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Languages Undergraduate Scholarship

The Languages Undergraduate Scholarship is offered by the University of Surrey to UK students with home fee status who have received an offer to study specific language and literature courses. The scholarship provides a £1,000 accommodation fee waiver in the first year of study only. This automatic award is available to students studying English Literature and French, English Literature and Spanish, Modern Languages (French and Spanish), Business Management and French, or Business Management and Spanish at the bachelor's degree or integrated master's level. Students living outside of University accommodation will receive this as a cash award instead. The scholarship aims to support UK students pursuing language studies at Surrey and is awarded to offer holders who make the university their firm choice by the specified deadline.

Helen Sharp Undergraduate Scholarship in Modern Languages

The Helen Sharp Undergraduate Scholarship in Modern Languages is a generous scholarship funded by Durham University alumna Helen Sharp (née Potts) to support talented students from low-income backgrounds pursuing undergraduate studies in Modern Languages and Cultures. The scholarship provides financial assistance of up to £4,000 per annum for up to four years to help cover tuition, living costs, and other associated costs of study. This opportunity is specifically designed to promote academic excellence and enhance career prospects for students who demonstrate financial need and have been educated at state-maintained UK schools, colleges, or other secondary education providers throughout their education. The scholarship will be available for students beginning their undergraduate studies in the 2026-27 academic year. Applications from students of Black Heritage, care-leavers, refugees, and asylum-seekers are particularly warmly welcomed. The scholarship aims to make the same transformative university experiences available to everyone, regardless of financial background, providing access to Durham's comprehensive Modern Languages program which offers teaching in francophone language and culture, literature, history, film, and more.

Barker Doctoral Scholarships in Modern European Languages

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University awards Barker Doctoral Scholarships to UK postgraduate researchers who demonstrate exceptional potential within the field of Modern European Languages. Eligible language areas include French, German, Italian, Russian, and Hispanic Studies, as well as comparative projects that work across two or more of these fields. Projects should focus predominantly on literature and thought; those focused wholly or primarily on film and visual culture will not be eligible. The scholarship provides full tuition fees at home rates and an annual maintenance allowance at UKRI rates for a maximum of three years full-time or six years part-time.

World-Leading Scholarship in Modern Languages

The University of St Andrews offers a full scholarship funded by St Leonard's Postgraduate College to support an exceptional student undertaking doctoral research on the project 'How to write a global success before print: The paradigmatic case of the Seven Sages of Rome/Sinbad narrative.' This interdisciplinary PhD project combines theories of translingualism and globalisation with premodern literature and digital humanities methods. It analyzes a unique dataset cataloguing approximately 600 known manuscripts and 300 print editions of the multilingual Seven Sages/Sindbad narrative to study how cultural artifacts achieved pancontinental success before the invention of print. The scholarship provides full tuition fees and an annual stipend for up to 3.5 years full-time or 7 years part-time. Students will be part of St Andrews' vibrant postgraduate community and have access to comprehensive research skills development through the GRADskills programme, with support from St Leonard's Postgraduate College and the Careers Centre.

World-Leading Scholarship in Computer Science and Modern Languages

The University of St Andrews offers a full scholarship funded by St Leonard's Postgraduate College to support an exceptional student undertaking doctoral research on 'Designing Techno-Cultural Ecologies: Prototyping Critical and Creative Interactions with Biodiversity.' This interdisciplinary PhD project investigates how digital technologies can be reconfigured to explore new frameworks for engaging with biodiversity, integrating environmental humanities, design research, and digital fabrication to prototype new forms of technological engagement. The research centres on the herbarium at the St Andrews Botanic Garden, aiming to reactivate it as a 'techno-cultural ecology' where biological archives, digital systems, and human perception intersect to produce new forms of understanding. The scholarship provides full tuition fee coverage and an annual stipend (£19,775 for 2025-2026) for up to 3.5 years full-time or 7 years part-time. Doctoral students at St Andrews benefit from being part of a vibrant postgraduate community at one of the world's leading research-intensive universities, with access to comprehensive training through the GRADskills programme and support from St Leonard's Postgraduate College and the University's Careers Centre.

St Leonard's College World-Leading Doctoral Scholarships

The University of St Andrews offers up to six full scholarships funded by St Leonard's Postgraduate College to support exceptional students undertaking doctoral research on topics contributing to the world-leading theme of the University Strategy. The scholarships comprise a full tuition fee award and an annual stipend. St Andrews is one of the leading research-intensive universities in the world, with more than 88% of research carried out rated as world-leading or internationally excellent according to the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021. As a doctoral student, recipients will be part of a vibrant postgraduate community at St Leonard's Postgraduate College, which is at the heart of postgraduate life at St Andrews. Students will have access to comprehensive research skills development through the University's GRADskills programme, which provides academic, professional, and personal development opportunities. The Careers Centre offers dedicated support for postgraduate students to help them identify and achieve their career ambitions. The scholarships support doctoral students in contributing to ground-breaking research across a wide range of disciplines. Doctoral students receive intensive research training in their home School and benefit from being fully supervised and integrated into the research interests of academic staff. Recipients will be expected to submit their thesis for examination by the end of the award period.

Valerie Graeme Smith Scholarship in the Arts

The Valerie Graeme Smith Scholarship in the Arts is awarded to full-time postgraduate taught Masters students with Overseas fee status whose chosen programme is within the Faculty of Arts at the University of St Andrews. The scholarship is open to all areas of study within the Faculty of Arts and is based on academic merit. One award of £3,600 is available per year, paid towards tuition fees. The scholarship has a duration of one year and covers students in various Schools including Art History, Classics, English, Film Studies, History, International Relations, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Social Anthropology, and the University of St Andrews Business School. Applicants must apply for a taught postgraduate masters course (MLitt, MRes, MSc, MPP) within the Faculty of Arts and must hold Overseas fee status. Applications are assessed based on academic merit, and applicants are required to submit one academic reference and one personal reference, along with university transcripts.