E. Allison Peers Doctoral Studentship in Iberian and Latin American Studies

Applications are invited for one E. Allison Peers Doctoral Studentship in Iberian and Latin American Studies, to begin in October 2025.

Amount

The Scholarship provides full fees at the Home student rate (approx. £5,000) for students undertaking the PhD in Modern Languages and Cultures (Hispanic and Latin American Studies pathway), plus a £6,000 yearly stipend.

Subject areas

Teaching and research in Iberian and Latin American Studies at Liverpool is informed by a plurilingual, pluricultural understanding of the Luso-Hispanic world. We welcome applications from students wishing to undertake research in any one or more of Basque Studies, Catalan Studies, Galician Studies, Portuguese Studies (Brazilian and European), Spanish Studies and Latin American Studies. We especially encourage applications that are comparative or relational, and which cross languages and national borders. Possible focuses for study include: cultural politics and the politics of culture, popular culture, film and visual culture, literary studies, digital culture, gender and sexuality, transnational, postnational and postcolonial studies, migration and diaspora, memory and representation.

Selection process

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of demonstrated academic excellence. Applicants are required to make contact with a potential supervisor for assistance in formulating a research proposal. Please see research specialisms on our Department of Languages, Cultures and Film staff pages. Completed expressions of interest should reach the department by 30 May 2025. Applicants for an E. Allison Peers Scholarship must also make a formal application for admittance to the PhD in Modern Languages (Hispanic and Latin American Studies pathways) at the University of Liverpool by that same date. See postgraduate research application guidance and a link to our online application portal.

How to apply

To apply for the E. Allison Peers Doctoral Studentship, please complete and return the E. Allison Peers Doctoral Studentship Expression of Interest form (PDF, 0.1MB).

For consideration, applications must be submitted to hlcscholarships@liverpool.ac.uk.

Application deadline: 30 May 2025.

More information

For more information about the scheme or an informal discussion, please email Professor Claire Taylor: c.l.taylor@liverpool.ac.uk.