Newcastle University has a number of funding opportunities in Linguistics for PhD study (some of which may include foregoing Master's level study).

AHRC

Linguistics is able to submit nominations to an open competition for the award of two AHRC doctoral studentships 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 to £13,590 (2012/13 rates). Other EU students are eligible for a fees-only award.

Deadline: 21 February 2013 for application for funding and 7 February 2013  for application to chosen programme of study ;  for more information, including on how to apply, see http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/search/list/ahrc-doc-ling

ESRC

We are able to submit two nominations in linguistics for doctoral studentships to the ESRC North-East Doctoral Training Centre. Studentships may include funding for foregoing Master's level study. 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 to £13,590 (2012/13 rates). Other EU students are eligible for a fees-only award. PhD projects must be from one of the following areas:

Applied Linguistics

Clinical Linguistics

Sociolinguistics

Language Acquisition / Bilingualism

Deadline for application: 18 February 2013; for more information, including on how to apply, see http://www.nedtc.ac.uk

Dr Richard Waltereit

Director of Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Sciences

Old Library Building

Newcastle NE1 7RU

UK

Telephone 0044 191 222 3542

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/linguistics