Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] (Creative Writing)
3 years
Full Time
Field of Study:
Important Dates
University allocates places on a first-come, first-served basis, so students are recommended to apply as early as possible.
The PhD programme at Cardiff caters to individuals keen to join a thriving community of writersÑfrom novelists and memoirists to poets and scriptwritersÑall of whom share the common purpose of immersing themselves in the composition of a substantial piece of creative research.
The programme includes a compulsory critical element in which students relate the creative work they produce to its wider critical and cultural contexts and evaluate the conceptual and theoretical contribution the work represents.
Programme aims
- The PhD programme is designed to enable students to put together an original piece of creative workÑa novel, collection of poems or short stories, a play, film script, or work of creative non-fictionÑtogether with a reflective critical commentary.
- The programme offers knowledge and expertise to take you on to a role in Higher Education, or employment requiring high-level skills in research or advanced subject knowledge.
- The programme recruits a diverse range of Home/EU and International students who want to engage in a research environment characterised by world-leading research expertise in all aspects of creative writing.
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Scholarship Grants & Financial Aids
Name | Scholarship Per Student | Level of Study | Type | |
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Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowship | Scholarship per student₹ 3.5 L/Yr$3,105 | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
Monica Cole Research Grant | Scholarship per student₹ 1.4 L/Yr$1,291 | Level Of StudyApprenticeship | TypeMerit-Based | |
Commonwealth Professional Fellowship | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation Scholarships | Scholarship per student₹ 1.1 Cr/Yr$100,000 | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
JN Tata Endowment Scholarship | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based | |
Commonwealth Scholarship | Scholarship per studentVariable Amount | Level Of StudyDoctorate | TypeMerit-Based |
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