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Prospective Students – Doctoral
Study language & literacy with LLED
Graduate programs in Literacy Education and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
Doctor of Philosophy in Language and Literacy Education
LITR
Language and Literacy Education (LITR) focus on critical and contemporary issues at the intersections of language and literacy learning and cultural and societal transformation.
Doctor of Philosophy in Teaching English as a Second Language
TESL
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) examines the social, linguistic, educational, cognitive, cultural and political processes affecting the teaching, learning, assessment, and use of English as an additional language locally and globally.
Key Dates
September Intake
Application open
August 3
Choose a program & prepare
Application deadline
December 1
Deadline to submit online application. No changes can be made to the application after submission.
Transcript deadline
December 8
Deadline to upload scans of official transcripts through the applicant portal in support of a submitted application.
Referee deadline
December 15
Deadline for the referees identified in the application for admission to submit references.
Funding your degree
Funding for prospective students
$40,000
Guaranteed PhD funding, every year for four years
All full-time PhD students receive a minimum funding package of $40,000 per year for the first four years. The funding package may consist of any combination of internal or external awards, teaching-related work, research assistantships, and graduate academic assistantships.
Stipend + tuitionUBC Four Year Doctoral FellowshipTop-ranked incoming PhD students nominated by the department
Multi-yearIndigenous Graduate FellowshipMulti-year fellowships to master’s and doctoral Indigenous students, selected on basis of academic merit through an annual competition
$10,000Literacy Research FellowshipAvailable to a top candidate among incoming PhD students nominated by the department
Up to $3,200 per yearInternational Tuition AwardAssist International students in eligible research programs
Up to $1,500 per yearPresident’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Awards (PAEIPA)Provided to recognize the significant contributions of PhD students to the research activities of the university