36.3636, Support: Ibero-Romance; Catalan, Galician, Ladino, Portuguese, Spanish; General Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language Documentation, Syntax: PhD, University of Birmingham
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Subject: 36.3636, Support: Ibero-Romance; Catalan, Galician, Ladino, Portuguese, Spanish; General Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language Documentation, Syntax: PhD, University of Birmingham
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Date: 25-Nov-2025
From: Alice Corr [a.corr at bham.ac.uk]
Subject: Ibero-Romance; Catalan, Galician, Ladino, Portuguese, Spanish; General Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language Documentation, Syntax: PhD, University of Birmingham
Institution/Organization: University of Birmingham
Web Address:
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/scholarships-funding/sir-henry-thomas-scholarship-for-postgraduate-study-in-hispanic-studies
Level: PhD
Duties: Research
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Language
Documentation; Syntax
Required Language(s): Catalan (cat)
Galician (glg)
Ladino (lad)
Portuguese (por)
Spanish (spa)
Ibero-Romance
Description:
The Department of Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham
welcomes enquiries and applications for PhD study in linguistics,
especially Romance and Ibero-Romance linguistics, as well as in a wide
range of related fields in languages and cultures.
Sir Henry Thomas Scholarship:
In 2026 we will also be awarding the Sir Henry Thomas Scholarship, a
competitive postgraduate scholarship for research in the fields of
Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan or Latin American Studies (not limited to
linguistics).
The scholarship provides Home tuition fees and a maintenance stipend
of £15,000 per year for three years, subject to satisfactory progress.
International students are eligible; if successful, the Home fee rate
will be used as a contribution towards the Overseas fee. The
successful candidate will begin in September 2026.
Who can apply?
Students domiciled in any country and of any nationality may apply;
both Home and International applicants are eligible. Candidates should
hold (or be expecting) a first-class or upper-second-class degree in a
relevant subject. To apply for the doctoral award, candidates should
also have completed, or be completing, a Masters degree in a relevant
subject.
We are seeking applications from outstanding research candidates in
the fields of Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan or Latin American Studies.
The principal supervisor must be a staff member in Spanish, Catalan
and Portuguese within the Department. Special consideration will be
given to applications in the areas listed below.
Priority research areas (linguistics):
- Ibero-Romance linguistics and dialectology
- Comparative morphosyntax, dialect syntax
- Grammatical variation, contact and change
- Judeo-Spanish/Ladino, Judeo-Portuguese, Judeo-Catalan
Other fields:
- Film, Media and Video Studies (Catalan-speaking territories)
- Cultural and Literary Studies (20th–21st century Spain,
Catalan-speaking territories)
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Literature (20th–21st century,
Catalan-speaking territories)
- World Literature (20th–21st century Latin America; literatures of
the Portuguese-speaking world)
- Literary Cultures (19th–21st century Spain; 20th–21st century Latin
America; cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world)
- Cultural History (20th century Mexico)
- Visual and Material Cultures (16th–21st century Spain, Latin
America, US Latinx)
- Cultural Studies (Spain; 20th–21st century Latin America)
- Exile, Displacement and Migration (Spain, Latin America)
- Censorship, Power and Literature (19th–21st centuries, Latin
America)
- Postcolonial Approaches to Literature and Culture
(Portuguese-speaking world)
- Decolonial Approaches to Contemporary Thought and Culture
(Portuguese-speaking world)
- Digital Textual Editing (Medieval Iberia)
- History (Medieval Iberia)
- Manuscript Culture (Medieval Iberia)
- Literature, Theatre and Visual Culture (Early Modern Spain)
- Military and Maritime Life (Early Modern Spain)
- Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Literary and
Theatrical Works
Linguistics Applications for Graduate Study (Beyond This Scholarship):
We warmly welcome enquiries from prospective graduate students (PhD
and MA by Research) in linguistics, particularly in Ibero-Romance,
Balkan Romance and comparative Romance linguistics (descriptive and
theoretically-informed approaches to morphosyntactic variation,
contact and change; dialectology; dialect syntax). This includes
projects that fall outside the specific thematic or regional remit of
the Sir Henry Thomas Scholarship.
Other Funding Routes:
Other available funding routes in the Department include:
- Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities (full;
home/international; full-time/part-time; campus-based)
- College of Arts and Law Doctoral Scholarships (full/partial;
home/international; full-time/part-time; campus-based)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Landscape Awards
(targeted at underrepresented groups)
- Self-funded or part-funded routes, which may be combined with
doctoral loans or employer sponsorship
Prospective applicants in linguistics and related fields are welcome
to seek advice about suitable funding options (contact:
calpg-research at contacts.bham.ac.uk).
Application Deadline: 27-Feb-2026
Application Instructions:
How to Apply:
There is a single application process covering all College of Arts and
Law doctoral scholarships:
(1) Submit an application to your chosen PhD programme.
(2) Complete the College of Arts and Law scholarship application form
(available on the application website listed below), indicating which
opportunities you wish to be considered for, by 27 February 2026.
Inquiries:
For linguistics-specific enquiries, please email Alice Corr
(a.corr at bham.ac.uk).
For questions about the Sir Henry Thomas Scholarship and other College
funding schemes, contact: calpg-research at contacts.bham.ac.uk
Mailing Address for Applications:
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2TT
United Kingdom
Web Address for Applications:
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/scholarships-funding/sir-henry-thomas-scholarship-for-postgraduate-study-in-hispanic-studies
Email Address for Applications: calpg-research at contacts.bham.ac.uk
Contact Information:
Alice Corr
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