Funding Opportunities for Postgraduate Studies in Linguistics and Language Sciences 2012/2013
1) AHRC Doctoral Studentships (PhD) – Linguistics
For 2012 entry we expect to have at least one studentship in Linguistics available through the AHRC’s Doctoral Awards scheme.
This scheme provides studentships to enable students to undertake and complete a doctoral degree (PhD). Home (UK) students and those EU students who have been resident in the UK for a minimum of three years are eligible for a full award comprising fees and an annual, tax free stipend of £13,590 (2011/12 rates). Other EU students are eligible for a fees-only award. To see if you would be eligible for a full or fees only award, please refer to the AHRC’s residency eligibility criteria in Annex A of the AHRC Studentship Funding Guide.
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2) ESRC Doctoral Studentships in Linguistics and Language Sciences
Newcastle University (together with the University of Durham) has recently been awarded Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) status by the ESRC -NEDTC. Studentships in Linguistics and Language Sciences are available in the following areas:
- Applied Linguistics
- Clinical Linguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Language Acquisition / Bilingualism
For more information, please see the NEDTC website .
3) Other Funding Opportunities
Schools may also offer some Postgraduate Funding opportunities. Please consult the individual School websites for information:
School of English Language, Literature and Linguistics
School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences.
Other:
Newcastle University International Postgraduate Scholarships (NUIPS) of £1,500-£3,000. These are available for international students (non-UK/non-EU). In very exceptional circumstances, the value of the NUIPS may be increase to £3,000 per year at the discretion of the International Scholarships Committee.
