PhD · Athens, Georgia, USA
University of Georgia PhD in English with Creative Dissertation
UGA's five-year doctoral program is designed for writers who want to develop as both creative practitioners and literary scholars. Students complete advanced research and examinations before producing a full-length creative dissertation in poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction, accompanied by a critical introduction.
- Deadline: 1 December 2026 (for Fall 2027 entry)
- Funding: Fully funded
- Application fee: 75
- 5 years
All Creative Writing PhD students are fully funded. Funding is primarily through teaching and research assistantships, with PhD students eligible for up to five years of assistantship funding, subject to satisfactory progress and performance.
Program site: english.uga.edu/creative-writing-program. Please confirm the details there before you apply.
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