MSc Scholarships in History, Classics or Archaeology - University of Edinburgh

 

School Master's Scholarships (6)
University of Edinburgh -School of History, Classics and Archaeology

The School is pleased to invite applications from outstanding
candidates for six Master’s Scholarships for 2013-2014 entry. These
six awards will cover tuition fees (at the applicable Home/EU or
Overseas rate) and a total stipend of £5,000, payable in equal monthly
installments.

Eligibility

    Applicants for these awards must have a study application in process.
    Master’s scholarships are open to all applicants for the School’s
MSc degrees in History, Classics and Archaeology, whether ‘taught’ or
‘research’, and including part-time applicants and applicants for
Master’s degrees by Distance Learning.
    Successful applicants are likely to hold or be on course to
achieve a UK first class honours undergraduate degree (or overseas
equivalent) in a relevant field.
    Successful applicants are also likely to demonstrate that their
plans for the Master’s are part of a programme of study leading to a
PhD.

Information on these awards is also available at:

    http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/student-funding/postgraduate/uk-eu/humanities/history-classics-archaeology/history-masters

For further details of MSc degrees in the School please follow the link below:

    MSc Degrees in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology

Applying

Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application
before the application deadline.

Please note that you will not be able to access the online application
form unless you have applied for admission to the University of
Edinburgh and have full EASE authentication.

Deadline: 5 March 2013

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application as
soon as possible after the deadline.

Information on other Masters Awards

See http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/history-classics-archaeology/graduate-school/applying/funding/masters

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PhD Fellowships(3): Univ of Heidelberg, The Asian Sea: Transnational Maritime History

Three PhD Fellowships in Asian History, Heidelberg University Cluster of Excellence Asia and Europe in a Global Context

The Cluster of Excellence Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows at the Heidelberg University invites applications for three PhD fellowships for the cluster's project "The Asian Sea: A Transnational Maritime History of the Age of Imperialism, 1850-1918"

The fellowship is supposed to start as early as 1 April 2010 but no later than October 2010. Fellowship funding, monthly 1000 EUR, is initially available until October 2012 with the possibility of extension to a full three year period.

Dissertations may be in any field of modern Asian History from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century that have a maritime, coastal, port, and interregional dimension and place their theme or local case study in the broader transnational development of the region as a whole. Successful candidates will have completed a Masters degree prior to taking up the position. Fluency in English, knowledge of one Asian language and ideally some command of a second European or Asian language is expected.

Applications including a cover letter, CV, university grade transcripts, three-page dissertation proposal and a writing sample (initial publication, chapter from MA thesis or research paper) and two recommendation letters should be directed to Professor Harald Fuess, director of the Asian Sea project, and submitted via email to Ms Shupin Lang lang@asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de.

The scholarships is supposed to start as early as 1 April 2010 but no later than October 2010.

Deadline: Applications should be submitted by January 31, 2010. Interviews will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.


Contact Info:
Ms Shupin Lang lang@asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de.
by January 31, 2010
Website: http://www.asia-europe.uni-heidelberg.de



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PhD positions in History of Science Leiden Univ

PhD position History of Science
Leiden University
Leiden, 2300 RA (Zuid-Holland), 38 hours per week

Job description
Function title: PhD position History of Science
The Faculty of Science, Leiden University, offers a PhD position in History of Science. The position is available from 1 January 2009. The project is accommodated by the Leiden Observatory

PhD project: Jan Hendrik Oort and the rise of radio astronomy in the Netherlands
The Leiden astronomer Oort made his name in the 1920s and 1930s through his studies of the Galaxy. From the 1940s onward, he became a pioneer in the new field of radio astronomy, together with his pupil H.C. van de Hulst. Their efforts culminated in 1970 in the foundation of the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope, at the time the world’s largest radio telescope. The aim of this project is to portray the rise of this new field of research from personal, institutional and political angles and to explain how the Netherlands became a centre of observational astronomy. Important source material is located at Leiden University. This includes the papers of Oort and Van de Hulst
This project will be supervised by Prof. F.H. van Lunteren. The PhD-researcher will participate in the activities of the small group of historians of science of the Leiden Observatory.

Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
For this position we are looking for an ambitious candidate with a recent MA or MSc in either history, history of science, physics or astronomy. Working knowledge of Dutch is required, familiarity with the history of science and/or archival research is an advantage.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Natural Sciences)

Organization
Leiden University

Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The PhD-researcher will be employed on a 4 year contract (with a probation period of one year) with Leiden University with a gross salary increasing from € 28000 to € 36000 per year (including allowances).

Additional Information
Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:

* About the organization (http://www.leidenuniv.nl/)
* About the function (http://www.vacatures.staging.leidenuniv.nl/phd-position-sterrewacht-8-215.jsp)

Application
You can apply for this job before 15-12-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:

Leiden Observatory, Postbus 9513
2300 RA Leiden

E-mail: e.castermans@science.leidenuniv.nl

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PhD studentship in history

Kingston University
PhD Studentships
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Applications are invited for PhD studentships in History.

Applicants should have a good first degree in a relevant subject area and have, or be soon to obtain, an appropriate Master's qualification. The studentship, which will be for three years, will be for £10,500 and will cover your Home tuition fee and payment for teaching up to six hours per week.
For further information about the research supervision expertise with History at Kingston University see: http://fass.kingston.ac.uk/research/history/

For an application form, to be submitted by 31st December, please contact Rebecca Ng at Rebecca.Ng@Kingston.ac.uk or telephone 020 8417 2304.

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Studentships; Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, London

Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at University College London

M.Phil./ Ph.D. Studentships in the History of Medicine, 2009
Roy Porter Memorial Ph.D. Studentship in the History of Medicine, 2009

The Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL invites applications
for entry to the Centre's M.Phil./Ph.D. programme and for 3 years scholarships commencing in September 2009.

The Centre anticipates being able to offer two or three research studentships worth c. £ 20,000 pa plus the payment of "home" fees. In addition, the Roy Porter Memorial Ph.D. Studentship will be offered this year for an outstanding young scholar. This award commemorates the life and work of the prolific historian, Roy Porter who died in 2002. The award is made available through the generosity of the Wellcome Trust and will be tenable for 3 years from September 2009. In addition to fees at the Home/EU rate the studentship is valued at c. £ 20,000 per annum.

Students from outside the EU are encouraged to apply but should arrange to discuss the possible impact of "overseas" student fees being charged. Applications to study without a scholarship are also welcome.

Applicants should be registered for, or already hold a Master's Degree in an appropriate discipline and intend to pursue research to gain a Ph.D. in the field of the History of Medicine.

Informal enquiries may be made until 19 December 2008 to the
Centre's Graduate Tutor, Dr. Helga Satzinger, h.satzinger@ucl.ac.uk
For further information please contact Adam Wilkinson, a.wilkinson@ucl.ac.uk

Please use the Centre's website for information on our fields of study and members of staff who can act as supervisors: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/histmed/
Information on UCL Graduate School can be found at http://www.grad.ucl.ac.uk/

Applications forms have to be submitted online with the UCL Graduate School at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/admission/graduate-study/application-admission/ In addition to the standardised form the application has to contain one A4 page presenting your research proposal plus one A4 page elaborating on what sources you want to use, where you situate your Ph.D. project within the History of Medicine, and the secondary literature on which you base your approach.

Please print out your complete application and send it by post or as pdf file to:
Adam Wilkinson
Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL
183 Euston Rd.
London NW1 2BE
UK

The application must arrive by 12 January 2009 at the latest. Shortlisted candidates will be informed end of January and invited for an interview in early February. Applicants from abroad will be interviewed by telephone. Students will be notified of the outcome of their application for places and/or funding within ten days of interview.

Submitted by HJ Cook, Director, Wellcome Trust Centre, h.cook@ucl.ac.uk

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