Kathleen Meek PhD Scholarship

The Kathleen Meek PhD Scholarship scheme is designed to attract high quality students applying for PhD research in English. One PhD award is available for Home fee-status applicants to the PhD Linguistics & English Language within the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. Applicants should be working on a topic in the field of English Language. One further PhD award is available to Home fee-status applicants to the PhD English Literature within the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. The award provides full tuition fees with an annual stipend for 3 years and a Research Training Support Grant. The stipend will be set to the UKRI level for 2026/2027. Candidates with an outstanding track record of academic achievements and research potential are encouraged to apply. Candidates chosen for funding will exemplify the high standards the University of Edinburgh sets for its research students and the investment in their potential.