Scholarship Opportunity: MRes in Gaelic and Celtic Studies

Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI’s MRes in Gaelic and Celtic provides students with a professional grounding in the fields of Gaelic and Celtic Studies, offering them the opportunity to pursue their scholarly interests and to develop their skills in formal academic writing, analysis and communication through the medium of Gaelic.

Students on the MRes work closely with their academic supervisors on a year-long research project they design together; supervision is available in the areas of Socio-linguistics, Historical Phonology, Dialectal Studies, Onomastics, Gaelic Literature (medieval to modern), History of the Highlands and Islands (early modern to modern) Material Culture, Musicology, and Rural Economy. Training in research skills and academic Gaelic writing skills will be provided. For further information see https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/course/mranns-ann-an-gaidhlig-is-ceiltis/?lang=en. UHI’s research degree entry requirements can be found here.

We are delighted to announce scholarship funding for the academic year 2022/23, covering full fees (UK, Home) for a full-time MRes student based at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, working through the medium of Gaelic. October 2022 or January 2023 starts may both be possible.

In order to apply, please send a CV, covering letter, and initial project proposal to Sabhal Mòr’s Head of Research, Abigail Burnyeat at by the closing date of 09/09/22. Please ask your academic referee to supply a reference directly to the Head of Research by the same closing date.

 Informal enquiries are welcome, and you are strongly encouraged to make contact before you develop your application in order to be put in touch with and discuss your project with potential supervisors.

The successful candidate and their Director of Studies will then submit a formal application through UHI’s Graduate School.