Manuel Irujo Scholarship in Basque Studies
Applications are invited for one Manuel Irujo Scholarship in Basque Studies, to begin in September 2026.
The scholarship provides approximately £5,000 and can be awarded to students taking one of the following courses:
- Modern Languages and Cultures MRes (full fees at Home student rate covered)
- Translation MA
- Film Studies MA
- History MA
- Political Science and International Relations MA.
Subject areas
We await proposals related to the cultural production, the cultural history or the politics of the Basque Country.
In particular, we encourage projects on the areas of memory studies, exile/diaspora studies, and European/cosmopolitan studies, all of which remind us of the biography and lifeworld of Manuel Irujo.
Other possible focuses for study include:
- Memory and representation
- Migration and diaspora
- Transnational, postnational and postcolonial studies
- Popular culture
- Film and visual culture
- Literary studies
- Translation studies
- Digital culture
- Gender and sexuality
- History and politics.
We also welcome comparative or relational projects that create links between aspects of Basque society and culture and their manifestation in other cultural, national and/or linguistic areas.
Application and selection process
Applicants are requested to submit a dissertation project proposal. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of the suitability of the proposed research project and demonstrated academic excellence. Applicants should contact Dr Gorka Mercero Altzugarai for assistance in formulating a research proposal, and should include a completed expression of interest form (DOCX, 68.9KB).
Your completed expression of interest form should reach the department by 10 July 2026.
More information
- Find more information about each eligible master's course: Modern Languages and Cultures MRes, Translation MA, Film Studies MA, History MA, and Political Science and International Relations MA
- Learn more about postgraduate study at the University of Liverpool.
This scholarship is delivered in partnership with the Etxepare Basque Institute.
