Postgraduate Funding
Funding opportunities for postgraduate study are advertised throughout the year.
ESRC Studentships (NINE DTP)
The Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINE DTP) is an exciting collaborative enterprise between seven Universities across Northern Ireland and the North East of England. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), with support from the Department for the Economy Northern Ireland (DfENI), they provide outstanding students with fantastic opportunities to conduct their Doctoral studies and develop core research skills in an exciting and creative environment.
Each year, they award in excess of 50 studentships to exceptional social scientists across the seven partner Universities, providing funding to support Doctoral studies on three year (PhD), three-and-a-half year (PhD with Research Methods) or four year (Masters and PhD) programmes.
They are committed to working with award-holders, partners and collaborators to deliver an innovative and engaging experience, allowing students to deliver real-world impact whilst developing into the next generation of social scientists.
The School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics seeks outstanding applicants for studentships on our PhD programmes in Linguistics.
We offer a world-leading research environment for doctoral projects in:
- Language Acquisition, Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics
- Language Variation and Change
- Syntax, Phonology, Morphology
Find out more about our staff research areas.
The competition for September 2026 entry is now OPEN.
NINE Doctoral Training Partnership.
Prospective NINE applicants should discuss their applications with Niamh Kelly.