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Fully funded PhD Scholarship in Linguistics and Bilingualism (ESRC WGSSS) Swansea University in United Kingdom

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Computer Science

Funding

Available

Deadline

Dec 6, 2026

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United Kingdom

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Swansea University

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Keywords

Computer Science
Education
Sociology
Psychology
Discourse Analysis
Multilingualism
Psycholinguistics
Corpus Linguistics
Bilingualism
Second Language Acquisition
Applied Linguistics
Pragmatic
Linguistics
Sociolinguistic

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About this position

This fully funded doctoral studentship at Swansea University invites proposals in linguistics and bilingualism, with a strong emphasis on research connected to Applied Linguistics and Welsh. The project is an open award, so the successful applicant will develop their own doctoral topic within the language-related expertise of staff in the university’s relevant research areas.

Research directions named in the advert include second language acquisition, bilingualism/multilingualism, and wider work on the structure, meaning, and use of language. The studentship also supports topics across psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, pragmatics, forensic linguistics, discourse analysis, language technology, and education.

Students will be based at Swansea University and become members of the Language Research Centre, an interdisciplinary research centre supporting language-related research across the university. The post also highlights access to specialist research resources, including two eye-trackers and software such as Gorilla.sc and Qualtrics, making it suitable for projects that combine experimental, survey, or language-based methods.

Supervision is flexible and may be joint with colleagues in Modern Languages, Psychology, and Education. The advert also directs applicants to staff research-interest pages in Applied Linguistics and Welsh when identifying a potential supervisory match.

The scholarship is offered through the ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences and is framed as a research-led doctoral opportunity within Swansea’s language research environment.

Funding details

Available

What's required

Applicants must have qualifications or experience equal to an honours degree at a first or upper second-class level, or a masters from a UK academic research organisation. Non-traditional academic backgrounds are welcome. English language requirement: IELTS 6.5 overall with no individual component below 6.5, or Swansea University recognised equivalent. Applicants must contact a potential supervisor before applying, and the scholarship is open to UK and international applicants.

How to apply

Apply through Swansea University’s scholarship webpage using the online application route. Before submitting, approach a potential supervisor to confirm supervisory capacity and discuss your draft application. Check the Swansea website for the full selection process and any additional documents required.

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