Overview

About the programme

To realise the vision, researchers in the Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication investigate language within its cognitive, communicative and physiological contexts, and with due regard for the diversity of languages and modalities.

An integrative and inclusive ethos guides the investigation at the University of Amsterdam, inviting collaboration across different and competing paradigms and methods.

Programme Structure

Research groups include:

Comparative (Slavic) Verbal Aspect
Corpus-based and/or Computational Approaches to Language and Literature (Ccall)
Deliberate Linguistic Innovation
Historical Sociolinguistics
Language Learning, Literacy, and Multilingualism
Language and Cognition in Argumentation
Language in Autism
Oncology-related Communication Disorders
Persuasive Discourse Across Domains
Relevance & Multimodal Communication

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-02 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Communication Studies Language Studies View 3 other PhDs in Language Studies in Netherlands

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Doctoral research can only take place under the supervision of a professor associated with the UvA. You cannot take your application further until a professor has agreed to take you on as a PhD candidate.
For admission to the doctoral programme you must have a Dutch Master's degree (or an old-style initial university degree). If you have a different Dutch qualification or a foreign qualification, you must apply for an exemption from the educational requirement before applying for admission.

Tuition Fee

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International

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR per year during 48 months.

Candidates may be employed by the Faculty of Humanities or they may be self-funded and automatically receive a full tuition waiver.

Living costs for Amsterdam

1000 - 1500 EUR /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

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Available Scholarships

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