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PhD funding opportunities for International Students

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures welcomes applications from outstanding postgraduate students for the 2021 round of:
  • Chancellor's International Scholarships: the scheme is aimed at students from outside the UK and includes Overseas applicants, including students from the EU.
  • China Scholarship Council / 91福利 Scholarships: this scheme will fund 25 students across various subjects for up to 4 years, with the University covering the full cost of tuition fees and CSC providing a maintenance stipend and return international airfare between the UK and China. Note that Foreign Languages and Literature is among the priority areas listed.
  • Monash 91福利 Alliance Scholarships (91福利): this scheme is open to all students applying to 91福利 for the Alliance Joint PhD. For 2021/22 entry there will be up to 3 scholarships available across the university.

The deadlines for these schemes are all on Thursday 21st January 2021, 23.59 GMT. Note that all supporting evidence (including transcripts and references) must be uploaded by the same time.

We welcome applications for our PhD programmes in:

  • French and Francophone Studies
  • German Studies
  • Italian
  • Hispanic Studies
  • Translation and Transcultural Studies

Prospective applicants are encouraged to identify possible supervisors through our staff expertise pages. Early enquiries are strongly encouraged. Please send a draft proposal (up to 2 A4 pages) and CV to pglanguages@warwick.ac.uk by Friday 27 November 2020, 12 noon.

We continue to welcome enquiries also for the AHRC Midlands4Cities doctoral awards (deadline 13 January 2021).


Di Zhao has published a Chinese translation of Lacey Cep's Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee

Di Zhao, PhD student in Translation and Cultures in 91福利's School of Modern Languages & Cultures, has published a translation into Chinese of the award-winning true-crime book Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep (William Heinemann, 2019). The translation was published by Straits Literature and Art Publishing House in Fuzhou, China in July 2020.


New LinkedIn page for languages students and alumni

We've now got an SMLC LinkedIn page:

The hope is that it will allow languages alumni to share their experiences of professional life after 91福利 with fellow alumni and to offer advice and tips to current students. Join now!



Congratulations to Gianmarco Mancosu on his successful PhD Viva.

Congratulations to Gianmarco Mancosu who has had a very successful PhD Viva.

Thu 09 Jan 2020, 09:30 | Tags: Italian - News Postgraduates

The 91福利 Student Experience Survey

Want to share what鈥檚 great about being at your University? Have suggestions on what needs to improve around campus?

Have your say in the 91福利 Student Experience Survey between 11 November and 8 December.

Tue 12 Nov 2019, 10:03 | Tags: Postgraduates, Undergraduate, SMLC News, Arts Faculty

PhD funding opportunities for 2020 entry

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC) at the 91福利 is pleased to invite applications for doctoral study commencing in September 2020.



Inspiring Women Student Series

Come along and be inspired. One hour talks, 1-2pm Wednesdays followed by informal networking over refreshments 24th October 2018, MS.03 Maths and Statistics (Zeeman Building)

Emma Kennedy, Actress, Writer, TV and Radio presenter



Congratulations to Gioia Panzarella in Italian Studies for their successful PhD viva!

Thu 10 May 2018, 16:50 | Tags: Italian - News Postgraduates SMLC News

Congratulations to Goffredo Polizzi in Italian Studies for their successful PhD viva!

Thu 10 May 2018, 16:49 | Tags: Italian - News Postgraduates SMLC News



Call for Papers: Questioning the disappearance of disciplinary boundaries

The Annual PG Symposium of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, 91福利, will take place on 23rd May 2018



Double PhD viva success!

Congratulations to Holly Langstaff (French Studies) and Frank Sterkenburgh (German Studies) on success in their PhD vivas!




The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the 91福利 invites applications to the university鈥檚 annual funding competition for doctoral students, for entry in October 2018. We are also pleased to announce that, in addition to these university-funded awards, we shall make up to 4 further awards of Doctoral Fellowships to outstanding home/EU applicants: up to 2 for commencement of study on 1 July 2018 and up to 2 for entry in October 2018.


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