We welcome applications to the Ph.D. programs in Hispanic Linguistics, Hispanic Literatures and Cultural Studies, and Portuguese.
All applicants will be considered for full funding.
Our department admits new students in the Fall semester only. The application deadline for admission to the upcoming Fall semester is:
Completion of the IU online application is required.
You must fill out the online application. Know you will need to have your credit card available for payment when applying online. U.S. citizens and international students use the same online application.
Provide a statement of approximately 500 words that identifies your academic goals (graduate study and research), career objectives, why you are applying to this particular program, and the qualifications that make you a strong candidate for our program. It is helpful to mention specific areas of interest and whose work aligns with those areas.
International students whose first language is not English must submit a score from one of the following tests in order to apply to graduate programs. The test must have been taken within two years of the application date. Applicants currently attending a U.S. institution or who have earned a degree from a U.S. institution may ask the department for a waiver.
TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Home Edition
IELTS, or IELTS Online
Please have three recommenders (preferably tenure-track or tenured professors) who are familiar with your academic performance submit up-to-date letters of recommendation on your behalf to the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. The electronic application provides a link for recommenders to submit their letters electronically.
Official transcripts of academic work from all previous postsecondary institutions must be submitted.
Upload unofficial copies of transcripts with the online application. Official transcripts may be sent electronically by secure method from the issuing institution’s records office to the Spanish and Portuguese Graduate office at gradhisp@iu.edu or via U.S. mail, to the following address:
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Indiana University
Graduate Studies Office
355 N. Eagleson Ave.
Global and International Studies Building 2102
Bloomington IN 47405-1105
International students must apply online. Please upload unofficial copies of transcripts with your online application for admission committee review. If you are offered admission, official academic records will then need to be sent directly from the institution at which the academic work was completed. Official academic records are required from every postsecondary school you have attended and must be sent in the original language. If the original language is not in English, a certified, literal translation must also be sent. Notarized copies of academic records are not acceptable.
Official transcripts may be sent electronically by secure method from the issuing institution's records office to the Office of International Services at newtoiu@iu.edu or mailed to the address below. If you studied in the United States or Canada, please have official transcripts sent directly to the Office of International Services from the issuing institution’s records office. Visit their website here for more information about country-specific requirements.
Office of International Services
Ferguson International Center
Room 100
330 N Eagleson Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-7513
A writing sample is required of all Ph.D. applicants. The sample should be of your academic writing (for example, a course or seminar paper) and should be written in the language of the program to which you are applying (Spanish or Portuguese). For Hispanic Linguistics the paper should be submitted on a linguistics topic. The writing sample should not surpass 15,000 words.
To which other universities are you applying? Please upload a list with your application materials.
The scores from the GRE are not required for the application to be considered.
For your convenience, we have provided a list of useful resources to help in your application process:
The College of Arts