PhD Scholarship

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) - Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS)

The Gurmani Center for Language and Literature (GCLL) and the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS) at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) announce a PhD scholarship for the academic year 2026-2027. The position would be for a ten-month duration from August 2026 to May 2027.

The PhD scholarship candidates will teach one course during each semester and will fully participate in the ongoing activities of the Gurmani Center and MGSHSS. PhD Scholars would be required to be physically on campus during the two semesters.

The PhD scholarship is open to PhD candidates in a leading humanities or social science doctoral program outside of Pakistan who are writing up their dissertations or completing fieldwork in Pakistan. The successful candidate will have an ABD status and will be expected to complete their doctorates whilst at LUMS. The PhD scholarship is funded through the Bilquis and Abdul Razzaq Dawood Foundation.

Applications should include:

A cover letter describing your research interests and relevance to this fellowship/scholarship; a curriculum vitae; a sample syllabi for a potential course; and names of two referees (please submit all the require documents in pdf format) to Mr. Aurangzaib Awan (aurangzaib.awan@lums.edu.pk) by May 15th 2026.