Funding and Scholarships
If you are thinking about how to finance your postgraduate study, this page provides information on some common sources of funding for Modern Languages & Cultures programmes.
Please note: The information provided below is not necessarily complete. For full details of all available sources of funding, please check the University Postgraduate Scholarships page, using precise nationality, study and course criteria.
We have separate details of taught and research postgraduate funding for:
News
- AHRC Studentships: up to eight awards for postgraduates will be offered to UK/EU applicants commencing their degree in SMLC in September/October 2010.
UK and EU Postgraduate Funding
Source of Funding
|
Level
|
Eligibility
|
Value of Award
|
Deadline
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
+2 award (MA) in Chinese studies |
UK/EU students for East Asian Studies only |
Full UK/EU fees and (UK applicants only) maintenance grant |
15 March 2010 |
|
| ESRC Open Competition | 1+3 or +3 awards | UK/EU students for East Asian Studies only | Full UK/EU fees and (UK applicants only) maintenance | 15 March 2010 |
| AHRC Professional Preparation Masters Awards (BGP) | Taught MA |
UK/EU students in Interpreting and/or Translation | Full UK/EU fees and (UK applicants only) maintenance | 31 March 2010 |
| AHRC Research Preparation Masters Award (BGP) | Taught MA |
UK/EU students in Asian Studies | Full UK/EU fees and (UK applicants only) maintenance | 31 March 2010 |
| AHRC Doctoral Awards (BGP) | PhD | UK/EU students in French Language and Culture, German Language and Culture or Film Studies and Television Studies | Full UK/EU fees and (UK applicants only) maintenance | 31 March 2010 |
| University Research Scholarships | PhD | UK/EU nationals | Standard UK/EU fees and maintenance grant | 1 June 2010 |
| SMLC Postgraduate Bursaries | Taught MA |
All nationals | To be confirmed | 11 June 2010 |
Taught MA |
UK/EU students |
Standard
UK/EU fees (for 12 months only)
|
11 June 2010
|
|
Taught MA
|
UK/EU full-time students
|
Standard UK/EU fees plus maintenance grant
|
11 June 2010
|
|
Taught MA
MA by Research |
Full-time students from Spain or Portugal |
Standard UK/EU fees
|
To be confirmed
|
|
Taught MA MA by Research PhD |
Please check the list of schools at the SCAST website |
Refer to SCAST website for details |
Refer to SCAST website for details |
|
MA Conference Interpreting & Translation Studies; PGDip Conference Interpreting only
|
UK/EU nationals and nationals of EU candidate countries
|
Refer to DG Interpretation website for details
|
Refer to DG Interpretation website for details
|
Please note: The information provided here is not necessarily complete. For full details of all available sources of funding, please check the University Postgraduate Scholarships page.
International Postgraduate Funding
Source of Funding |
Level |
Eligibility |
Value of Award |
Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully Funded International Research Scholarships (FIRS) | PhD | International Students | International fees plus maintenance grant | 29 January 2010 |
Taught MA MA by Research |
International students
|
£4,000-£5,200
|
1 March 2010
|
|
| SMLC Postgraduate Bursaries | Taught MA MA by Research PhD |
All nationals | To be confirmed | 11 June 2010 |
Taught MA
MA by Research |
Students from Argentina,Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Puerto
Rico, Uruguay or Venezuela
|
£5,000 contribution to tuition fees
|
To be confirmed
|
Please note: The information provided here is not necessarily complete. For full details of all available sources of funding, please check the University Postgraduate Scholarships page.
Further Information
- All awards are extremely competitive and applicants are advised to apply for all relevant sources of funding.
- Applicants must satisfy the entry requirements for their chosen programme of study, as detailed in the Postgraduate Coursefinder.