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Postgraduate research funding
USYD UofG Joint PhD Scholarship: Living with Print in the Eighteenth Century
The University of Sydney's School of Art Communication and English explores how people perceive the world and express themselves through various literary, verbal, visual, digital, and performative modes. This project is located in the discipline of English and Writing, which hosts a significant concentration of research expertise in eighteenth and nineteenth century literary studies. The student will join a large and vibrant cohort of doctoral researchers characterised by collaboration, intellectual exchange, and strong peer networks.
The University of Glasgow's School of Critical Studies reflects a core commitment to criticism, textual interpretation and the analysis of language, over diverse but inter-related subject areas. This project will be based in the English Literature subject area and the student will work with the Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Studies research cluster, which comprises a significant concentration of world-leading scholars. The cluster includes a strong cohort of doctoral researchers, supported by the University’s world-class Archives and Special Collections holdings in eighteenth-century and Romantic-period material.
We invite applications from qualified candidates who wish to complete a fully-funded doctorate examining the diverse ways in which eighteenth-century readers lived actively with print. The project will focus on underutilised archival materials—including manuscript commonplace books, annotated copies, collections of anecdotes, scrapbooks, and albums—to explore how reading practices extended beyond passive consumption to encompass a wide range of dynamic engagements with texts and with the material forms of books. By tracing practices of annotation, excerpting, compilation, and reuse, this PhD will provide opportunities to shed new light on how eighteenth-century readers actively participated in knowledge circulation and the production of literary meaning.
Bringing new materials into the centre of analysis will allow the project to develop a rich account of reading as a creative and materially embedded practice, contributing to broader debates in eighteenth-century studies, book history, and the history of reading about the entangled relationships between manuscript, print, and lived experience. The student will be guided by two experienced supervisors, Nicola Parsons (Sydney) and Matthew Sangster (Glasgow), but will have considerable scope for shaping the project based on their interests.
The project takes full advantage of the Sydney–Glasgow joint PhD structure to bring together unique archival holdings and specialised scholarly expertise. The successful applicant will spend the first year undertaking a literature review and initial archival work in Sydney, followed by a substantial period of research in Glasgow engaging with extensive eighteenth-century collections held across Scotland and the UK, before returning to Sydney for a final year of intensive writing and synthesis. This structure supports a research approach that reconnects geographically dispersed but methodologically connected materials, allowing for an analytical breadth that would not be possible within a single institutional or national context. The student's studies will also incorporate extensive opportunities for professional development, including bespoke training in rare book and manuscript studies; public-facing writing; and collaborations with cultural heritage professionals on physical and digital exhibitions.
USYD UofG Joint PhD Scholarship: Living with Print in the Eighteenth Century
Dr H Morag M McCallum PhD Studentships
The School of Culture & Creative Arts at the University of Glasgow invites applications for the Dr H Morag M McCallum PhD studentship in research related to classical singing (but not pop or jazz) in its widest remit including interdisciplinary projects (theatre, film, translation, etc), performance, pedagogy, musical works, social, cultural, political and artistic movements (contemporary or historical), with a preference for projects that either research underrepresented groups’ engagement with classical singing, or seek to promote such an engagement. The deadline for applications is Friday 15 May 2026, and the successful candidate would ideally start in October 2026.
Dr H Morag M McCallum PhD Studentships
Arts and Humanities Doctoral Landscape Awards
The deadline for applications for our Doctoral Scholarships for entry in 2026 was 28th November 2025. Sign up for updates on funding opportunities using the form above and we'll let you know when applications open for entry in 2027.
Arts & Humanities Doctoral Landscape Awards
James McCune Smith PhD Scholarships
The James McCune Smith Scholarships fund Black UK domiciled students to undertake PhD research at the University. It provides an enhanced experience through external mentors, placements, leadership training, community-building activities and networking opportunities. The deadline for applications for entry in October 2026 is 31 January 2026. See link below for further information.
James McCune Smith PhD Scholarships
China Scholarship Council
This scheme provides academically excellent Chinese students with the opportunity to study for a PhD at the University of Glasgow. The scholarships are supported jointly by the China Scholarship Council and the University of Glasgow.
The China Scholarship Council competition for 2026-27 application process:
By 31 January 2026:
Applicants must have applied for the PhD by no later than 31 January and have noted on their application that they would like to be considered for the CSC
Applicants should also email the Graduate School to let us know: gradschool.arts@gla.systa-s.com
*Please note, there is an additional step to the application process – see below*
Applicants must inform their proposed supervisor of their intention to apply for a CSC Scholarship as soon as possible. Applicants must complete the CoAH CSC Application Form and send this to their proposed supervisor in advance of the deadline of Wednesday 18 February, to allow their supervisor time to complete the CoAH CSC Supervisor Statement.
By 18 February 2026 :
Supervisors must send the completed CoAH CSC Application Form and the completed CoAH CSC Supervisor Statement by Wednesday 18 February to: gradschool.arts@gla.systa-s.com
Applicants must hold an unconditional offer or a conditional offer (not on the basis of meeting English Language requirements) by Wednesday 18 February 2026 in order to be considered by the College for nomination to the CSC
The Graduate School will collate all applications to be reviewed and ranked by a sub panel of the Graduate School Board
By 6 March 2026:
Graduate School will send a list of all candidates to be nominated to the CSC by the College of Arts and Humanities to the central University contact
10th-31st March 2026:
Application window for nominated students to apply directly to the CSC on the CSC website. Please see the UofG guidelines, for further information
End May/early June 2026:
CSC confirm successful nominees
Please note, students who already have a PhD are not eligible to apply for funding. The College of Arts & Humanities is able to support these awards for new students only (not continuing PhD students).
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Other Scholarships and Funding Opportunities
The University has allocated over £15 million to scholarships for our students. For other funding opportunities search our Scholarships.