ERC Synergy Nilomorph PhD Scholarships in UK

Part of an ERC-funded PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of Edinburgh for on-campus study in Linguistics and English Language. Open to UK and international students for the 2026/2027 academic year, offering four years of funded PhD support with training in field linguistics and related methods, and access to an international research network. The program funds three four-year doctoral positions in Linguistics and English Language at the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences.

Four years of ERC-funded PhD support; training in field linguistics, acoustic analysis, experimental and computational methods; access to an international research network; opportunity to work on rare and understudied languages.

Eligible to UK and international students applying for an on-campus PhD in Linguistics or closely related fields.

Submit complete application package by email to pplspgoffice@ed.ac.uk with the subject line 'ERC Synergy Nilomorph application'.