27 fee-waived PhD programs in Area Studies — UK
27 programs for a PhD in Area Studies in the UK that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.
fee-waived Programs
Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.
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Imperial College London
PhD Degrees in Arabic, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish Studies
- Grad School Navigator#15University rank
- QS#2University rank
- Times Higher Education#8University rank
- U.S. News#14University rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Annual tuition
- $32,640
- Program duration
- 3–4 years full-time
- 2
University College London
- Grad School Navigator#37University rank
- QS#9University rank
- Times Higher Education#8Subject rank
- U.S. News#4Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Annual tuition
- $40,064
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 3
University of Edinburgh
- Grad School Navigator#50University rank
- QS#34University rank
- Times Higher Education#11Subject rank
- U.S. News#10Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jun 29
- Annual tuition
- $24,320
- Program duration
- 3 years full-time
- 4
University of Warwick
- Grad School Navigator#97University rank
- QS#74University rank
- Times Higher Education#72Subject rank
- U.S. News#60Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Aug 2 +1
- Annual tuition
- $18,778
- Program duration
- 3–4 years full-time
- 5
University of Birmingham
- Grad School Navigator#132University rank
- QS#76University rank
- Times Higher Education#86Subject rank
- U.S. News#59Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 6
University of Exeter
- Grad School Navigator#133University rank
- QS#155University rank
- Times Higher Education#95Subject rank
- U.S. News#98Subject rank
- Application deadline
- May 3
- Annual tuition
- $30,080
- Program duration
- 4 years full-time
- 7
Durham University
- Grad School Navigator#140University rank
- QS#94University rank
- Times Higher Education#50Subject rank
- U.S. News#76Subject rank
- Annual tuition
- $32,640
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 8
University College London
- Grad School Navigator#37University rank
- QS#9University rank
- Times Higher Education#8Subject rank
- U.S. News#4Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Rolling
- Annual tuition
- $40,064
- Program duration
- 3 years full-time
- 9
University of Edinburgh
- Grad School Navigator#50University rank
- QS#34University rank
- Times Higher Education#11Subject rank
- U.S. News#10Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Oct 30
- Annual tuition
- $37,120
- Program duration
- 72 months
- 10
University of Birmingham
- Grad School Navigator#132University rank
- QS#76University rank
- Times Higher Education#86Subject rank
- U.S. News#59Subject rank
- Application deadline
- Jun 1
- Program duration
- 3 years full-time
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The complete list of Area Studies PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #15 | Imperial College London | PhD Degrees in Arabic, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish Studies | 3–4 years full-time |
| #37 | University College London | Dutch PhD | 60 months |
| #37 | University College London | European Studies PhD | 3 years full-time |
| #37 | University College London | Hebrew and Jewish Studies PhD | 36 months |
| #37 | University College London | Scandinavian Studies PhD | 60 months |
| #37 | University College London | Slavonic and East European Studies PhD | 60 months |
| #37 | University College London | Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies PhD | 60 months |
| #37 | University College London | The Americas PhD | 60 months |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | African Studies PhD | 3 years full-time |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | Celtic & Scottish Studies PhD | 72 months |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | Hispanic Studies PhD | 3 years full-time |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) PhD | 3 years full-time |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | Korean Studies PhD | 72 months |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | Scandinavian Studies PhD | 3 years full-time |
| #50 | University of Edinburgh | South Asian Studies PhD | 3 years full-time |
| #97 | University of Warwick | PhD in French Studies | 3–4 years full-time |
| #132 | University of Birmingham | German Studies (Social Sciences) PhD|MPhil | 72 months |
| #132 | University of Birmingham | Russian and East European Studies PhD|MPhil | 3 years full-time |
| #133 | University of Exeter | PhD Chinese Studies | 4 years full-time |
| #140 | Durham University | PhD in Arabic Studies | 36 months |
| #140 | Durham University | PhD in Chinese Studies | 3 years full-time |
| #140 | Durham University | PhD in French Studies | 3 years full-time |
| #140 | Durham University | PhD in German Studies | 36 months |
| #140 | Durham University | PhD in Hispanic Studies | 36 months |
| #140 | Durham University | PhD in Italian Studies | 36 months |
| #140 | Durham University | PhD in Japanese Studies | 36 months |
| #140 | Durham University | PhD in Russian Studies | 36 months |
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