Irish and Celtic, Ph.D. | Queen's University Belfast | Belfast, United Kingdom
36 months
Duration
18000 GBP/year
4596 GBP/year
Unknown
Tuition fee
Anytime
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Apply date
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Start date

About

In the Irish and Celtic programme at Queen's University Belfast, you will be part of a vibrant research area that is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in the languages, literatures, histories, linguistics, visual cultures, and cultural identities of Europe and beyond. 

Visit the official programme website for more information

Overview

Here you will work in a dynamic and forward-looking research group that engages in cutting-edge scholarship across all periods of the Irish language, both on an individual and collaborative basis. You will be able to develop your own research potential as part of a community of research students in Modern Languages that is driven by interdisciplinarity, collaboration and innovation in the advancement of knowledge.

Career Prospects

Doctoral graduates in  Irish and Celtic  programme at Queen's University Belfast typically go on to hold posts in academia, government, business and in Irish language promotion. Recent graduates have taken up posts in the European Commission, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, University College Dublin, University College Cork, New York City University and the Department for Communities (formerly DCAL).

Programme Structure

PhD opportunities are available in:

  • Historical linguistics
  • Lexicography
  • Dialectology
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Onomastics
  • Language politics
  • Paremiology and Phraseology
  • Folkloristics
  • Memory Studies
  • Early modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic language and literature
  • Language and identity in Ireland and Scotland

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English
IELTS admission requirements IELTS
6.5
TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT
90

Delivered

On Campus

Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS admission requirements IELTS
6.5
TOEFL admission requirements TOEFL® IBT
90

Other requirements

General requirements

  • A 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. While a Master’s degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) is not essential, it is desirable and applicants without this qualification will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Tuition Fee

To always see correct tuition fees
  • International

    18000 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 18000 GBP per year during 36 months.
  • National

    4596 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 4596 GBP per year during 36 months.
  • Northern Ireland (NI) - £4,596
  • Republic of Ireland (ROI) - £4,596
  • England, Scotland or Wales (GB) - £4,596
  • EU Other - £18,000
  • International - £18,000

Living costs for Belfast

561 - 887 GBP /month
Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Irish and Celtic.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

United Kingdom
Queen’s Management School Scholarship For South East Asia
5000 GBP
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Queen’s Management School Scholarship For Sub Saharan Africa
5000 GBP
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Queen’s Management School Scholarship For Latin America
5000 GBP
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Queen’s Management School Scholarship For North America
5000 GBP
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Queen’s Management School Scholarship For Middle East And North Africa
5000 GBP
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Queen’s Management School Scholarship For South Asia
5000 GBP
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Into Progressors Scholarship
Various benefits
Grant
16 Sep 2022
Deadline

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Queen's Family Scholarship
Various benefits
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Queen's Loyalty Scholarship
Various benefits
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
International Office Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
3000 GBP
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, United Kingdom
226 countries / Need-based
Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria
Various benefits
Grant
31 Oct 2022
Deadline

Leopold Figl Foundation
226 countries
Fulbright U.S. Student Program, 2022
Various benefits
Grant
11 Oct 2022
Deadline

U.S. government
United Kingdom
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids
1516 GBP
Grant
15 Dec 2022
Deadline

UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
18 countries / Merit-based
Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme
Various benefits
Grant
31 Mar 2022
Deadline

Aga Khan Foundation
226 countries
ServiceScape Scholarship
1000 USD
Grant
30 Nov 2022
Deadline

ServiceScape
226 countries
ACES Scholarships
3500 USD
Grant
15 Nov 2022
Deadline

ACES Education Fund
Worldwide
Study abroad Scholarship - Collect
10000 SEK
Grant
31 May 2023
Deadline

Worldwide / Merit-based
iVisa Annual Scholarship
1500 USD
Grant
14 May 2023
Deadline

Worldwide
The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship
1500 USD
Grant
30 Mar 2023
Deadline

Worldwide
Anonymous Hope Fund
3000 USD
Grant
Not specified
Deadline

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