Birkbeck University of London 2023 Aarons Sims Scholarship For Cultures And Languages PhD Students

Instituted under the will of Dr Aaron Sims, a former student of Birkbeck, University of London, the Aaron Sims MPhil/PhD Scholarship is a bursary covering full-time (three years) or part-time (five years) tuition fees up to the equivalent of UK Home enrolment fees, even if the actual fee payable is higher.

The bursary is open to applicants and eligible current students on the following part-time or full-time MPhil programmes in the Department of Languages, Cultures and Applied Linguistics: 

• MPhil Comparative Literature
• MPhil French
• MPhil German
• MPhil Iberian and Latin American Studies  
• MPhil Japanese 

In line with the criteria for the original bequest, preference may be given to candidates whose project relates to French, German, Dutch or Portuguese language subjects.

• Table of Content
• About Birkbeck University of London
• Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship
• Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Birkbeck University of London

Birkbeck is a world-class research and teaching institution, a vibrant centre of academic excellence and London's only specialist provider of evening higher education – which means students can balance studying with work, family and other commitments. Exterior of Birkbeck, University of London in the evening.

Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship

• Category PhD
• SponsorBirkbeck University of London
• City to study London
• School to study Birkbeck University of London
• Course to study View courses
• Application Deadline September 4, 2023

Aim and Benefits of Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship

• Funding covers tuition fees up to the equivalent of UK Home enrolment fees (students who are not eligible for home fees will need to pay the difference), for either full time (three years) or part time (five years). 
• The overall length of the student's PhD may be up to four years (full time) or seven years (part time). 
• The bursary is paid directly into the awardee's fee account after they have enrolled each autumn.
• All payments are subject to confirmation of satisfactory attendance and progress and will be up to the equivalent of UK Home enrolment fees even if the actual fee payable is higher.

Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship Courses

• Languages, Cultures and Applied Linguistics 

Requirements for Birkbeck University of London PhD Scholarship Qualification

• Applicants must be Home/EU or International students.
• Applicants should either:
  • have applied to an MPhil programme, for the 2023/24 academic year, offered by the Department of Languages, Cultures and Applied Linguistics, ideally starting in October 2023. Programmes currently eligible:
    • MPhil Comparative Literature
    • MPhil French
    • MPhil German
    • MPhil Iberian and Latin American Studies 
    • MPhil Japanese
  • Be currently enrolled on a MPhil programme offered by the Department of Languages, Cultures and Applied Linguistics in either your first year full-time or first or second year part-time (current eligible programmes same as the above).
• Applicants will also need to demonstrate academic excellence (at least a 2:1 or equivalent in an undergraduate degree) and ensure they have made sufficient financial provision to meet the remaining costs associated with their studies.

Application Deadline

September 4, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Birkbeck University of London on bbk.onlinesurveys.ac.uk to apply

• Please complete the online Aaron Sims MPhil/PhD application form.