The Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York is delighted to be able to offer a number of awards for students embarking on a PhD programme starting in September 2012. There are four main awards for which candidates working on research topics supervised within our department are eligible to apply.
Within the context of the White Rose Doctoral Training Center the department is able to offer two ESRC funded studentships, which comprise a fee waiver and a maintenance grant. These awards can be held on a 1+3 years (Masters+PhD) or +3 years (PhD) basis.
One AHRC studentship is available, which also comprises a fee waiver and a maintenance grant, for 3 years.
The fourth studentship is generously provided by the Wolfson Foundation and consists of an award of £25000 per year for 3 years.
For full details on these awards including eligibility criteria and the application procedure, please visit:
http://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-funding/postgraduate/
York is a major international centre for linguistics. The department's research is organised around a number of research groups including Syntax and Semantics, Phonetics and Phonology, Language Variation and Change, First and Second Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics, and Forensic Speech Science. For further information please visit:
http://www.york.ac.uk/language/
In the last RAE the department was ranked second in the UK with two-thirds of our research judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent.
Successful candidates will be joining a vibrant research community consisting (in September 2012) of over 20 research active staff and over 45 postgraduate students, and will be expected to take an active part in the research life of the department.
Deadlines for applications are as follows:
ESRC studentships: 3 February 2012
AHRC studentship: 2 March 2012
Wolfson Foundation scholarship: 2 March 2012
For informal inquiries about your application please contact:
Dr George Tsoulas at: george.tsoulas@york.ac.uk
