
Taught vs Research Master’s: Funding, PhD Entry & an 8-Question Checklist
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University of Edinburgh
Top university
United Kingdom
3 days ago
Top university
The University of Edinburgh invites applications for postgraduate research study in Science and Technology Studies (STS) , offering both a PhD and an MSc by Research (MScR) for September 2027 entry. The programmes are based in the School of Social and Political Science within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The MScR develops research skills in the social sciences with a specific focus on STS and is recommended as preparation for many students intending to pursue a PhD. It ca...
3 days ago
The University of Illinois at Chicago
United States
2 weeks ago
Fully funded MA and PhD positions are being advertised in Communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago . This opportunity appears to be for students interested in communication research, with likely relevance to communication studies and related media studies topics. The post is brief and does not specify the exact research areas, supervisor names, eligibility criteria, funding package, or deadline. The announcement says “Come work with us!” and links out to a LinkedIn source for more ...
2 weeks ago
University of Roehampton
United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
The University of Roehampton is advertising ESRC SENSS fully funded Masters and PhD studentships in the social sciences through the South and East Network for Social Sciences (SENSS), a consortium Doctoral Training Partnership. Eligible research areas include Business and Management Studies , Communication, Cultural and Media Studies , Education , Law , Psychology , and Sociology , especially projects that fit SENSS core themes such as Resolving Uncertainty and Addressing Crises , Sustainability...
2 weeks ago
University of Maastricht
Netherlands
1 month ago
Maastricht University is offering the NL-High Potential Scholarship for highly talented international students from outside the EU/EEA who have been admitted to a participating master’s programme at UM. The scholarship is a full scholarship and includes a tuition fee waiver , monthly living expenses, health and liability insurance, visa application costs, pre-academic training costs, and support for the International Student Ambassador Programme. A mandatory room/accommodation is also allocated ...
1 month ago
University of East Anglia
United Kingdom
3 months ago
Political, Social and International Studies at the University of East Anglia (UEA) is offering a funded PhD programme for students worldwide, with a strong research environment in Political Science , International Relations , Public Policy , Political Theory , Communication Studies , and Media Studies . The programme welcomes research proposals across several broad themes: Critical Global Politics (foreign policy, global and regional governance, borders, international security, international org...
3 months ago
University of Science and Technology Beijing
China
3 months ago
BFSU Stipend Scholarship 2027 is a scholarship opportunity at Beijing Foreign Studies University in China for international students applying to Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD programmes. The scholarship is funded by the Beijing Municipal Government and includes multiple award categories. Category A provides the strongest support with a full tuition waiver, free on-campus accommodation or an accommodation allowance, a monthly living stipend, and comprehensive medical insurance. Category B include...
3 months ago
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University of Münster
Germany
3 months ago
PhD opportunity in Empirical and Applied Linguistics at the University of Münster in Germany . The Graduate School offers an interdisciplinary doctoral programme with a strong focus on linguistics and related areas, including general linguistics , second language acquisition , applied linguistics , German linguistics , English philology , Romance linguistics (French, Italian, Spanish), Dutch philology , Scandinavian studies , Slavic studies , and psycholinguistics . Doctoral researchers can purs...
3 months ago
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Just Landed
Germany
Posted Yesterday
Just Landed
The Class of Language within the Graduate School Language & Literature at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich offers a doctoral environment for research in the linguistic disciplines. The program combines a structured interdisciplinary curriculum with individual and intensive supervision by faculty members, and it encourages exchange among doctoral candidates, faculty, and international visiting scholars. For the summer semester 2027 , LMU Munich invites applications for one funded doctoral p...
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Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA)
Germany
2 months ago
12 fully funded PhD positions are available at the Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research (CGA) in Cologne, Germany. This is an application call for up to 12 doctoral places in a major international ageing research environment linking the University of Cologne, the University Hospital Cologne, the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research. The programme is situated within one of Europe’s leading ageing research clusters and brings togeth...
2 months ago
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![]() Housing Shared flats and off-campus rentals per year | €5.0k $5,400/yr |
![]() Utilities & Connectivity Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year | €662 $720/yr |
![]() Personal Care Toiletries, haircuts, and personal items per year | €552 $600/yr |
![]() Clothing Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year | €828 $900/yr |
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Germany
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Stress Management
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Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Germany
Media Studies
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Communication Studies
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University of Wuerzburg
Germany
Social Psychology
Media Studies
Media Psychology
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Affective Science
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Germany
Media Studies
Political Communication
Communication Studies
Journalism
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Germany
Media Studies
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Journalism
Academic Purposes
Communication Studies
University of Mainz
Germany
Media Studies
Social Psychology
Communication Studies
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Audience Studies

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