The Faculty of Arts & Humanities invites applications to the Quirk PhD Scholarships, funded by the Lord Randolph Quirk Endowment. The Lord Randolph Quirk Endowment was established from the generous bequest of Professor the Lord Charles Randolph Quirk, 1920-2017, linguist and life peer. Lord Quirk’s interests encompassed not only the discipline of English Language and Literature (in its widest forms, from grammar in English usage to the accessibility of Old English literature and the writing of Charles Dickens), but also the teaching of language (including English) across all sectors of society and the concomitant role of language in societal activity. Professor Quirk’s endowment is to support ‘humanistic scholarship’ in the fields of language and literature, broadly conceived.
Host country: UK University: UCL Duration: Three years Eligible country(s):UK/ home Degree: postgraduate Gender(s): not specified. Age: not specified Commitment of time: Full time Deadline: 12 January 2024
Eligibility
Candidates must:
Have applied to a research degree program (including your referee submitting references) in the following subject areas:
- Accessibility
- Bilingualism/ multilingualism (Including English as one of the languages)
- Creative and cultural industries
- Digital Humanities
- English language and literature
- Language education
- Language and society
Be UK domiciled with home fee status
Be in financial need as assessed by UCL
Demonstrate academic potential through:
- Application form: responses to questions around your motivation and skills
- Research proposal: a lay summary of your research proposal
- Prior results: upload your transcript as part of the application form
- References: submitted as part of your application to a relevant research degree
Selection
A panel will select the awardees on the basis of:
- Financial need-based on socio-economic background*
- Academic potential– as demonstrated by your application form, research proposal, prior results, and references.
*UCL uses a financial assessment tool which considers household income and other influencing factors such as exceptional household expenditure.
How to apply
1. Apply for your chosen PhD program You must submit a complete application for admission to an eligible research degree program by the specified deadline. You do not need to have secured an offer of a place at UCL in order to apply for the scholarship, but you must have submitted your admission application by 12 January 2024.
Your research degree programme must be in the following subject areas and your principal supervisor must be based in a department in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities:
a. Accessibility
b. Bilingualism/ multilingualism (Including English as one of the languages)
c. Creative and cultural industries
d. Digital Humanities
e. English language and literature
f. Language education
g. Language and society
2. Plan your scholarship application Read all the information and the FAQs on this page carefully and note deadlines. Make sure that you meet the eligibility criteria.
In addition to responding to questions about your household income, you will need to:
Upload your academic transcript.
Provide a lay summary of your research proposal (300 words)
Respond to the following questions:
- Why are you interested in this specific research project? (300 words)
- How will your knowledge and skills help you in doctoral research in this area? (300 words)
- Describe an example of when you used your skills to address a research question. (300 words)
- Contextual information (optional) (200 words)
Apply to the Quirk PhD Scholarship by 12 January 2024
Contact
Please see the below FAQs. If you have any queries about the Quirk PhD Scholarship, please email:
dean.a-h@ucl.ac.uk