The University of Virginia, based in Charlottesville, VA offers a fully funded PhD in French. Emphasizing interdisciplinary, global, and transhistorical approaches, the doctoral program fosters complex and challenging ways of thinking about French and Francophone literature and cultures, strongly grounded in poetical, textual, visual, and historical analysis. The Department is committed to providing full funding to all doctoral students for the duration of the PhD degree. The award package, comprising a combination of graduate teaching assistantships (GTAs) and fellowships, is guaranteed for 5 years and covers tuition, fees, comprehensive health insurance, and an annual stipend of $20,000 for basic living expenses plus $4,000 summer stipends.