Conservatoire Research Degrees - PhD

A PhD at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire will help you create opportunities to develop research skills that support performance, composition or a scholarly career....

To apply for our Conservatoire PhD research degree we usually expect you to have, or to be working towards, a Masters in a relevant subject area. Exceptional candidates without a Masters but with a strong undergraduate degree in a relevant subject area may be considered. We also welcome enquiries from potential PhD researchers without formal academic qualifications but with appropriate levels of professional experience. Please send us an initial PhD enquiry containing your brief PhD research proposal (max. 500 words), and/or any questions or queries you may have. We will review your initial enquiry to ensure your research proposal complements one of our PhD research interests and if so we will ask you to make a full application.

International students: £15,420 in 2026/27

UK students: £5,238 in 2026/27

UK/Home: £5,238 in 2026/27

International: £15,420 in 2026/27

September 2026, February 2027

• Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, United Kingdom