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Postgraduate
ERC Synergy Nilomorph PhD Scholarship: Describing West Nilotic Languages
University of Edinburgh
Closed
Funding
£20,780
Deadline
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Study level
Postgraduate
Where you study
University of Edinburgh only
Arts & Humanities
Funding scale: Full Funding
Funding
- The award covers tuition fees and a maintenance stipend at the UKRI rate (£20,780 in 25/26) for up to four years of PhD study.
Eligibility
- The award is open to UK and overseas students applying to start their first year of study for an on-campus PhD in Linguistics and English Language in academic year 2026/2027.
- Anyone with a UK 2: 1 honours degree (or the international equivalent ) in Linguistics, or a degree programme where Linguistics is central, is eligible to apply.
About the provider
Funding structure
- The award covers tuition fees and a maintenance stipend at the UKRI rate (£20,780 in 25/26) for up to four years of PhD study.
How to apply
- The deadline for applying for the scholarship has now passed.
Selection criteria
- Interview invitations will be sent out in mid-February, and the interviews will be held in late-February or early-March.
- A panel consisting of the PI of the Description component and other senior researchers within the Nilomorph project will rank eligible applications in terms of the academic quality of the applicants, with reference to eligibility and the above-mentioned criteria.
- A shortlist of the highest-ranked applicants will be invited to an interview.
Timeline
Heads up
Dates can shift each year. The deadline above is what we last verified. Always confirm on the provider's own page before you start your application.
