PhD scholarship in Global Digital Humanities - January
- Application period opens
- Sunday 1 June 2025
- Application period closes
- Tuesday 30 September 2025
- Entry
- 2026
The School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews invites applications for a fully funded PhD scholarship in Global Digital Humanities, a dynamic and rapidly evolving field at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary research.
This award supports innovative doctoral research that either employs or critically examines digital methodologies within the context of Modern Languages.
You will join an intellectually vibrant and internationally connected research environment that draws on expertise from eight language areas, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Persian, Russian and Spanish, and collaborates with the School of Computer Science. This is your opportunity to gain advanced technical and analytical skills while contributing original research to the evolving landscape of digital scholarship in the humanities.
We welcome proposals across a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to:
- Digital Pedagogy
- Digital Publishing and Encoding
- Digital Preservation and Archival Practice
- Digital Storytelling
- Languages and Technology
- Memory Studies in the Digital Age
- Quantitative Literary Analysis
- Transmediation through gaming
Value of award (per year)
One scholarship comprising full tuition fees and a stipend for three years.
Duration of award
3 years
At what stage of my course application can I apply for this scholarship?
There is no separate application. In your application for admission, indicate that you wish to be considered for this scholarship. All eligible applications received by the specified closing date will be considered.
Application restrictions
Study level
Available to students studying at:
Subjects
Available to students studying:
Domicile for fee status
Schools
Available to students in the following Schools and Departments:
Application assessment
Available to
Mode of study
Geographical criteria
Additional criteria
The scholarship is available to students starting their studies in January 2026.
How to apply
This scholarship is available as part of the PhD application.
Terms and conditions
Please read the University of St Andrews scholarships terms and conditions.
No offer of funding will be issued before a conditional or unconditional course offer has been made.
When will I know the outcome?
The outcome of your scholarship application will be available on View my applications in the Scholarships and funding section of My Application by the end of September 2025.
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