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Ph.D. Program

Stanford Ph.D. Program in History aims to train world-class scholars.

Every year we admit 10-12 promising students  from a large pool of highly selective applicants. Our small cohort size allows more individual work with faculty than most graduate programs in the United States and also enables funding in one form or another available to members of each cohort.

Fields of Study

Our graduate students may specialize in 14 distinct subfields: Africa, Britain, Early Modern Europe, East Asia, Jewish History, Latin America, Medieval Europe, Modern Europe,  Ottoman Empire and Middle East, Russia/Eastern Europe, Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine, South Asia, Transnational, International, and Global History, and United States. Explore each field and their affiliates . 

The department expects most graduate students to spend no less than four and no more than six years completing the work for the Ph.D. degree. Individual students' time to degree will vary with the strength of their undergraduate preparation as well as with the particular language and research requirements of their respective Major fields.

Expectations and Degree Requirements

We expect that most graduate students will spend no less than four and no more than six years toward completing their Ph.D. Individual students' time-to-degree vary with the strength of their undergraduate preparation as well as with the particular language and research requirements of their respective subfield.

All History Ph.D. students are expected to satisfy the following degree requirements:

• Teaching: Students who enter on the Department Fellowship are required to complete 4 quarters of teaching experience by the end of their third year. Teaching experience includes teaching assistantships and teaching a Sources and Methods course on their own.
• Candidacy : Students apply for candidacy to the PhD program by the end of their second year in the program.
• Orals:  The University Orals Examination is typically taken at the beginning of the 3rd year in the program.
• Languages: Language requirements vary depending on the field of study.
• Residency Requirement : The University requi res  135 units of full-tuition residency  for PhD students. After that, students should have completed all course work and must request Terminal Graduate Registration (TGR) status. 

Browse the Ph.D. Handbook to learn more .

The History Department offers 5 years of financial support to PhD students.  No funding is offered for the co-terminal and terminal M.A. programs. A sample Ph.D. funding package is as follows:  

• 1st year: 3 quarters fellowship stipend and 1 summer stipend 
• 2nd year: 2 quarters TAships, 1 quarter RAship (pre-doc affiliate), and 1 summer stipend 
• 3rd year: 2 quarters TAships, 1 quarter RAship (pre-doc affiliate), and 1 summer stipend 
• 4th year: 3 quarters of RAships (pre-doc affiliate) and 1 summer stipend 
• 5th year: 3 quarters of RAships (pre-doc affiliate) and 1 summer stipend

Knight-Hennessy Scholars

Join dozens of  Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences students  who gain valuable leadership skills in a multidisciplinary, multicultural community as  Knight-Hennessy Scholars  (KHS). KHS admits up to 100 select applicants each year from across Stanford’s seven graduate schools, and delivers engaging experiences that prepare them to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders ready to address complex global challenges. As a scholar, you join a distinguished cohort, participate in up to three years of leadership programming, and receive full funding for up to three years of your studies at Stanford. candidates of any country may apply. KHS applicants must have earned their first undergraduate degree within the last seven years, and must apply to both a Stanford graduate program and to KHS. Stanford PhD students may also apply to KHS during their first year of PhD enrollment. If you aspire to be a leader in your field, we invite you to apply. The KHS application deadline is October 11, 2023. Learn more about  KHS admission .

How to Apply

Admission to the History Graduate Programs are for Autumn quarter only.  Interested applicants can online at  https://gradadmissions.stanford.edu/apply/apply-now and submit the following documents: 

• Statement of Purpose (included in Application)
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
•  Transcripts are required from all prior college level schools attended for at least one year.  A scanned copy of the official transcript is submitted as part of the online application.  Please do not mail transcripts to the department.   We will ask only the admitted students to submit actual copies of official transcripts.
• 1 Writing Sample on a historic topic (10-25 pages; sent via  Stanford's online application system  only)
• The GRE exam is not required for the autumn 2024 admission cycle
• TOEFL for all international applicants (whose primary language is not English) sent via ETS. Our University code is 4704.
• TOEFL Exemptions and Waiver information
• Application Fee Waiver
• The department is not able to provide fee waivers. Please see the link above for the available fee waivers and how to submit a request. Requests are due 2 weeks before the application deadline.

The Department of History welcomes graduate applications from individuals with a broad range of life experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds who would contribute to our community of scholars. Review of applications is holistic and individualized, considering each applicant’s academic record and accomplishments, letters of recommendation, and admissions essays in order to understand how an applicant’s life experiences have shaped their past and potential contributions to their field.

The Department of History also recognizes that the Supreme Court issued a ruling in June 2023 about the consideration of certain types of demographic information as part of an admission review. All applications submitted during upcoming application cycles will be reviewed in conformance with that decision.

Application deadline for Autumn 2024-25 is Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 11:59pm EST . This is a hard -not a postmark- deadline. 

All application material is available online. No information is sent via snail mail. Interested applicants are invited to view a Guide to Graduate Admissions at  https://gradadmissions.stanford.edu/ . 

Questions? 

Please contact  Arthur Palmon  (Assistant Director of Student Services).

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Apply to the Ph.D. Program

Admission to the graduate program in History is  highly selective . Students are fully funded for five years and work closely with supportive, leading faculty mentors.

The History department accepts applications online through the Laney Graduate School beginning in early-to-mid September of each year. Before applying, students should contact History faculty members to discuss how your research interests align. 

The application fee is $75. Laney Graduate School offers fee waivers to students who attend certain programs that prepare them for graduate study and in cases where the fee presents a financial hardship .

What you need to apply

• Transcripts
• Statement of Purpose : Articulates motivation and aspirations for graduate study in history, demonstrable track record of accomplishment, and perseverance.
• Three Letters of Recommendation 
• $75 Application Fee
• Diversity Statement (Optional)
• Research Interest/s or Specialization/s :  Interests may be general or specific, and multiple interests can be listed. Identify a network of Emory History scholars and resources to support your scholarly goals and, when applicable, potential to work across multiple focus areas.
• Research Experience : Documents research projects and work experiences relevant to the graduate study of history and related career pathways. Such experiences need not have been in history, specifically, but should have provided relevant training and involvement.
• Writing Sample : The sample can be a paper written for a course, an undergraduate thesis, or a chapter from a master's thesis. Select a finished piece of work that demonstrates your quality and originality of scholarly writing and analysis. Make sure this piece represents your best work, preferably on a subject related to your historical interests.
• Research Languages/Skills (Recommended, not required) : Demonstrates prior training and/or proficiency in research languages and/or specialized research skills such as digital humanities or quantitative methods.
• GRE Scores: GRE scores are not required.
• TOEFL and/or IELTS Scores: For students whose first language is not English, TOEFL and/or IELTS scores are not required.

Five years of financial support. Extensive supplementary funding to support your professional path. 

All incoming doctoral students in the History Department receive: 

• A stipend of at least $36,376 (2023-24),
• A full-tuition scholarship, and
• A health insurance subsidy that covers the full cost of Emory's student health insurance.

This funding package is renewed annually for five years, contingent upon satisfactory academic performance.

Applicants, in applying, also compete for special admissions fellowships that supplement the base stipend. Programs nominate students for these fellowships, which are awarded by faculty committees in the Laney Graduate School. Special admissions fellowships include: 

• The George W. Woodruff Fellowship
• The Centennial Scholars Fellowship
• The Tam Institute for Jewish Studies Fellowship
• The Laney Graduate Fellowship

Application Timeline

• September Application opens in early to mid-September.
• December 15 Final application deadline is December 15.
• January to Early February Application review and preparation of admissions offers is underway. Faculty will contact select applicants to schedule a Zoom interview by mid to late January. If you have not heard from us, your application is still being considered.
• Late February-Mid March Recruitment Events for Admitted Students (Invitation Only)
• April 15 Final Decision Deadline for Admitted Students

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The Graduate Program in History at the University of Pennsylvania has a long tradition of distinction. Beginning as one of the first programs in the United States to offer doctoral study in history, (the first Ph.D. in History was conferred in 1891); the Department continues to pioneer new areas of scholarship. In the last twenty years, faculty members of the departments in American, European, and World History have assumed a leading role in their fields. Today, few departments in the country match Penn's Department of History in coverage and depth across the entire range of history from medieval times to the present.

For more information: http://www.history.upenn.edu/graduate/program-guidelines

View the University’s Academic Rules for PhD Programs .

Sample Plan of Study

The total course units required for graduation is 14.

Program Milestones

• Language and Technical Competency Requirement
• Field Requirements
• Teaching Requirement

The degree and major requirements displayed are intended as a guide for students entering in the Fall of 2023 and later. Students should consult with their academic program regarding final certifications and requirements for graduation.

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Admissions Information

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in applying to the History graduate program at UCLA for  2023-2024 .

The deadline for application is December 1. All admitted students are expected to enroll the following fall. Deferred enrollment is not permitted. Before submitting the application please read all forms and instructions carefully.

All applicants must apply electronically for graduate admission and financial aid. The application should be available mid September, but please continue to check the website at the beginning of September for updates. This can be done at  https://grad.ucla.edu/gasaa/admissions/applicat.htm  . Admission status for Fall will be available online by mid-March. A direct link to the application can be found here:  https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/admission-application-for-graduate-admission/

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Because the History Department has several different fields, each with slightly different requirements, the criteria for admissions are not rigidly standardized. The admissions committee considers the following factors:

• three letters of recommendation from the student’s former or current professors.
• the applicant’s statement of purpose (1000 Words).
• personal statement
• a writing sample of no longer than 10 pages, double spaced (not including bibliography).
• foreign language training
• undergraduate or M.A. grade point average
• Unofficial transcript uploaded on the online application. We may request official transcripts at a later time.
• International applicants must also submit a TOEFL or IELTS score (in most cases). Please visit the following link for more information: http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/admissions/ENGREQ.HTM .

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

The faculty relies heavily on the comments and assessment of colleagues at UCLA and other academic institutions. A thoughtful and thorough assessment provides insight into the student’s abilities, preparation and motivation. Several such evaluations combine to form a detailed picture of the student’s background and potential. It is the applicant’s responsibility to check with people who have written the letters of recommendation to make sure that they are submitted by the deadline.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

A candidate’s statement of purpose distinguishes him or her from all other applicants. It indicates to faculty the student’s interests, ability to state research goals concisely, and to some degree, the candidate’s maturity and sophistication, both of which are significant in an extremely competitive program. The admissions committee looks for students who show that they have already focused on a given field and have a reasonable awareness of what the department has to offer. It is helpful for candidates to list the names of faculty members with whom they would like to work.

PERSONAL STATEMENT

The Personal Statement is an opportunity for you to provide additional information that may aid the selection committee in evaluating your preparation and aptitude for graduate study at UCLA. It will also be used to consider candidates for the Cota-Robles and Graduate Opportunity fellowships.  Please be sure to follow the application prompts and guidelines for the personal statement.

WRITING SAMPLE

Your writing sample should be no longer than 10 pages, double spaced (not including bibliography). Book reviews, senior thesis, and research papers are acceptable.  You may also submit an excerpt of a longer paper (e.g. MA or senior thesis) but please adhere to the 10 pages.  You can include a brief explanation before the sample if it is from a larger work.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING

The importance of language training varies from field to field. A student of U.S. history, which requires only one foreign language, could conceivably begin the program with minimal foreign language preparation. On the other hand, students in other fields should come to UCLA already having done significant work in their major language. Those without such training would have difficulty with their required course work and research, both because of the difficulty of these languages and because these fields require proficiency in two or more foreign languages.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

The general requirement for admission for a U.S. student is a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, comparable in standard and content to a bachelor’s degree from the University of California. An overall scholastic average of B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better is required, or its equivalent if the letter grade system is not used, and in any post-baccalaureate study.

ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS

If your first language is not English, you must certify proficiency in English when you apply to UCLA.  If you are admitted, you may also be required to confirm your proficiency upon arrival.  Submit your scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)  Academic as part of your application. The TOEFL is administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). IELTS Academic is administered by local IELTS test centers throughout the world. Consult IELTS for the test center nearest your home or university. More information about this requirement can be found on Graduate Division’s website here:  https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/english-requirements/

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY MAILING ADDRESS (FOR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS) *WILL BE ASKED FOR AT A LATER DATE*

UCLA Dept of History Attn: Graduate Advisor 6265 Bunche Hall Box 951473 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1473

All applicants should upload unofficial transcripts from all academic institutions into the Application for Graduate Admission. 

GRADUATE DIVISION LINKS:

General:  http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/admissions/admisinfo.html

History:  http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/majors/hist.html

UCLA HISTORY LINKS:

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If you have any other questions, please contact the History Graduate Office:  [email protected] .

Is the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) required?

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required to be considered for admission.  GRE Code is 4837 (UCLA) and 2799 (History) if you do submit.  Please note, your score will neither add nor detract from your application.

Do you offer an M.A. in History at UCLA?

We do not offer a terminal M.A. in History. Students can earn their M.A. while completing the requirements for a Ph.D. All graduate students entering the Department of History at UCLA are expected to complete the Ph.D.

Do I need to have majored in History as an undergraduate in order to apply?

No. But, applicants should be able to demonstrate that they have an academic background in the field that they are applying to. Foreign language preparation and training should also be demonstrated based on the requirements of the field.

What if all of materials do not arrive on time by the Dec. 1 deadline?

Anything that arrives late, after the deadline will not be thrown out. We will include late material in your application; however, we cannot guarantee that it will be reviewed by the faculty due to the strict application review timeline.

What kind of financial support does the department provide its graduate students?

The Department of History typically offers an admitted student financial support in the form of registration fees, non-resident tuition, stipends and Teaching Assistant positions for 5 years. These recruitment packages are contingent on a student making good academic progress though the program. Additionally, the department has generally been able to offer students various kinds of travel research support. For more information please visit our Graduate Student Financial Information webpage .

How long should the statement of purpose in my application be?

The statement of purpose is generally 500 words (1-2 pages depending on spacing). Please be sure to follow the Graduate Application guidelines when uploading your statement of purpose.

Should the letters of recommendation, statement of purpose and the writing sample be mailed in to the History Dept?

These items are to be uploaded online. Your letter of recommendation writers will be able to do so directly.

I am using a letter of recommendation service. How do I have those letters submitted to you?

Please coordinate with your service provider to have them upload the letters directly to your application.

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The Department of History offers a PhD program centered on rigorous research within a vibrant and diverse intellectual community. While most of our students have a history degree (BA) or degrees (BA and MA), we accept students with a variety of backgrounds and interests. 

Admission is highly competitive. All offers include a full university fellowship for the duration of the program. Between 2017 and 2024, a number of excellent students selected for admission were named  Neubauer Family Distinguished Doctoral Fellows and received additional fellowship support over for five years.

Admissions Deadline (Autumn 2025 program start):  December 5, 2024 at 11:55 

Application Process

Interested students apply to the PhD program through the  Division of the Social Sciences . For questions regarding the application submission and fee waivers, please contact  SSD Admissions.  For questions regarding the History PhD Program or History-specific application components, please contact our  graduate affairs administrator .

Official decisions are sent by the Social Science Admissions Office by late February. The Department cannot release any information on admissions decisions.

Application Advice

The requirements for the application can be found on the divisional  admissions pages . The following advice is specific to your application to the Department of History.

Your  writing sample  should be a complete self-contained work. The ideal sample should be in the field of history (or a closely related field) that you plan to pursue at Chicago. Include the class or publication for which the sample was written. We do not have a page or word limit for writing samples. For papers longer than thirty pages, please flag a section for the committee.

Your  candidate statement  provides us with vital insight into the intersection of your intellectual goals and personal trajectory. It should communicate: 1) the ambitions you wish to pursue through doctoral work in history; 2) the specific questions and themes that will shape your dissertation research; 3) the personal and intellectual trajectory that has brought you to those themes and questions and prepared you to pursue them; and 4) the reasons that the University of Chicago and its faculty are well-matched to your doctoral plans.

The most helpful  letters of recommendation  come from faculty members who can assess your ability to work on your proposed historical topic.

Prospective students are asked to identify one or two primary fields of scholarly interest from a list in the application. Our faculty pages are sorted by field. Please see those pages for more information on faculty working in your field of interest. Please note, however, that we highly encourage applicants who work across field boundaries and do not apportion admissions by field.

There is no minimum  foreign language requirement  to enter the program, but successful applicants should possess strong language skills in their proposed research language(s) and be aware of the  language requirements for the various fields . All students are required to take a language exam in the first quarter of the program.

The University sets the  English-language assessment  requirements. Refer to the  Division of the Social Sciences  for English-language requirements and waivers.

Submission of  GRE scores  is entirely optional. Those who choose not to submit scores will not be disadvantaged in the admissions process.

MA Program Consideration

All applicants who are not admitted to our PhD program are automatically forwarded for consideration by our MA programs, unless the applicant specifically opts out of this process on their application. That said, as referred applications are considered later than most other MA applications, scholarship assistance for students admitted to an MA program through the referral process may be limited. If you are interested in our MA programs and would need scholarship assistance to attend, we would encourage you to apply directly to the MA as well as our program (note that this would require a separate application and application fee). MA applications are accepted  multiple times per year  with decisions typically issued within 6 to 8 weeks. Questions about applying to an MA program should be directed to  [email protected] .

Campus Visits

We encourage prospective students to reach out to potential faculty mentors through email. Please consult our faculty page to find professors who share your interests. Our graduate affairs administrator can provide additional information about the program.

The University also offers  graduate campus tours  throughout the year that are led by graduate students. Please check their website for campus visitor updates.

Admitted PhD students are invited to visit campus for "History Day" at the beginning of Spring Quarter.

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The Department of History

Students who love history and who want the freedom to explore the past widely should consider majoring in history.

Graduate Application Process

Application process.

Thank you for your interest Rice University's PhD in History program.

Applications for fall 2024 are now open at this link: http://gradapply.rice.edu . The deadline is 11:59pm EST, December 1, 2023 .

Scroll down this page for information about obtaining a fee waiver during Rice University's Application Fee Waiver Weeks. Fee waiver requests must be received by 11:59pm EST on November 1, 2023 and applications must be submitted by 11:59pm on November 27 for the fee waiver to be applied.

For more information about graduate program qualifications, visit Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies .

Please pay particular attention to the application instructions, answers to frequent inquiries, and program eligibility and application requirements below. The Before You Apply webpage is a useful guide for applicants to the PhD program.

Candidates will be notified of admissions decisions in late January or early February; communications will be sent to the email address provided by the candidate on the application form. Application Instructions:

• Applicants will upload unofficial transcripts and supporting documents to the online application system. Hard copies of official transcripts are not required to apply.

If admitted, applicants will be required to send official transcripts to complete the admissions process.

Once a completed application is submitted, the applicant will be able to pay the application fee and monitor the status of their application on the Application Status page.

Application information and supporting documents cannot be edited after final submission. However, applicants are able to upload updated version of their CV and unofficial transcripts via the Application Status page.

• All application materials, including three letters of recommendation, must be received by the deadline to be considered for admission.

Incomplete applications will not be considered for admission.

Frequent Inquiries:

Applications are for the PhD program only; the Department of History does not accept students seeking a terminal Master’s degree.

Applications are accepted annually for Fall matriculation only; there is no Spring matriculation.

The PhD program in History is a full-time, funded program and does not offer online or distance courses.

• In general, applicants should have a minimum 3.0 (B) grade point average, or the equivalent, in their undergraduate work.
• A GRE score is not required. If you have a score, feel free to submit it, but it is not necessary.

Program Eligibility

Candidates who hold a Bachelor's degree, or who will complete a Bachelor's degree by the start of the admission term, are eligible to apply. Applicants of all academic backgrounds are considered for the PhD program. In general, a minimum of a 3.0 (B) GPA is required. A GRE score is not required.

Application Requirements

The following materials must be submitted by the application deadline to be considered for admission:

APPLICATION FORM & FEE The Fall 2024 application form will open here in early September 2023, with a deadline of 11:59pm EST, December 1, 2023. There is an $85 non-refundable application fee, payable online.

Application Fee Waiver Weeks October 18 - November 1, 2023. Rice University's Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will offer doctoral application fee waivers for the Fall 2024 admission term to all eligible domestic and international students. For eligibility requirements and to find a link to the application for a fee waiver, please visit: https://graduate.rice.edu/application-fee-waiver-weeks

NOTE: You must apply for the waiver between October 18-November 1, 2023. A completed application must be submitted by November. 27 at 11:59 p.m. EST; if an application is not submitted by this deadline, payment will be required.

UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS Unofficial transcripts from previous colleges and universities. The department will review unofficial transcripts during the admissions process; official transcripts will be required after acceptance into the graduate program.

OFFICIAL TEST SCORES A GRE score is not required. If you have a GRE score, feel free to submit it, but it is not necessary. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (International applicants only) TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores should be directly from ETS to Rice (School Code: 6609). Please see the following webpage for additional information regarding IELTS and waiver options: https://graduate.rice.edu/qualifications.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE A statement describing the applicant’s educational objectives, professional goals, historical interests and intended area of study. Additionally, the statement should discuss any scholarly research, writing, or similar research currently being pursued. Statements should be no longer than three pages (double-spaced).

WRITING SAMPLE A sample of the applicant's academic writing, preferably one that uses primary sources. It should be no longer than 25 pages in length. If it is part of a longer essay, the applicant can submit the longer piece and specify which 25 pages should be read.

RECOMMENDATION LETTERS Three letters of recommendation by individuals best qualified to testify to the applicant’s capacity for graduate work in history are required. Academic references representing the applicant’s major field are preferred. If this is not possible, individuals who can comment on qualities relevant to the applicant’s academic goals and research will be accepted. Recommenders named in the application form will be sent an automated email requesting that they complete an online evaluation and upload the letter of recommendation. We advise applicants to make sure recommenders know to expect this email and to give them sufficient time to complete this task ahead of the application deadline.

Inquiries regarding the application process should be directed to Humanities Graduate Admissions: [email protected] .

Thank you for your interest Rice University's PhD in History. Please pay particular attention to the application instructions, answers to frequent inquiries, and program eligibility and application requirements below. Inquiries regarding the application process should be directed to Humanities Graduate Admissions at [email protected] .

Application Instructions:

Hard copies of official transcripts are not required to apply. Applicants should upload unofficial transcripts and supporting documents to the online application system.

All application materials, including official test scores and three letters of recommendation, must be received by the deadline to be considered for admission.

In general, applicants should have a 3.0 (B) grade point average, or the equivalent, in their undergraduate work.

Due to conditions related to COVID-19, GRE scores are optional for Fall 2021 applicants.

Candidates who hold a Bachelor's degree, or who will complete a Bachelor's degree by the start of the admission term, are eligible to apply. Applicants of all academic backgrounds are considered for the PhD program. There are no minimum requirements for GPA or GRE scores.

APPLICATION FORM & FEE

Applications for Fall 2020 will open September 1, 2019. Applications will be accepted until 11:59pm EST, December 15, 2019. There is an $85 non-refundable application fee, payable online.

Unofficial transcripts from previous colleges and universities. The department will review unofficial transcripts during the admissions process; official transcripts will be required after acceptance into the graduate program.

OFFICIAL TEST SCORES

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores should be directly from ETS to Rice (School Code: 6609). Please see the following webpage for additional information regarding IELTS and waiver options: https://graduate.rice.edu/qualifications.

A statement describing the applicant’s educational objectives, professional goals, historical interests and intended area of study. Additionally, the statement should discuss any scholarly research, writing, or similar research currently being pursued. Statements should be no longer than three pages (double-spaced).

A sample of the applicant's academic writing, preferably one that uses primary sources. It should be no longer than 25 pages in length. If it is part of a longer essay, the applicant can submit the longer piece and specify which 25 pages should be read.

Three letters of recommendation by individuals best qualified to testify to the applicant’s capacity for graduate work in history. Academic references representing the applicant’s major field are preferred. If this is not possible, individuals who can comment on qualities relevant to the applicant’s academic goals and research will be accepted. Recommenders named in the application form will be sent an automated email requesting that they complete an online evaluation and upload the letter of recommendation. We advise applicants to make sure recommenders know to expect this email and to give them sufficient time to complete this task ahead of the application deadline.

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The Department of History welcomes your application for doctoral studies. Before applying, be sure to read the Guidelines section of this website, which covers the structure and requirements of the Ph.D. Program in History.

In a typical year, we welcome a small class of highly qualified students into our doctoral program.   Admission to the doctoral program is highly competitive.  We only accept full-time students for the Ph.D program, and do not offer part-time options.  Five to ten percent of applicants are chosen. 

The department is NOT accepting applications to the terminal MA program for Fall 2024 admission.

The Department offers two kinds of dual doctoral degrees in cooperation with two professional schools: Penn Carey Law and the Graduate School of Education . This requires a second admissions process.

Alternatively, Ph.D. students may choose to pursue a joint doctoral degree with an allied department within the School of Arts & Sciences (e.g., Africana Studies). This requires a simple memorandum of understanding between the two departments, and must be arranged within the first semester of matriculation.  

When reading applications, we consider various things carefully:

• The match between the applicant's intellectual interests and the strengths of our faculty.

• The academic record, with particular attention given to grades in history and related subjects.

• The applicant's ability to write clearly and intelligently.

The University of Pennsylvania offers generous financial aid to doctoral students. Nearly all History Ph.D. students are recipients of standard five-year fellowships awarded by the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences upon admission. These fellowships include tuition, fees, health insurance, and an annual stipend (scheduled to increase to $40,500 for the 2023–24 academic year). Factoring in cost of living in Philadelphia, these are among the best packages available to history students anywhere.

All applications to the Ph.D. program are automatically considered for Ph.D. fellowships.

The History Department is NOT accepting applications to the terminal MA program for Fall 2024.

All applications and all supporting materials must be submitted online between October 1 and December 1, 2023  for admission into the Ph.D. program in September 2024.  Students are notified of their admission status by late February/early March 2024. There is no spring or summer admission in History.

The online application portal closes December 1, 2023 at 11:59pm PST. The application and all supporting documents must be received by this deadline. You will not be able to submit or revise anything afterwards. Please do not mail any paper documents; we will we not accept them.

 The Department does not require the GRE.

A complete application to the doctoral program consists of the following:

• Information in all the required fields in Penn's application portal.

• A personal statement (no more than 3 pages, double-spaced):

Please describe how your background and academic experiences have influenced your decision to pursue a graduate degree and led you to apply to Penn. Your essay should detail your specific research interests and intellectual goals within your chosen field. Please provide information about your educational trajectory, intellectual curiosity and academic ambitions. 

We suggest that you approach this statement as an intellectual autobiography that includes a proposed area of study. Which scholarly questions interest you most? Which books, primary sources, research projects, college courses, work experiences, or life experiences would you single out to explain how you arrived at those questions? In short, what brought you to the discipline of history, and why have you chosen the area you now propose to study?  In the last paragraph, please name Penn History faculty members with whom you would like to study. (Bear in mind that faculty at the assistant professor level may serve on advisory committees, but they cannot serve as main academic advisors or supervisors of dissertation committees.)  If you have overcome adversity and/or have had limited access to resources or opportunities in your field of study, please feel free to share how that has affected the course of your education.  We are interested in your lived experiences and how your particular perspective might contribute to the inclusive and dynamic learning community that Penn values and strives to create

• A writing sample (approximately 10-20 double-spaced pages): Submit a previously completed research essay, preferably but not necessarily one based on primary sources. This could be a course paper, a chapter from a senior thesis, etc. It does not have to match your proposed area of study. We want to see your best academic work, regardless of topic.

• T hree letters of recommendation submitted online by your referees.  These letters should preferably be all from professors who have taught you in history or related subjects, who know you well, and who can attest to your intellectual abilities, qualities in the classroom, and writing skills.  Recommendations from employers (unless they are in a field related to history) are generally not encouraged.  Please note: Interfolio packets are not accepted . Your referees must upload their letters of recommendation to Penn's application portal. If a recommender cannot or will not use our online system, we suggest you ask someone else who will. Letters will be read in electronic format only.

• Transcripts from any institution of higher education that has or will grant you a degree. They must be uploaded in PDF format. They can be official or unofficial copies. Should you be admitted, and should you accept, you will then be required to submit official copies from the institution(s).

• Proof of English Proficiency : Applicants with citizenship or permanent resident status in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, or New Zealand are not required to provide this, and their applications will automatically waive the requirement.  Citizens of other countries may satisfy this requirement by either 1) submitting proof of having graduated from an institution where English is the primary language of instruction (in most cases, your transcripts will suffice) or 2) submitting TOEFL (minimum score 100) or IELTS (minimum score 7).

• The application fee is $90 USD, payable via credit or debit card at the time of submission.

Application FEE WAIVERS are managed entirely by the Graduate Division of the School of Arts and Sciences, and individual departments do not have the authority to grant them.  To apply for a fee waiver, applicants should send a brief letter to Patricia Rea, Associate Director of Admissions, at [email protected] , stating the reason for the request.  This letter should be sent no later than November 15, 2023, and your application should be in process or near completion.  Do not request a fee waiver without having started your application.  Please be advised that the applicant must demonstrate a clear and compelling case of financial hardship.

When you are ready to apply, use Penn's application portal .

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1. Admissions Overview and Key Dates

Applications for admission to the PhD and AM programs in Fall 2024 are due on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2023, 5:00PM Eastern Standard Time . The Department does not consider applications at any other time. All applications must be submitted online. The application portal is available here.

During the fall, the Department's Director of Graduate Studies holds a series of information sessions about our graduate programs over Zoom. Here are the dates, times and registration links for these sessions in Fall 2023:

• Friday, 15 September @ 10:30-11:30.
• Friday, 13 October @ 3:00-4:00.
• Friday, 17 November @ 9:00-10:00.

On contacting faculty : Students may contact faculty with whom they are interested in working, but this is not required and it does not impact the admissions process. Note that for reasons of equity in admissions, the Department does not normally organize formal visits or interviews for prospective students.

The Graduate School notifies successful applicants in February. The Department of the History of Science normally provides opportunities for admitted PhD students to meet with faculty and current students in advance of the April 15 decision deadline.

2. Application Materials

Application to both the PhD and AM programs require submission of the following materials.

• Statement of Purpose
• Personal Statement - New Harvard GSAS requirement for more info, please see Personal Statement
• University and College Transcripts
• A Writing Sample*
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
• CV or Resume
• (Optional) GRE Scores The GRE code for Harvard GSAS is 3451 .
• Application Fee**
• TOEFL or IELTS Scores (for international applicants whose undergraduate institution’s language of instruction was not English)

* No application to the Department of the History of Science will be considered complete unless accompanied by a relatively recent sample of the applicant’s written work (e.g., term paper, senior thesis, master's essay, etc.). Writing samples must be submitted electronically with the online application.

** The non-refundable application fee for 2023 is $105.00, payable by credit card only. All applications received by the appropriate deadline with the correct application fee are guaranteed full consideration by the admissions committee. In those uncommon situations where an applicant has demonstrated that paying the application fee would cause them extreme financial hardship, GSAS will waive the fee. In order to determine eligibility for and apply for a fee waiver see this page . For further questions about fee waivers, email [email protected] . Note that the Department of the History of Science is not involved in determing elibility for a fee waiver.

3. Information about the Department's Programs

Program Descriptions for the AM and the PhD in the History of Science are available online from the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).

Applicants are encouraged to explore the Department’s web pages describing its Graduate Program and the many opportunities available to students.

See also Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences website for further information for prospective graduate students concerning admission, grants, tuition, and registration policies.

4. Special Students and Visiting Fellows

Students who meet the eligibility requirements to apply for admission as Special Students or Visiting Fellows—the non-degree programs of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences—and who are interested in being admitted with affiliation with the History of Science department, must secure approval from the faculty member with whom they would like to work prior to applying . The department only considers applications by scholars/students whose application a faculty member has agreed to sponsor.

Note: GSAS does not allow applicants applying to AM or PhD programs to apply as Special Students in the same year.

Exchange Scholar Program:   The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences participates in the Exchange Scholar Program . Doctoral candidates in the History of Science and related fields at participating institutions who are interested in visiting the Department as an Exchange Scholar are strongly encouraged to contact the members of the faculty with whom they would like to work prior to applying.

5. Further Information

P rospective applicants are also encouraged to consult the Department’s Graduate Admissions Frequently Asked Questions .

Inquiries about the graduate programs in the History of Science may be directed to:

Linda Schneider Graduate Program Coordinator Department of the History of Science [email protected] 617-495-9978

Inquiries concerning the Harvard Graduate School’s admissions process and requirements in general may be directed to:

Office of Admissions Harvard Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences [email protected] (617) 495-5315

Harvard does not discriminate against applicants or students on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry or any other protected classification.

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ADMISSIONS Each year, we admit 6 to 8 students into the PhD Program and additional students into the Masters Program. Applications for admission are handled through the  Graduate School . Prospective students must  apply online . If you have any questions about the process, see the  FAQ , and feel free to call or email us with further questions: the Graduate School (631-632-4723), the History Graduate Program Administrator , or our Graduate Director . Completed PhD program applications for admission and financial assistance, along with all required supporting material, must be postmarked/submitted/received by  January 15 . Students are admitted in the Spring for study beginning in the Fall. The majority of our doctoral students pursue their studies full-time, but occasionally students are admitted on a part-time basis. MA application materials are due  April 15 . Successful applicants typically have a strong record of undergraduate achievement, familiarity with historical approaches and scholarship, and excellent writing, research, and analytical skills. Prior specialization in History is not required. Admissions decisions are based primarily upon assessment of the applicant's potential for scholarly achievement in the discipline of History and our faculty's ability to support them in their intended field of study. 

To apply, you will need to submit the following:  — Completed Graduate School Online Application Form. — Statement of Purpose (uploaded with application)  (3-4 pages) describing the intended field(s) of study, the insights or experiences motivating the decision to specialize in this area, and the kinds of questions which the applicant hopes to explore; this statement should be as specific as possible about intended research topics and subject area(s) and indicate relevant faculty with whom they envision working. Applicants are encouraged to contact these professors before submitting the application. — Writing sample (uploaded with application)  that illustrates the applicant's writing skills and capacity for research, analysis, and creative thought.  The sample should be  12-20 pages, with proper citations and bibliography.  — Letters of Recommendation : Three (3) Letters of Recommendation are now required for all PhD applicants and MA  applicants. When you submit your application, your recommenders will automatically be sent a link to submit their letters electronically to the Graduate School. Letters should d escribe the applicant's achievements and potential for intellectual growth. — Official College Transcripts:  Please upload COPIES of official transcripts to your Admissions Application from all colleges/institutions that you list on your application where your degrees were conferred.

FOR REVIEW ONLY :  In order for the History Graduate Admissions Committee to review information on your previous course history, the department will accept  FOR REVIEW ONLY  unofficial transcripts uploaded with your admissions application.  However, for those applicants that are offered admission to History’s Graduate Program ; a Final Official Transcript will be REQUIRED  at the time of accepting the offer of admission. Once the offer of admission is made, it is at that time, that Official transcripts with degree verification MUST be submitted  ELECTRONICALLY from the issuing University to the History Department at:    [email protected] copying History’s Graduate Program Administrator .

NOTE: it is the responsibility of the applicant, including current or past Stony Brook University students, to order, and make arrangements for their official transcripts to be submitted ELECTRONICALLY to the Graduate School copying the History Department Program Administrator .

— TOEFL/IELTS  If  your   native   or   primary   language is not English, you must demonstrate your proficiency in English by taking the TOEFL or IELTS examination.  For language test requirements, see  Graduate School .  Test scores must be sent electronically from   Educational Testing Services (ETS)   directly to the Graduate School.  Our institution code is 2548.

— Optional GRE scores:   GRE scores are no longer required for admission to the MA and PhD programs in History. However, if you wish to be considered for the Graduate Council Fellowship, please be aware that it does still currently require GRE scores.  To be eligible for this fellowship, one must be a US citizen or permanent resident of the US; successful GCF nominees typically have extremely high test scores, extremely strong GPAs, significant research experience, excellent letters, and a good fit to the strengths of the program.  We usually only have 1 or 2 applicants each year who meet all these criteria.

If you do choose to submit GRE scores in your application, they must be submitted directly from the  Graduate Record Examination  (GRE). The History subject test is not required. It is advisable, especially for financial aid applicants, if  one is taking the GRE, to take it no later than October,  to ensure that the review of application materials is not delayed. GRE scores must be sent electronically from Educational Testing Services (ETS)   directly to the Graduate School. Our institution code is 2548.

For more information, see FAQ .

Funding All full-time PhD applicants are automatically considered for financial assistance from the History Department, in the form of a teaching assistantship or a graduate assistantship (pending budgetary approval). They also receive full tuition waivers, as long as they maintain their full-time status. There are no special forms to fill out for Departmental support. The History Department does not fund MA students. Typically, MA students seek financial assistance through Stony Brook University's Financial Aid Department. 

Additional support is available to eligible PhD students in the form of fellowships. The History Department can nominate eligible students for Presidential Fellowships, created by the university president and used to recruit promising new doctoral students. The Department also awards several endowed fellowships generously created by private donors and foundations, such as the Evan Frankel Foundation Fellowship and the Gardiner Graduate Fellowship. The Gardiner Fellowship is awarded each year to a graduate student researching Early American history, with preference for aspects of local and regional history in which the Gardiner family  played an important role.

Entering PhD students in history may also be nominated by the admissions committee to compete for university-sponsored awards, namely Graduate Council Fellowships  and Turner Fellowships . If you wish to be considered for either of these financial opportunities, please indicate that on your application. Students wishing to be considered for these awards must be U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents. Turner Fellows must self-identify as a member of an underrepresented groups (such as African American, Native American, Hispanic, etc.) on their application. U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents are also eligible for other forms of financial aid, which are applied for via the  Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form . 

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How to apply.

Applicants to the graduate program should use the online application , which is available on the Graduate School site.

Feel free to contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Alexis Peri, at [email protected] , with additional questions.

Prospective students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents can apply for fee waivers for the PhD application or MA application at the Graduate School’s website. Please do not submit the application until you have received a decision regarding your fee waiver application.

We are particularly eager to recruit students from underrepresented groups (URGs). Students from these backgrounds, and from low-income backgrounds, are encouraged to apply for application fee waivers from the Graduate School, and there are additional financial aid packages available.

As of fall 2023, the History Department will not be requiring the GRE for applicants applying for admission to the PhD program. As part of the selection process, the Department may elect to interview some applicants about their academic interests and qualifications. Applicants will be individually notified if an interview is requested. 

When considering applications to our MA and PhD program in History, our department takes a holistic, comprehensive approach, considering not only applicants’ cumulative GPAs but also personal statements, writing samples, and letters of recommendation among other criteria. We understand that applicants’ grades for Fall 2023 may have been adversely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, or that their transcripts may contain pass/fail credits rather than letter grades. Applicants will not be held at a disadvantage for COVID-related difficulties they experienced in Fall 2023.

The department accepts applications for September admission only . The deadline for PhD Fall 2024 applications is December 15, 2023 . The deadline for MA Fall 2024 applications is March 1, 2024 .

Application Requirements

• Online Application Form
• All relevant transcripts – unofficial copies (official transcripts are only needed for students who have accepted an admission offer)
• Three letters of recommendation
• Personal statement/statement of purpose
• Writing sample (not more than 40 pages)
• Statement on foreign language competence (a list of courses or other training you have completed in languages and an assessment of your reading ability in each language–terms such as “beginning”,”intermediate,” “advanced,” “fluent” are acceptable); this statement should be added to the Graduate School’s online application under Department-Requested Document.
• Do not send any admissions materials to the History Department. Send supplementary application materials to: Admissions Office Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Boston University 705 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 112 Boston, MA 02215
• A $95 application fee must be paid in order for your application to be considered complete. This fee is non-refundable. Information on fee waivers for MA and PhD applicants is available on the Graduate School website.

As per GRS requirements, all applicants whose native language is not English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or Duolingo. Applicants are not required to submit English proficiency scores if they are a citizen of a country or territory where English is the sole official or de facto language, or, if they have or will have completed their undergraduate or graduate studies in such a country or territory. International applicants are encouraged to enclose in their application materials a short statement of how and why they have met these conditions, which exempt them from submitting test scores that demonstrate their proficiency in English.

Financial Assistance

All applicants accepted to the PhD program receive full fellowship funding for 5 years, including summer support. MA students are not eligible for financial aid. After one year of full-time coursework, PhD students serve as Teaching Fellows. To conduct research abroad, students may apply to the Graduate School for short-term and long-term research grants. The department also offers small travel grants to conduct research and attend conferences. PhD students in their fifth year with an approved Dissertation Prospectus qualify for a non-service fellowship to support full-time work on their dissertation.

The Admissions Process

The departmental Graduate Studies Committee consists of three faculty members. This committee reads and makes recommendations to the Graduate School on all applications. The process begins in January and continues until all applications received by deadline have been considered. Applications are not considered until they are complete, that is, have the requisite letters of recommendation, and relevant transcripts.  After waiting for any missing credentials to arrive, the department will send a notice that an application is incomplete; it is the applicant’s responsibility to make sure all materials are submitted. Admission decisions will be made by mid-April, and admitted MA students will have two weeks from the time of that notification to accept or decline the offer of admission.

Please also scroll down this page for our answers to some FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about graduate admissions.

Program Metrics

Boston University PhD profile pages offer statistical portraits across key metrics, which we hope will provide prospective Department of History PhD students a clear sense of our program.  We aim to give prospective students a sense of the probability that they will be admitted, how long it is likely to take them to complete the program if they matriculate, what jobs might await them upon receipt of their PhD and so forth.

The profile showcases a brief description of the program, and five-year (or more) trend data on: applications and offers, selectivity, entering cohort size, sex and ethnicity demographics, attrition rate, cumulative completion rate, median time to degree, and five-and ten-year out graduate employment outcomes.

Recent graduates of the department have pursued careers not only in the traditional areas of academic research and teaching but also in fields as diverse as library and museum work, journalism, consulting, government service, education, publishing, and business.

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Graduate Program Administrators

Alexis Peri

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Cady Steinberg

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Study Postgraduate

Mphil/phd in history (2023 entry).

Course code

2 October 2023

3-4 years full-time; 5-7 years part-time

Qualification

University of Warwick

Explore our MPhil/PhD in History.

With a reputation for national and international excellence and innovation, our History Department was ranked fourth in the country for the highest combined percentage (90%) of world-leading and internationally excellent research outputs (REF 2021). Surrounded and supported by a host of exceptional historians, you will be exposed to diverse and international views, people and research, all encouraging and challenging you to think unconventionally and creatively about the past.

Course overview

The breadth of expertise and experience in the History Department (currently forty or so full-time members of staff), along with a thriving culture of research, seminars and conferences, make Warwick one of the very best universities in the UK to undertake research in history. Our Department achieved a 93% overall satisfaction result in the 2021 Postgraduate Research Experience Survey, one of the highest in the country.

PhD students normally complete their degrees within three to four years of full-time study, or five to six years part-time. As a research student, your closest contact will be with your supervisor, or supervisors, who will meet with you regularly to discuss your work, and agree a programme of reading, research and writing with you.

Additional support and training, including English language support for those studying for a PhD in a second language, are provided by the Department, Arts Faculty and the Graduate School, as well as by History’s many reading groups, seminars, workshops and conferences. History researchers will benefit from the University Library’s new Research Exchange, a dedicated postgraduate conference and study area, with state-of-the-art facilities.

For postgraduate queries, please email PGHistoryOffice at warwick dot ac dot uk

For further information, please visit the History Department web pages .

General entry requirements

Minimum requirements.

2:i undergraduate degree and Master's degree (or equivalent) in History or a closely related subject

English language requirements

You can find out more about our English language requirements Link opens in a new window . This course requires the following:

• Overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 and component scores

All of our courses are delivered in English so, if English is not your first language, you have not graduated from an English speaking university or worked in an English speaking environment for at least two years you must demonstrate a minimum overall standard in the following recognised tests of English. The certificate will be required as evidence.

International qualifications

We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.

For more information, please visit the international entry requirements page Link opens in a new window .

Additional requirements

There are no additional entry requirements for this course.

Our research

The Department of History at Warwick has particular strengths in the history of the early modern and modern periods. Our Faculty have expertise in subjects across the world, and a number of specialist Research Centres facilitating new research by students and scholars.

You can search our academic staff by their areas of expertise .

Warwick’s History Department features a host of exceptional historians and has an outstanding national and international reputation.

Our historians highlight global and innovative perspectives on traditional themes and share an enthusiasm for history beyond the confines of academia. Their research and teaching reflects a cutting-edge take on established historical fields and ideas. They are prepared to take an unconventional view. This willingness to look beyond the traditional boundaries of the discipline makes for a distinctive learning environment at Warwick.

The Department has an outstanding reputation as pioneering practitioners of social, cultural, early modern, European, Latin American and medical history, and has more recently been at the forefront of developing the methodologies of the new global history. Inspired by an expansive and inclusive vision of historical research, our historians' work is multi-disciplinary and draws on environmental, literary, visual and material sources spanning the globe across five centuries.

The Department’s commitment to supporting research that is internationally field-leading, innovative, and engaged is underpinned by the belief that understanding the past helps to shape the present and the future.

Research within the Department is underpinned by three key guiding principles: rendering visible people, objects, themes, institutions and processes whose histories have been neglected, misunderstood or under-valued; achieving engagement and impact for our findings, within academia, museums and archives and beyond; and internationalism, in terms of the scope of research, the composition of the Department, and our approach to collaboration.

If you are intellectually curious, and prepared for your investigations to take you into unexpected territories, you will be at home in Warwick’s Department of History.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.

Find a supervisor

Find your potential supervisor using the link below and contact them to discuss what you would like to research.

View our History Staff Directory where you will be able to explore the areas of expertise, research centres and research networks within the department. If you need additional guidance please email us .

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor .

Tuition fees

Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course at the start of the academic year, or at the start of your course, if later. Academic fees cover the cost of tuition, examinations and registration and some student amenities.

Taught course fees   Research course fees

Fee Status Guidance

The University carries out an initial fee status assessment based on information provided in the application and according to the guidance published by UKCISA. Students are classified as either Home or Overseas Fee status and this can determine the tuition fee and eligibility of certain scholarships and financial support.

If you receive an offer, your fee status will be stated with the tuition fee information, however we are awaiting guidance from the UK government regarding fee status for EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals and their family members living in the UK for academic year 2021/22 onwards. We are not able to confirm the fee status for these students until the relevant eligibility criteria have been confirmed. Once we have received further information from the UK government, we will provide you with an update on your fee status and let you know if any additional information is required. If you believe your fee status has been incorrectly classified you can complete a fee status assessment questionnaire (follow the instructions in your offer) and provide the required documentation for this to be reassessed.

The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) provides guidance to UK universities on fees status criteria, you can find the latest guidance on the impact of Brexit on fees and student support on the UKCISA website .

Additional course costs

As well as tuition fees and living expenses, some courses may require you to cover the cost of field trips or costs associated with travel abroad. Information about department specific costs should be considered in conjunction with the more general costs below, such as:

Please contact your academic department for information about department specific costs, which should be considered in conjunction with the more general costs below, such as:

• Core text books
• Printer credits
• Dissertation binding
• Robe hire for your degree ceremony

Scholarships and bursaries

Scholarships and financial support

Find out about the different funding routes available, including; postgraduate loans, scholarships, fee awards and academic department bursaries.

History Funding Opportunities

Find out more about the various funding opportunities that are available in our department.

Living costs

Find out more about the cost of living as a postgraduate student at the University of Warwick.

History at Warwick

Each year, we attract excellent students like you to Warwick.

We will help you develop the skills needed to conduct research, including in the archives, engage critically with your sources, and support you in developing critical thinking and writing skills.

Whether you’re working with classmates in seminars and workshops, or getting involved with the History Society, at every turn you’ll find like-minded people who share your fascination with the past and its significance in the present.

Get to know us better by exploring our departmental website. Link opens in a new window

Our courses

• Early Modern History (MA)
• Global and Comparative History (MA)
• History (MA by Research)
• History (MPhil/PhD)
• History of Medicine (MA)
• Modern History (MA)

Read more about our courses on the History website:

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• History Postgraduate Research courses

Taught course applications

Here is our checklist on how to apply for taught postgraduate courses at Warwick.

Research course applications

Here is our checklist on how to apply for research postgraduate degrees at the University of Warwick.

After you’ve applied

Find out how we process your application.

Applicant Portal

Track your application and update your details.

Admissions statement

See Warwick’s postgraduate admissions policy.

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Ask questions and engage with Warwick.

Postgraduate Open Day

Postgraduate fairs.

Throughout the year we attend exhibitions and fairs online and in the UK. These events give you the chance to learn about our Master's and PhD study routes, and the wider context of postgraduate study.

Find out more

Every week, you can connect directly with representatives from Warwick, who will be answering your questions on applying to and studying postgraduate studies at Warwick.

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Departmental events

Some academic departments hold events for specific postgraduate programmes, these are fantastic opportunities to learn more about Warwick and your chosen department and course.

See our online departmental events

Connect with us

Want to hear more about postgraduate study at Warwick? Register your interest and find out more.

Learn more about Postgraduate study at the University of Warwick.

Why Warwick

Discover why Warwick is one of the best universities in the UK and renowned globally.

6th in the UK (The Guardian University Guide 2022) Link opens in a new window

64th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2023) Link opens in a new window

5th most targeted university by the UK's top 100 graduate employers Link opens in a new window

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About the information on this page

This information is applicable for 2023 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply. Please read our terms and conditions to find out more.

PhD Art History Admission

The Department welcomes graduate applications from individuals with a broad range of life experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds who would contribute to our community of scholars. Review of applications is holistic and individualized, considering each applicant’s academic record and accomplishments, letters of recommendation, and admissions essays in order to understand how an applicant’s life experiences have shaped their past and potential contributions to their field.

University Application Materials

The application for admission as well as general information about applying is available from the Graduate Admissions website; please visit  Graduate Admissions  to apply. Prior to applying you must first determine if you are eligible -  application eligibility (undergraduate degree requirements) . International applicants, please also see  Bechtel International Center  and Graduate Admissions  International Applicants  for more information and any additional application requirements. Prospective students may apply beginning in late September (please verify the precise date on the  Graduate Admissions  website). The following documents are required by the university and can not be waived; please click on the links for more detailed information about each:

Letters of Recommendation : Three letters of recommendation are required. The department does not accept applicant recommendation via a letter service (i.e. Interfolio or other service). It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that letters are submitted to the electronic application by the published deadline. Please only submit three letters.

Transcripts : Upload a scanned copy of your official transcript(s) with the online application. Applicants must upload transcripts from every post-secondary institution attended as a full-time student and for at least one academic year. Transcripts from current degree programs also need to be submitted.

Statement of Purpose : You must indicate in the first sentence of your SOP the name of the program to which you are applying and the area you wish to study (e.g. PhD in Art History – Modern). The Statement of Purpose should describe succinctly your reasons for applying to the proposed program at Stanford, your preparation for this field of study, research interests, future career plans, and other aspects of your background and interests which may aid the admissions committee in evaluating your aptitude and motivation for graduate study. Applicants can include and mention faculty members, with overlapping research interests whom they would like to work with and why, in their statement of purpose. The Statement of Purpose must be: 1,000 words or less; single-spaced; formatted with 1-inch margins and 12-point, Times New Roman font.

Application Fee : The application fee $125, is non-refundable, and must be received by the application deadline (fee waivers are available to eligible students. Please see  Graduate Fee Waivers  for more information). The Department does not offer fee waivers outside of the process at the Graduate Fee Waivers page. Please do not contact the department requesting to waive the application fee.

GRE Scores: Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test is no longer required for admission to the Department of Art & Art History.

TOEFL Scores : Required when first language is not English; IELTS is not accepted. Please note that the department can NOT waive the TOEFL requirement. If you wish to submit a request for TOEFL waiver, please see  GRE and TOEFL Requirements . It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the scores are submitted to the electronic application by the published deadline.  (Note: To bypass the entry of TOEFL scores in the application, enter a future test date. You can add in the additional information section of the application that you have received a waiver from Graduate Admissions.)

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* Please note all application materials, once submitted as part of your application, become the property of Stanford University. Materials will not be returned and copies will not be provided for applicants nor released to other institutions. Please keep a copy for your records. Re-applicants must submit new supporting documents and complete the online graduate application.

Writing Sample Requirement

In addition to the University application materials listed above, applicants in Art History are required to submit a writing sample.  You should upload your writing sample along with your online application (only one writing sample will be accepted). It should be 20 pages maximum, including illustrations and bibliography – neither papers over this limit nor entire Master’s theses will be accepted.

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For admission in Autumn Quarter of the next academic year, all required application materials, including your test scores and recommendation letters, must be received on-line by no later than  December 1 at 9:00 pm (PT).

Note: The Graduate Admissions period opens in late September each year for applications to be submitted by the published deadline in December (for matriculation beginning in the following academic year). After April 15th each year, the Graduate Admissions period is closed, and the online application will reopen during the following September.

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Application review takes place between mid-February and mid-March; applicants are notified by e-mail of their status around March 15th. Accepted students are admitted for the following Autumn Quarter; no applicants for mid-year entrance will be considered.  You will be contacted via e-mail regarding your application status after the deadline; please do not contact the Department in this regard. Applicants who are chosen as finalists for admissions are asked to make themselves available for an individual interview by faculty via Skype.  Admitted prospective students are invited for a campus visit intended to introduce them to faculty, current graduate students, and to members of the larger Stanford community involved in the arts.  Library, museum and other facilities are part of this introduction to the PhD program in Art History at Stanford.

The Art and Art History Department recognizes that the Supreme Court issued a ruling in June 2023 about the consideration of certain types of demographic information as part of an admission review. All applications submitted during upcoming application cycles will be reviewed in conformance with that decision.

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The Department of History runs a PhD Programme under the guidelines of Ashoka University and the rules and regulations of the University Grants Commission (UGC). The Programme provides students with a robust training in source-based, research-driven, serious academic history-writing. All History PhD candidates are expected to devote their full time to the PhD Programme.

The Faculty in the Department of History combines a passion for innovative teaching with cutting-edge research. It has expertise in a wide range of specializations. It offers training in the archaeology of prehistoric and historical societies, with a focus on palaeodietary and palaeoclimatic reconstruction using advanced archaeological theory and scientific techniques. In the history of ancient and early medieval India, it has a thrust on archaeology, heritage, social history, political history, as well as the history of religions, texts, and ideas. In medieval and early modern history, it focuses on the history of states and empires, with an emphasis on the history of politics, political culture, warfare, military culture, and environment of India. In the history of modern India and the Indian Ocean, it specialises in environmental history, intellectual history, urban history, business history, spatial history, as well as the history of political violence, international development, science, medicine, nationalism, revolutionism, technology, knowing, and knowledge-production. It offers training in the history of late-imperial and modern China, with a thrust on the history of borderlands, spaces, science, statecraft, society, economy, textual and historiographical cultures, and transregional and global Sinophone histories. It also covers contemporary history and international history of modern South Asia, history of Tibet, China-India history, and global history. 

For further details about the research profiles and areas of interest of individual faculty members,  explore this page . The Department of History also collaborates with the  Centre for Interdisciplinary Archaeological Research  and  Ashoka Centre for China Studies  regarding supervision and research. Applicants interested in relevant areas are encouraged to explore the webpages of these centres as well. 

Highlights of Ashoka’s Ph.D. Programme in History

• Liberal Arts: Centred on its stimulating Liberal Arts model of education, Ashoka University offers a unique environment for pursuing historical research in India. Its rich intellectual environment fosters inter-disciplinary thinking and research.
• Library: Ashoka University has a world-class library. It has an expanding collection of books and journals of South Asian and global history. It provides access to a wide-range of digital resources, like JSTOR and South Asia Archive. The Department of History is deeply committed to expanding its library resources further for supporting serious research and pedagogy.
• Seminars: For several years, the Department of History has been running multiple seminar series throughout the year. Both eminent and upcoming scholars of History and allied disciplines regularly present their latest research here. The main series – titled Ashoka History Seminar – runs through the year with active participation of our Ph.D. scholars.
• Language Training: The History Ph.D. Programme offers tailor-made language training to cater to the research needs of its students. Currently Sanskrit and Persian are offered. Depending on the research requirements of incoming students, new options for languages will be introduced.
• Teaching Opportunities: All History Ph.D. students will be able to gather some pedagogical experience as Teaching Assistants during their tenure at Ashoka. This will give them an opportunity to mentor Ashoka’s undergraduate students and thereby acquire teaching skills.
• Stipend: Ashoka provides a Junior Research Fellowship with a stipend of INR 50,000 and a Senior Research Fellowship with a stipend of INR 55,000, along with an additional House Rent Allowance (HRA) of INR 10,000. This allowance is applicable to both Junior Research Fellows (JRF) and Senior Research Fellows (SRF). In addition there are provisions for contingency and field work visits.
• Accommodation: Sharing accommodation on or near the campus will be offered based on availability. The HRA component of the fellowship will be adjusted against accommodation costs if the accommodation is provided by the University.
• Ph.D. Timeline: The tenure of Ph.D. students at Ashoka University is a maximum of 6 years. Out of this, all students will focus on coursework during their first one or two years, depending on their academic needs. During their second year, students will be required to submit their final Ph.D. Research Proposal. The semester fee is Rs. 12,500 per semester.
• Applicants with 55% marks or more in aggregate after an M.Sc./M.A. /M.Com/M.Phil./M.Tech./L.L.M. degree, are eligible to apply for admission to a Ph.D. degree ( Category I ).
• Applicants with a 4-year bachelor’s degree with 75% or more marks in aggregate ( Category II ), are also eligible to apply for admission to a Ph.D. degree.
• Applicants with Master’s degrees or equivalent from foreign universities require a certificate of recognition/equivalency provided by the Association of Indian Universities ( https://www.aiu.ac.in/evaluation.php ), to demonstrate the equivalence of their degrees to the corresponding Indian degrees.
• Applicants who are awaiting the declaration of their final results in a Master’s programme or its equivalent are eligible to apply. If selected, the offer extended to these applicants will only be provisional. Admission to the programme will be contingent on the applicant meeting the criteria described above.

The Department of History, Ashoka University, invites applications for its PhD Programme for the academic year 2024-25. The department is looking for motivated, committed, and bright young scholars, who will be expected to carry out high-quality research.

• Applications can be submitted between 16 February 2024 and 16 March 2024.
• All applicants should submit applications only online using the official University website portal. For this,  click here.
• As a part of this online application, applicants will need to upload a research proposal and a writing sample, both in the PDF format.
• The length of the research proposal should be between 1,500 and 2,000 words, excluding the bibliography. The research proposal should include (a) a concrete discussion on the proposed field of research and the research questions, (b) a survey of the existing historiography of this field, (c) indication of potential primary sources to be analysed, and (d) a detailed bibliography of secondary literature.
• The writing sample does not have a word limit. It should be a piece of writing – an article, an assignment, or a chapter – that the applicant considers to be one of their best works.
• All applicants are required to appear for a mandatory qualifying entrance examination which will be held online on 22 March 2024. They will be intimated about the logistical details of this once their forms have been submitted and accepted.
• In the examination, applicants will be required to answer a few essay-type questions. These will test the applicants on the basis of their analytical capability, historical understanding, and the ability to articulate their thoughts clearly. To see past years’ question papers,  click here.
• Applicants shortlisted on the basis of the entrance examination, the research proposal, and academic record will be invited to appear for an online interview in April or May 2024. The list of shortlisted candidates will be published on this webpage. Shortlisted candidates will also be informed by email. All interviews will be held online. The exact dates for the interviews will be announced by the time of the exam.
• Following the interviews, the final list of applicants selected for admission to the History PhD programme for the academic year 2024-2025 will be published on this webpage. The selected candidates will also be informed by email.
• The academic session for the new batch of PhD students will begin in August 2024.
•  All queries related to the PhD application and admission process should be directed to  [email protected] .

All queries related to the Ph.D. application and admission process should be directed to [email protected]

Applications for Ph.D. Programme in History are now open

Why history at ashoka.

“I am a second year PhD scholar at the Department of history, Ashoka University. I work on the history of the Afghan communities in early modern South Asia. The PhD programme at Ashoka offers a lot of opportunities and resources to its scholars in the form of lectures, conferences, seminars, and colloquiums. For a person like me who started her PhD online due to pandemic, Ashoka has provided a safe space to work and to develop my ideas in a supportive community of faculty members and fellow research scholars. It was only through the efforts of the history department and the PhD cohort that things became a little easy and manageable virtually. The best part of studying at Ashoka for me is also how the university tries to foster a sense of community among its students and ensure that they have substantial access to resources. The PhD programme not only trains scholars to hone their research and skills but also to learn the logistical and pedagogical dimensions of teaching a class. This has really helped me to not only have a dialogue but also to freely express my thoughts and opinions.” 

Akansha Singh

“The doctoral programme of the History department at Ashoka offers proper assistance, judicious guidance and sound intellectual friendships beyond the fetters of curriculum-oriented teaching and learning. Our department holds a very dynamic, inclusive and fertile academic environment when it comes to organizing scholarly symposiums, conferences, writing workshops or research colloquiums as they continue to enrich our understanding not only of the discipline of history but the larger academic scene in the first place. Moreover, the highly well-equipped library at Ashoka and the resourceful repository of Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India add to the delightful experiences of conducting research. I have been thoroughly enjoying the research-life here with all of my colleagues, friends and faculty members.”

Aritri Chakrabarti 

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The Department of Art & Art History offers graduate study centered on the intersection between studio practice, the humanities, and the liberal arts. Our three-year MFA program is designed to provide our students with the skills needed for creative development and professional success in traditional and conceptual-based practices, and/or teaching studio art as a future career. Under the tutelage of highly regarded artists and art historians, our talented students engage in research in the following areas:

* digital imaging/illustration + multimedia, * photography, * printmaking, * sculpture (glass, installation, social practice), admissions overview.

Applicants to the MFA program will be selected for admission based on submission of the following materials by the  February 15, 2024 application deadline: 

• The Graduate School general application.
• Three letters of recommendation (submitted through the Graduate School application).
• Official copies of all undergraduate transcript(s) showing the date(s) the BA, BS, or BFA degree was awarded. Transcripts must show no less than 3.0 for the overall GPA, and should be mailed directly to the department (see address below).
• A copy of your TOEFL exam, showing a minimum score of 80 ( for international students only ).
• And, most importantly, the completed MFA application, which must be uploaded via the department’s MFA Application Portal as a single PDF file. The portfolio must include the following:
• A personal statement about your previous academic training, your desire to engage in graduate work, and your interest in the MFA program at UM.
• An updated CV or resume.
• An artist portfolio of digital images, not to exceed 20 images. Portfolios that include more than 20 images will not be considered.
• A completed Teaching Assistantship application form. Assistantships are competitive and are not guaranteed with admission into the program.

It is highly recommended that all applicants demonstrate that they have completed advanced coursework in the area s/he/they wish to study, as well as related professional and/or exhibition experience. To be competitive, prospective applicants should contact the Director of Graduate Studies and/or the area head of their proposed concentration to schedule a meeting or phone interview before applying.

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Applications for the MFA program are only considered for the Fall semester following the application deadline. In other words, the MFA program does not admit students in the Spring term. The application process opens on October 1st of each year and requires prospective students to successfully complete THREE steps (listed below). Please ensure you have submitted all documents by the February 15, 2024 deadline. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered, regardless of the applicant’s merit.

To be considered, please submit the following:

• A general application must be initiated through the Graduate School in order to be admitted into the University of Miami. Through the Graduate School, applicants will submit their personal contact information, request their three letters of recommendation, and pay the $85.00 application fee. The Grad School application can be found here .
•  A specialized MFA application must next be submitted to the Department of Art & Art History via the department’s MFA Application Portal , which can be accessed here (or by clicking on hyperlinked text).

Once applicants have completed the informational fields in the portal, they will be asked to upload a portfolio, which must be a single/combined PDF file. The system will not permit you to upload multiple documents. As stated above, the portfolio should include the following:

• A personal statement of interest in the MFA program at UM. In this essay, please describe your past experiences and why you feel you are ready to undertake graduate work at UM.
• A portfolio of 20 digital images of your recent artwork. If you would like the faculty to consider additional images, please provide a link (or hyperlink) to your website in your personal statement or CV.
• A completed Teaching Assistantship application form (if the applicant is seeking financial assistance). Assistantships include a stipend of $21,915  per year, plus a full tuition waiver and subsidized health insurance.** The Teaching Assistantship application form can be found here .
• Lastly, all applicants must mail official copies of their undergraduate transcript(s) directly to the department. If you have received multiple undergraduate degrees, you will need to send official transcripts for ALL programs. Sending unofficial copies will delay the graduation process if you are accepted. Please have official copies sent to:

Things to Consider While Applying

As previously stated, assistantships are competitive and are not guaranteed with admission into the program. That having been said, students can be admitted into the program without department funding, though this requires him/her/they to pay out-of-pocket for the MFA degree.

Even with a Teaching Assistantship, studying in Miami is an expensive undertaking. For the average cost of attending UM as a graduate student (without financial aid), please click here .

If you are an international applicant, please click here to see additional instructions on how to submit foreign transcripts and TOEFL scores. If you need to complete the TOEFL, please have your scores sent directly to the department, or include official/notarized copies as additional pages in your MFA portfolio application.

The next application deadline is February 15, 2024 for admission to the 2023-24 academic year.

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