PhD Psycholinguistics scholarship

The Department of Language and Linguistic Science is pleased to offer one fully funded PhD scholarship for the PhD Psycholinguistics programme, for a student whose main supervisor is in Language and Linguistic Science.

  • Funding: £15,609+ per annum, plus tuition fees at UK (home) rate
  • Academic year: 2022/23
  • Open to: International (including EU) and UK (home) students
  • Qualification level: Postgraduate research
  • Number available: One
Applications for 2022/23 are closed.

The scholarship includes:

  • UK (Home)-rate tuition fees for three years (international applicants would need to fund the difference between the UK and international rate)
  • A UKRI-aligned stipend for three years, full time (£15,609 per year tax-free in 2021/22)
Eligibility

Open to International (including EU) and UK (home) students.

Open to students in the Department of Language and Linguistic Science.

Your main supervisor must be in Language and Linguistic Science. (If your main supervisor is in Education or Psychology, please see the PhD funding pages in those departments.)

How to apply

Application deadline: Tuesday 19 April 2022, 5pm BST

Submit your online application before the deadline. You must consult with your proposed supervisor at least one month before the deadline.

Individuals with the strongest academic record, summary research proposal (in terms of rigour and clarity), and endorsement from their potential supervisor, as well as clarity of the proposed research to the Department and to the Psycholinguistics programme, will be shortlisted and offered an interview on 3 or 4 May 2022.

Interview performance will contribute to selection of the successful candidate. We expect that the successful candidate will be offered the award by mid-May 2022.

Contact details

Heather Marsden
heather.marsden@york.ac.uk