PhD Studentship - Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago
King’s College London
Start date: February 2027 King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship from October 2026, to be jointly supervised across the History and War Studies departments. We invite proposals under the theme of: “Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago” Project Scope and Research Questions This doctoral project will explore the relationships between military conflict and sla...
Start date: February 2027 King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship from October 2026, to be jointly supervised across the History and War Studies departments. We invite proposals under the theme of: “Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago” Project Scope and Research Questions This doctoral project will explore the relationships between military conflict and sla...
Opportunity details
Start date: February 2027 King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship from October 2026, to be jointly supervised across the History and War Studies departments. We invite proposals under the theme of: “Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago” Project Scope and Research Questions This doctoral project will explore the relationships between military conflict and slavery in the context of the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), often characterised as the first global war. The Seven Years’ War has generally been understood as a top-down military conflict between European powers, played out on a global stage. Displacing this traditional understanding of centre and periphery, this thesis will trace participation in the war from the ground up by individuals, networks, companies and colonial operators across notional imperial divides. The primary research object is to resituate slavery as both a core constituent and production of military conflict. While slavery has figured in important accounts of the Seven Years War, particularly for the contemporaneous occurrence of important ‘slave revolts’ such as Tacky’s War (1760-61), this thesis will be the first to conceptualise the relationship between slavery and war at the heart of this global conflict. Within this broad area of inquiry, applicants may propose their own area of focus, primary research questions, conceptual frameworks, methodological approaches and case studies. Projects with a transnational and multilingual focus are encouraged. Some important questions or topics this thesis might explore include: 1. Enslaved labour in the military: the official and unofficial presence o...
Eligibility
This studentship is open to both Home and International applicants. However, the CRSW is limited to one Overseas studentship across the opportunities currently advertised. To be classed as a home student, candidates must meet the following criteria: Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or Have settled status, or o Have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or Have indefinite leave to remain or enter Further guidance can be found here - www.ukri.org/wp content/uploads/2021/02/UKRI-030221-Guidance-International Eligibility-Implementation-training-grant-holders-V2.pdf We are committed to welcoming applications from students from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented at this level in this discipline. We require an upper-second class (2:1) honours degree and a Master’s degree at high merit or above in a discipline directly relevant to the PhD (or international equivalent). Please see here for the English-language requirements for PhD students in the Department of War Studies (Band B): Postgraduate English language entry requirements | King's College London Assessment of applicants Applicants will be assessed by how well they meet the person specification for this position. This may include: An educational and research background that matches this research project. The potential to work effectively and inclusively with a diverse team of people The potential to take initiative and manage a dynamic and complex workload. The potential to develop expertise in new areas related to this subject. A demonstrated interest in and understanding of the proposed area of research, including knowledge of current challenges and opportunities. The potent...
Requirements
This studentship is open to both Home and International applicants. However, the CRSW is limited to one Overseas studentship across the opportunities currently advertised. To be classed as a home student, candidates must meet the following criteria: Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or Have settled status, or o Have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or Have indefinite leave to remain or enter Further guidance can be found here - www.ukri.org/wp content/uploads/2021/02/UKRI-030221-Guidance-International Eligibility-Implementation-training-grant-holders-V2.pdf We are committed to welcoming applications from students from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented at this level in this discipline. We require an upper-second class (2:1) honours degree and a Master’s degree at high merit or above in a discipline directly relevant to the PhD (or international equivalent). Please see here for the English-language requirements for PhD students in the Department of War Studies (Band B): Postgraduate English language entry requirements | King's College London Assessment of applicants Applicants will be assessed by how well they meet the person specification for this position. This may include: An educational and research background that matches this research project. The potential to work effectively and inclusively with a diverse team of people The potential to take initiative and manage a dynamic and complex workload. The potential to develop expertise in new areas related to this subject. A demonstrated interest in and understanding of the proposed area of research, including knowledge of current challenges and opportunities. The potent...
Funding and benefits
Funding eligibility: UK Students. Funding amount: £21,805 please see advert.
Required documents
Curriculum vitae, reference, personal statement, research proposal
How to apply
If you have questions about the project or the application process, please contact Kelsey Carthew at crsw@kcl.ac.uk Applicants should apply at the link below and submit the following no later than 5pm on 1st September 2026: qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_0UQML35ytEOvOHc Curriculum vitae A personal statement outlining your reasons for pursuing doctoral research at King’s College London A research proposal (5-10 pages in length) that explains your proposed area of focus; primary research question; importance and originality of your topic; initial thoughts on methods and potential case studies; and your familiarity with the existing literature and research on this topic. A sample of academic writing. If you are a current MA student awaiting results of your dissertation, please upload your submitted dissertation as your writing sample. Transcripts of undergraduate and master’s qualifications One academic reference Please submit all materials in English. Use of AI: While we recognise that AI tools can be useful for certain tasks, your application should reflect your own thinking, research interests, skills, and experience rather than AI generated content. Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may not demonstrate the originality, critical thinking, and personal insight expected for doctoral study. Please note it is the responsibility of applicants to request references from their referees and ensure that they have been received by this deadline. All documents should be submitted in either MS Word or PDF format. Interviews will be held in September with offers expected by the end of the month. Following the interview, the successful candidate will also need to formally apply to King’s College London and satisfy its admission requirements.
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Benefits
Funding eligibility: UK Students. Funding amount: £21,805 please see advert.
Eligibility summary
This studentship is open to both Home and International applicants. However, the CRSW is limited to one Overseas studentship across the opportunities currently advertised. To be classed as a home student, candidates must meet the following criteria: Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or Have settled status, or o Have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or Have indefinite leave to remain or enter Further guidance can be found here - www.ukri.org/wp content/uploads/2021/02/UKRI-030221-Guidance-International Eligibility-Implementation-training-grant-holders-V2.pdf We are committed to welcoming applications from students from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented at this level in this discipline. We require an upper-second class (2:1) honours degree and a Master’s degree at high merit or above in a discipline directly relevant to the PhD (or international equivalent). Please see here for the English-language requirements for PhD students in the Department of War Studies (Band B): Postgraduate English language entry requirements | King's College London Assessment of applicants Applicants will be assessed by how well they meet the person specification for this position. This may include: An educational and research background that matches this research project. The potential to work effectively and inclusively with a diverse team of people The potential to take initiative and manage a dynamic and complex workload. The potential to develop expertise in new areas related to this subject. A demonstrated interest in and understanding of the proposed area of research, including knowledge of current challenges and opportunities. The potential to undertake continuous personal and professional development. The potential to communicate ideas and findings, verbally and in writing, clearly and effectively. An understanding of relevant research methods. A successful proposal will contain a clearly identified, novel research question, positioned in the context of current historiography. It will also identify relevant sources. Compelling proposals will offer insight into how the candidate may use those sources.
Requirements
This studentship is open to both Home and International applicants. However, the CRSW is limited to one Overseas studentship across the opportunities currently advertised. To be classed as a home student, candidates must meet the following criteria: Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or Have settled status, or o Have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or Have indefinite leave to remain or enter Further guidance can be found here - www.ukri.org/wp content/uploads/2021/02/UKRI-030221-Guidance-International Eligibility-Implementation-training-grant-holders-V2.pdf We are committed to welcoming applications from students from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented at this level in this discipline. We require an upper-second class (2:1) honours degree and a Master’s degree at high merit or above in a discipline directly relevant to the PhD (or international equivalent). Please see here for the English-language requirements for PhD students in the Department of War Studies (Band B): Postgraduate English language entry requirements | King's College London Assessment of applicants Applicants will be assessed by how well they meet the person specification for this position. This may include: An educational and research background that matches this research project. The potential to work effectively and inclusively with a diverse team of people The potential to take initiative and manage a dynamic and complex workload. The potential to develop expertise in new areas related to this subject. A demonstrated interest in and understanding of the proposed area of research, including knowledge of current challenges and opportunities. The potential to undertake continuous personal and professional development. The potential to communicate ideas and findings, verbally and in writing, clearly and effectively. An understanding of relevant research methods. A successful proposal will contain a clearly identified, novel research question, positioned in the context of current historiography. It will also identify relevant sources. Compelling proposals will offer insight into how the candidate may use those sources.
Documents required
Curriculum vitae, reference, personal statement, research proposal
Language/test requirements
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