Scholarship and Funding Opportunities
At Lancaster, we are investing in the future of our students by enabling access to a world-class education. We believe that funding concerns should not stop any student with the talent to thrive. There are various scholarships, bursaries and funding opportunities for Linguistics Master's and PhD students.
For “1+3” applications (MA followed by PhD), you must apply for the PhD programme AT LEAST one month before the funding application deadline in order to allow time for your application to be processed.
Please note that unless clearly stated, for all awards, you must have already applied for and accepted an offer of a place on one of the relevant programmes.
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Lancaster University forms part of the North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (NWCDTP). Each year, approximately 50 studentships are awarded across the seven institutions that make up the consortium for research in areas covered by the AHRC.
- Deadline: 2 Feb 2024
- PhD application deadline: 2 Jan 2024
Eligibility
Funding is available to support students eligible for Home or International fees. Please visit the websites of the North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership and UKRI for further details regarding eligibility criteria.
Schemes
Doctoral studies only:
- +2 Scheme (two years doctoral study – for existing first year students only)
- +3 Scheme (three years doctoral study)
Further details:
Lancaster University forms part of the ESRC's North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP). Each year, around 60 studentships are awarded across the four institutions that make up the partnership for research in areas covered by the ESRC.
- Deadline: 26 Feb 2024 (5pm)
- PhD application deadline: 26 Jan 2024
Eligibility
Funding is available to support students eligible for Home or International fees. Please visit the websites of the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (https://nwssdtp.ac.uk/) and UKRI (https://www.ukri.org/) for further details regarding eligibility criteria.
Schemes
- 1+3 Scheme (Master's Degree followed by PhD)
- +3 Scheme (PhD only)
Further Details
Level of Study: PhD degree
Eligibility: UK students and international students (including EU and EEA)
Deadline for Scholarship applications: Tuesday 19 March 2024, 17:00 GMT
Applicants must already hold an offer of a place to study a postgraduate doctoral programme in any department in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences before applying for a scholarship, and be due to commence their studies during the 2024-25 academic year.
For full details and application forms please see Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Doctoral Scholarships
Applications are invited for a full-time three-year PhD studentship at Lancaster University starting on 1st October 2024. The successful candidate will join the Centre for Corpus Linguistic Approaches to Safeguarding Studies, funded as part of the ESRC Large Grant ESY002709/1, and will work alongside other researchers involved in researching in various aspects of the family justice system.
Subject areas: Law, linguistics, social sciences
The closing date for applications is midnight (BST) on Wednesday 31st July 2024
Full details and how to apply: PhD Studentship: Mapping and Classifying Global Safeguarding Models
Applications are invited for a full-time three-year PhD studentship at Lancaster University starting on 1st October 2024. The successful candidate will join the Centre for Corpus Linguistic Approaches to Safeguarding Studies (CLASS), funded as part of the ESRC Large Grant ESY002709/1, working alongside other researchers involved in researching aspects of the family justice system.
Subject areas: Law, linguistics, psychology, sociology, computer science and cognate disciplines.
The closing date for applications is midnight (BST) on Wednesday 31st July 2024.
Full details and how to apply: PhD Studentship: Quantification of risk as evidence in the family justice system
Applications are invited for a full-time three-year PhD with fees paid for three years and a two-year studentship at Lancaster University starting on 1st October 2024. The successful candidate will join the new multidisciplinary Centre for Corpus Linguistic Approaches to Safeguarding Studies (CLASS), funded by an ESRC Large Grant ESY002709/1, and will work alongside researchers involved in theoretical and practical work in various aspects of the family justice system.
Subject areas: Law, linguistics, social policy, social care, computer science and cognate disciplines.
The closing date for applications is midnight (BST) on Wednesday 31st July 2024.
Full details and how to apply: PhD Studentship corpus linguistics and safeguarding studies