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Digital Craft in Architecture / Kinetic AI Scholarship

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Key facts

Start dates

September 2026

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Study level

Postgraduate

Award value

£5,225

Eligible course awards

MA

Number of awards

1

Application deadline

28 August 2026

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Overview

The Kinetic-AI Scholarship is awarded to one UK student joining the MA Digital Craft in Architecture in September 2026. The scholarship covers 50% of home tuition fees (£5,225) and is funded by Kinetic-AI, an Oxford-based design company specialising in digitally augmented and moveable architectural systems.

The scholarship is part of a wider partnership between the MA Digital Craft in Architecture and Kinetic-AI, supporting students whose research interests align with the company's territory of computational design, kinetic systems, and adaptive architectural elements. Awardees who develop Final Project research aligned with Kinetic-AI's research agenda may be considered for the company's PhD studentship opportunities on graduation.

Candidates are identified through visits to undergraduate degree show exhibitions across the UK in summer 2026, focused on architecture, interior architecture, and related design disciplines. Applications are also welcome from UK students holding an offer for the MA Digital Craft in Architecture whose work aligns with Kinetic-AI's research territory. The scholarship is awarded by a panel comprising the DCA Course Leader and a Kinetic-AI representative.

Eligibility

Eligibility criteria

  • UK home fee status
  • Final-year undergraduate student or recent graduate in architecture, interior architecture, or a related design discipline
  • Holding (or in the process of applying for) an offer for the MA Digital Craft in Architecture for September 2026 entry
  • Work aligned with Kinetic-AI's research territory of computational design, kinetic systems, and adaptive architectural elements

This funding is available to students studying on the following courses:

Postgraduate

Application process

Candidates are identified through visits to UK degree show exhibitions during May–July 2026, and applications are also welcome directly.

To apply, or to express interest in being considered, contact the DCA Course Leader, Adam Holloway by email at aholloway@brookes.ac.uk. 

Applicants should hold or be applying for an offer to study the MA Digital Craft in Architecture in September 2026.

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Terms and conditions of financial support

The scholarship is awarded for one academic year (2026–27) and covers 50% of the home tuition fee for the MA Digital Craft in Architecture (£5,225). The award is conditional on the recipient enrolling on and remaining registered for the MA Digital Craft in Architecture for the full academic year. The scholarship is non-transferable and cannot be deferred to a subsequent intake. Full terms are available from the DCA Course Leader.