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GOLDSMITHS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ENGLISH AND CREATIVE WRITING MPHIL/PHD FEE WAIVER

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Application Deadline: Friday, 13th June 2025, midnight.

LOCATION: England

The Department of English and Creative Writing will be awarding a limited number of competitive fee-waiver bursaries for new and continuing MPhil/PhD students for the academic session 2025-26.

ELIGIBILITY:

Both new and continuing MPhil and PhD students within the Department of English and Creative Writing are eligble to apply for these fee waiver bursaries.

New applicants must have formally applied for entry onto their chosen MPhil/PhD programme.

When deciding about awards for research degrees, we are looking for:

Evidence of distinction in a prior BA and/or MA programme

Diligence and timely progress in the conduct of original scholarly research of high quality, or of creative writing of high quality

Applications from students working in any field of creative writing, literary criticism, linguistics and translation are welcome. All other things being equal, the Department may give preference, in the case of one of the bursaries, to high-quality applications focussing on literature before 1830

Overseas students as well as home/EU students may apply for the fee waivers, but should note that the value of each award will be equal to the fees applicable for home/EU students.

Students who are holders of AHRC or similar publicly-funded studentships for the same academic year for which they are applying are not eligible for this funding. Other exclusions, based on other awards held, may also apply.

BENEFIT:

A full fee waiver for the academic year (international candidates are also eligible, the value of the award will be equal to the value of home fees).

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Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLED AT UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG

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Application Deadline: 15 April 2025 (funding period: 1 October–30 September of the following year)
15 October 2025 (funding period: 1 April – 31 March of the following year)

LOCATION: Germany

With its merit scholarship program, Universität Hamburg supports outstanding international students and doctoral researchers in all subjects and at all degree levels who have been socially committed and actively involved in an international context. The awarding of a merit scholarship allows recipients to concentrate fully on their studies and gives them the opportunity to develop their skills.

ELIGIBILITY:

have been enrolled in your subject at Universität Hamburg for at least 2 semesters and are pursuing a degree (students in 2-year master’s degree programs and doctoral researchers can apply after 1 completed semester);

do not hold German citizenship;

are not eligible for the federal student loan scheme (International students fulfilling the requirements of Section 8 of the German federal training assistance act (Bundesgesetz über individuelle Förderung der Ausbildung, BAföG) cannot be funded)

When applying for a merit scholarship, you must present the following documents to the program coordinator on one of the dates mentioned in the ‘Application’ section (see ‘Application’ section for more information):

Non-EU citizens: your residence permit

EU citizens: your identity card and your registration certificate of your residence (“Meldebescheinigung”) in Germany

BENEFIT:

The maximum monthly funding sum is €930.

Merit scholarships are awarded for 2 semesters (total of 12 months). You can reapply for a merit scholarship. The maximum funding duration is 2 years.

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