cardiff Metropolitan University are pleased to offer a three-year fully funded PhD studentship on: Investigating speech sound development and disorder in at-risk populations. The studentship will explore the early identification of, and intervention for, children at risk of speech and language difficulties. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary research team within the Centre for Speech, Hearing and Communication Research at the Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences. The studentship is expected to commence in September 2026.
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PhD Studentship: Expressive Arts, Language and Well-Being
Cardiff Metropolitan University School of Education and Social Policy, and School of Sport and Health Science are delighted to offer a four-year fully funded Lles studentship on: ‘A critical examination of the role of the expressive arts in supporting language development and the impact this has on well-being among young bilingual learners aged 7-11’.
The studentship is part of an AHRC-funded Doctoral Fund Award entitled Lles, which will fund 28 studentships across Wales’ universities. It will commence in October 2026.