University of California, Los Angeles – PhD in History (Fully Funded)

Structure of medical, physical and social authority (intercultural), including:

• Maternity, health care and State governance;
• Medical knowledge and power structure;
• Social inequalities in medical practice;
• (a) Medicine and identity building (gender/race);
• Health and body in historical terms.

History, world history, medical history, Latin American studies, Spanish, regional country studies, sociology, anthropology, scientific history, cultural studies

• Academic background: A bachelor's or master's degree in history.
• Academic performance: An average grade of B+ in upper-division undergraduate coursework, approximately GPA 3.4/4.0; master's GPA of at least 3.5.
• Language requirements: TOEFL 100 before 21 January 2026, or 5 on or after 21 January 2026; alternatively, IELTS 7.5. The minimum English requirement for enrolment is TOEFL 87 or 4.5, or IELTS 7. Applicants with TOEFL 87–100 or IELTS 7–7.5 must take the ESLPE academic-writing examination after enrolment. TOEFL iBT Home Edition and IELTS Online scores are accepted. Applicants who have earned a degree in the United States or another country where the programme was taught in English may apply for an exemption.
• References: Three academic recommendation letters.

Preferred qualifications

• Students may not use AI when completing academic work;
• Undergraduate or postgraduate coursework in Mexican or Latin American history and the history of medicine;
• Spanish listening, speaking, reading and writing skills;
• Previous travel to Mexico or Latin America and willingness to return for extensive archival research;
• A proposed dissertation on the transnational history of medicine between China or another Asian country and Mexico, preferably, or Latin America before 1820;
• A strong completed master's thesis and UCLA as the applicant's first choice.

• Curricula vitae;
• 3An academic letter of recommendation;
• Purpose statement (1000);
• Personal statement (500);
• 10 page with a written sample with double line spacing (excluding references);
• Language report cards within two years;
• Undergraduate, master's degree report card.

Deadline for applications: 12 month 1, next fall.

Up to the beginning of 9 the applicant will submit a curriculum vitae and related materials in English, and we will conduct an initial assessment 9-10 that will invite the primary screener to interview potential mentors 11 for the month after the interview, and will be required to formally submit the application 12-1 for the month through the network of officials for the short-listed candidate for the month 2-5 for the interview organized by the College Admission Board for the month 2-5

The project is a full-time Ph.D. project and is taught in 4-6 years (48-72 months). Only 1 recruits.

School-provided6Annual full scholarship support (through tuition support, tuition reduction, TA etc.).