The programme is open to arts and humanities PhD students in Scotland, regardless of funding source. Any doctoral researcher that meets the following criteria can benefit from this programme:

• You are registered at a SGSAH member HEI;
• You are in 2nd or early in your 3rd year* (full time equivalent) at 1 October 2024;
• You are studying an arts and humanities discipline. The AHRC’s subject coverage is here;
• You are eligible to work in the UK;
• You have not already undertaken an internship or residency through SGSAH’s programme.
• Some of these placements are within universities; you should not normally apply to your own university for an internship without previous approval from SGSAH, or to your existing industry partner if you are a CDA/ARCS researcher

*you can apply to undertake a placement in the later/final stages of your PhD provided that you will still be registered at your HEI throughout the total period of the internship and you have full support from your supervisory team.

We recognise there are some subjects where the AHRC and the ESRC share interests and responsibilities (as can be found here, pages 74-77. PhD students in these areas are eligible to apply for SGSAH-funded internships as long as they fulfil the eligibility criteria as above, and additionally, have not been funded for an internship through the UKRI in Scotland (ie through SGSSS). Students registered in social science disciplines/departments may therefore be eligible to apply; contact admin@sgsah.ac.uk for clarification.

For an informal discussion about any aspect of the programme, please contact Helen Kendrick, SGSAH Partnerships & Placements Manager on helen.kendrick@sgsah.ac.uk.