Institution/Organization: University College Dublin
Web Address: https://www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsandevents/2025-26/phdscholarships2025/

Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Ling & Literature; Phonetics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Description:

Two PhD Full Fee Waiver Scholarships (covering full EU fees) are now available at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, University College Dublin.

These scholarships will cover four years of full-time PhD study and are open to applicants across all six SLCL subject areas (French, German, Italian, Linguistics, Portuguese & Spanish).

Key Details:
Scholarship Type: 4-Year Full EU Fee Waiver

Number Available: 2

Start Date: PhD programme must begin before 31 January 2026

Eligibility: Open to all SLCL subject areas (max. one award per subject)

Conditions:
Applicants must be formally accepted into the PhD programme through the SLCL Graduate Studies Board's standard admissions process.

Recipients are required to apply for external funding (e.g., Taighde Éireann/Research Ireland) during Year 1 of the PhD.

From Year 2 onwards, recipients must undertake a paid tutoring role within SLCL, up to a maximum of 6 hours per week.

The scholarships are competitive and non-transferable. Decisions are final and not subject to appeal.

For anyone who is interested, please contact your potential supervisor for application details.

Application Deadline: 31-Dec-2025

Mailing Address for Applications:
Ireland
Web Address for Applications: https://www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsandevents/2025-26/phdscholarships2025/
Email Address for Applications: [email protected]