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Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships in AI-Enabled Digital Accessibility

Fully funded PhD scholarships available for 2025/26 in AI-Enabled Digital Accessibility at the University of Surrey.

We are delighted to announce the recruitment of our 2025/2026 PhD cohort for the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Network for AI-Enabled Digital Accessibility (ADA). Fully funded scholarships are available for 2025/26.

Proposals are invited for innovative and original projects focusing on improving digital accessibility through linguistic and cross-modal mediation, and responsible AI use, under six themes:

  • AI for Audiovisual Accessibility
  • AI for Speech-to-Text Accessibility
  • AI for Text Simplification and Comprehension
  • AI for Cross-Language Accessibility
  • AI-Enhanced Assistive Communication Technologies
  • AI for Personalising Accessible Communication

For more information on these themes and application details, please visit https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/leverhulme-doctoral-scholarship-ai-enabled-digital-accessibility-ada.

Application deadline: 7 April 2025.

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