University of Manchester - PhD Studentship in Valuing Human Life

 

 

4-Year PhD Scholarship
The University of Manchester -School of Environment and Development

Fully Funded by the Leverhulme Trust Starting September 2012:
Allowable death: how is human life valued or not?

We invite applications for a PhD studentship in the newly formed
Leverhulme Centre for the Study of Value with Professors Sarah
Bracking and Philip Woodhouse.

The studentship will be available from September 2012 for four years
and will cover tuition fees and a stipend to the value of over
£54,000, payable subject to eligibility criteria.

These studentships form part of a programme of work titled "Human,
non-human and environmental value systems: an impossible frontier?"
Globally, new markets and commodities are being created in a number of
key policy arenas that are putting prices, and thereby imputing a
particular value, to a number of previously un-priced (but not
necessarily unvalued) things: carbon, ecosystem services, commonly
held land, biodiversity, water and even human lives. This research
will explore how valuation technologies are designed in order to
understand the deficiencies and possibilities of value in political,
social and environmental terms. Its ultimate purpose is to suggest
better ways of doing value calculations that will improve the quality
of our economic and environmental future.

Historically there have existed people who are not valued enough to be
counted even when they die. These lost lives, among what is sometimes
called a global 'surplus population' happen in particular social,
economic and political contexts that are not well understood. This
project will examine 'allowable deaths' from poor health or
malnutrition by detailing narratives of when people don't matter to
others or to potential assisters in government and NGOs, and how this
is justified morally. It will ask how people's social value is framed,
fixed and calculated, and the role of stigma and blame in the social
articulation of allowable death. The PhD will conduct research in
either Zimbabwe or Malawi.

Applications are invited from those with both 'home' (UK/EU) tuition
fee status and 'overseas' fee status. For guidance, please follow this
link on how to determine tuition fee status. We must caution that the
value of the maintenance component will be less for overseas students
than for home students, due to a higher fee level, and a fixed package
overall. To discuss the financial terms of the award, contact
Monique.Brown@manchester.ac.uk.

Applications should be made through our online application procedure
by Friday 24th August 2012, specifying "Allowable death" as the
subject of study. You are NOT required to submit a research proposal.

In section 6 of the online application form, under 'research title'
please insert 'Allowable death'. This will help us filter
applications.

Any enquiries relating specifically to the submission of applications
should be directed to: Laura.Dobson@manchester.ac.uk

Students will be informed of the outcome of the selection process by
7th September 2012.

If you have not been contacted by the 14th September please assume
that you have been unsuccessful. We expect that your studentship will
begin on 17th September, although some flexibility may be possible. We
would like to apologize in advance for the tight deadlines which
apply.

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20 PhD Scholarships in Humanities, Univ. of Oslo, Norway

Faculty of Humanities
Doctoral research fellowship

Up to 20 Ph.D. positions are announced at the Faculty of Humanities. The positions announced are open to all disciplines at the Faculty.

The Faculty has approximately 130 Ph.D. students divided into seven departments and one center:
•Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History
•Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages
•Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas
•Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages
•Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies
•Department of Media and Communication
•Department of Musicology
•Centre for Ibsen Studies

The advertised positions are open for all research fields at the Faculty of Humanities. In the actual processing of the applications, however, strategic considerations may be applied in the selection process, such as imminent need for recruitment within certain disciplines or subjects. Applicants who have recently graduated with excellent results may also be given preference.

The person who is appointed will be enrolled in the Faculty's organised researcher training. The academic study will terminate in a doctoral thesis which will be defended at the Faculty, leading to a Ph.D.-degree. The successful candidate is expected to contribute into a research group or network, and for a professional development in the environment.

The appointment is for a duration of 3 years. Any previous employment as a research fellow or appointment to another position will in whole or in part be deducted from the appointment time.

Qualifications and personal skills
In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the quality of the project description and on the assumed academic and personal ability on the part of the candidates to complete the dissertation within the given time frame. The short-listed candidates may be called for an interview at the University of Oslo.

Qualifications
A Master degree or equivalent in an area relevant to the topic of the doctoral dissertation. The masters degree or equivalent has to be achieved by the time of application.

We offer:

•Pay grade 48-55 (NOK 383 900 – 433 400 per year), depending on qualifications
•Academically stimulating working environment
•Good pension benefits under the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund scheme
•Good welfare benefits

Submissions

Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application:

•letter of application
•list of publications
•Curriculum Vitae including grades
•project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (maximum 5 pages, see Guidelines for project descriptions)
Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.

Educational certificates, master theses and the like are not to be submitted with the application, but applicants may be asked to submit such information or works later.

See also Guidelines for pertaining to the applisation asessment prosess for doctoral research fellowships and About the doctoral degree/Ph.D. at The faculty of Humanities.

Admission to the Ph.D. programme requires that faculty has the necessary supervision capacity.

The faculty has one Ph.D. programme with seven Ph.D. fields. The applicant must choose which field to be associated with. Selection of field determines which Ph.D. committee will consider the application.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/416842/61723?iso=gb

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National Humanities Center Fellowship

NHC Fellows

Research Triangle Park, N.C. The National Humanities Center announces the appointment of 36 Fellows for the academic year 2010-11. These leading scholars will come to the Center from the faculties of 19 colleges and universities in 17 states and from 7 institutions in 6 other nations—Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greece, Portugal, and The United Kingdom. Chosen from 442 applicants, they represent more than 20 fields of humanistic scholarship, including history, literature, philosophy, anthropology, art history, Asian studies, classics, Islamic studies, Judaic studies, and musicology. Each Fellow will work on an individual research project and will have the opportunity to share ideas in seminars, lectures, and conferences at the Center.

These newly appointed Fellows will constitute the thirty-third class of resident scholars to be admitted since the Center opened in 1978. Geoffrey Harpham, Director of the National Humanities Center, said, "I look forward to welcoming the Fellows of 2010-11 and to learning from them. They represent an exciting range of studies in the humanities."

The National Humanities Center will award nearly $1,300,000 in individual fellowship grants to enable scholars to take leave from their normal academic duties and pursue research at the Center. This funding is made possible by the Center's endowment, by grants from the Florence Gould Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and by contributions from alumni of the Center.

The National Humanities Center, located in the Research Triangle Park of North Carolina, is a privately incorporated independent institute for advanced study in the humanities. Since 1978 the Center has awarded fellowships to scholars in the humanities, whose work at the Center has resulted in the publication of more than 1,200 books in all fields of humanistic study. The Center also sponsors programs to strengthen the teaching of the humanities in secondary and higher education.

Contact detail: kent@nationalhumanitiescenter.org
Moreinfo: http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/newsrel2010/prfells201011a.htm
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The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme

The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 33 fellowships for the academic year. It proposes 10-month residencies in one of the 14 participating Institutes: Berlin, Bologna, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Cambridge, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyons, Nantes, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna, Wassenaar. The Programme builds on the strong reputation of the Institutes for Advanced Study for promoting the concentrated, self-directed work of excellent researchers within the stimulating environment of a multi-disciplinary and international group of fellows.



EURIAS Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in natural and exact sciences, if their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities. The diversity of the 14 participating IAS —which have agreed on a common selection procedure— offers a wide range of possible research contexts in Europe for worldwide scholars . Applicants select up to three IAS outside their country of nationality or residence as possible host institutions.

The Programme welcomes applications worldwide from promising scholars at an early stage of their careers as well as from established senior researchers. During their fellowship, EURIAS fellows benefit from the high-quality research environment and working conditions provided by the host Institute. All IAS have agreed on common standards for EURIAS fellows, including the provision of a living allowance (in the range of € 26,000 for a junior fellow and € 38,000 for a senior fellow), accommodation (or a mobility allowance), a research budget, plus coverage of travel expenses.

Nationality
Researchers from all countries are eligible for the programme. They cannot apply for an institute located in their country of nationality or residence.

Application and deadline
– Applications are submitted online via www.eurias-fp.eu. You will find detailed information regarding
the content of the application, eligibility criteria, selection procedure, etc.
– The deadline for application is September 10th. Late applications will not be considered.


Selection procedure
– Scientific assessment by two international referees
– Preselection by EURIAS international and interdisciplinary Scientific Committee
– Final selection by the IAS academic boards
– Publication of results in December.

Contact detail: mylene.trouve@ eurias-fp. eu
Moreinfo: http://www.eurias-fp.eu
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19 PhD Scholarships at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen

http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/PhD/Announcements/19facultyscholarshipsaug2\
010

The Graduate School of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Copenhagen
is inviting applications for 19 PhD scholarships starting 1 February 2011 for a
period of up to three years.

Application deadline: 17 August 2010 at 12 noon (Central European Time)

It is possible to apply for scholarships within subject areas and themes related
to one or more of the following PhD programmes:

•PhD Programme in Archaelogy, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, and History (SAXO/CPH)
•PhD Programme in Cross Cultural and Regional Studies
•PhD Programme in Cultural Studies, Literature and the Arts
•PhD Programme in Education (FUKU)
•PhD Programme in Language and Linguistics
•PhD Programme in Media and Communication
•PhD Programme in Philosophy
•PhD Programme in Transnational and Migration Studies (TRAMS)

A short description of the PhD programmes and their research areas is available
at:
http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/PhD/PhDprogrammes/. Contact information for
the heads of the PhD programmes is also to be found at the homepage.

Please contact the heads of the PhD programmes for further information about the
subject areas and themes of the specific programmes:
http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/PhD/PhDprogrammes/

Application procedure

Applicants need to hold a two-year Master's degree (120 ECTS) or the equivalent,
or expect to receive such by 31 January 2011. Applicants shall have submitted
their thesis at the time of application, to the extent the thesis forms part of
their Master's programme.

Applicants with a non-Danish Master's degree will have their degree assessed by
The Danish Agency for International Education to establish, if the Master's
degree is equivalent to a Danish Master's degree. More information about The
Danish Agency for International Education is available at:
http://www.studyindenmark.dk/

Employment as a PhD student occurs pursuant to the applicable rules of the
Faculty of Humanities, as well as between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish
Confederation of Professional Associations (AC). Under this agreement, the PhD
student is obliged - without further remuneration - to carry out allotted work
to an extent corresponding to a total of 840 working hours in the case of a
three-year contract.

The PhD student will be working at the same department of the faculty as the
supervisor. Daily presence at the department is expected.

Enrolment as a PhD student at the Faculty of Humanities' Graduate School is a
precondition for employment as a PhD student. A description of the PhD study
programme is available at: http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/phd/

Applications shall be submitted via the electronic application system efond:
http://www.efond.dk/ku-hum/.

Do not submit any publications.

Application form and application guidelines on research proposal and required
enclosures are available at the homepage:
http://www.humanities.ku.dk/research/PhD/Announcements/

A certified copy of the applicant's Master's Degree diploma needs to be
submitted as one of the enclosures to the application. Certification shall be by
a public authority such as the institution having issued the diploma or a public
bureau specializing in diploma certification. The applicant may be asked to
submit the originally certified copy of the Master's Degree diploma after the
application deadline.

If the MA diploma and/or examination records are in another language than
English, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, please include a translation into either
of these languages in your application.

The translation of diplomas/certificates and transcripts must be made by or
approved by either:

a Danish state-authorised translator and interpreter or

the embassy or consulate of the country where the original document was issued
or where the translation was made or

a Danish consulate/embassy.

Closing date for applications: 17 August 2010 at 12 noon (Central European
time). No supplementary documents will be considered after this deadline.

As an equal opportunity employer, the Faculty of Humanities invites applications
from all interested candidates regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin or
religion.

For any further questions, please contact the PhD Centre (phdcenter@...)
tel. +45 3532 9223.

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Research Assistant/Research Fellow Computational Linguistics

University or Organization: University of Aberdeen
Department: School of Language and Literature
Job Location: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Web Address: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs

Job Rank: Research Assistant/Research Fellow

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Software Development; Humanities Computing

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

University of Aberdeen
School of Language and Literature
Research Assistant/Research Fellow in Software Development/Humanities Computing
Language and Linguistic Evidence in the 1641 Depositions

In support of a major multidisciplinary Arts and Humanities Research
Council funded project Language and Linguistic Evidence in the 1641
Depositions, led by Dr. Barbara Fennell, we are seeking a Research
Assistant or Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Software
Development/Humanities Computing. You will work with the Principal
Investigator (PI) and a team of other linguists, computer specialists and
historians to further develop and analyze a digitized corpus of quasi-legal
statements from witnesses to the 1641 rebellion in Ireland. Consulting with
Humanities Computing experts in Dublin, the postholder will develop
facility with IBM LanguageWare?, and will work with the PI and Early Modern
English Research Fellow to develop the ontologies needed to manipulate the
digital corpus in order to be able to interrogate it about the nature of
the language represented within it (for interpretation by historical
linguists, dialect and text analysis specialists and cultural, political
and social historians). The postholder will then proceed to help develop an
interactive research site for use by linguists, historians and lay inquirers.

To be appointed as a Research Fellow you must hold a PhD in a relevant
computer science discipline, or to be appointed as a Research Assistant you
must hold a Master's degree plus the appropriate level of experience that
demonstrates the required skills and capabilities. You should have
demonstrated expertise in java programming, databases, XML, and have a
strong understanding of modern web technologies. You will be disciplined,
but creative and innovative, and motivated by the creation of
transformative research technology. A flair for user interface design and
visualization techniques would be prove advantageous.

A Research Fellow will be appointed at the appropriate point of Grade 6-7
scale (£29,853 - £36,715 per annum), and a Research Assistant will be
appointed at the appropriate point of the Grade 5 scale (£25,001 - £28,139
per annum).

Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. Barbara Fennell at the email address
below.

Should you require a visa to undertake paid employment in the UK you will
be required to fulfill the minimum points criteria to be granted a
Certificate of Sponsorship and Tier 2 visa. As appropriate, at the time an
offer of appointment is made you will be asked to demonstrate that you
fulfill the criteria in respect of financial maintenance and competency in
English. Please do not hesitate to contact Moira Falconer, HR Adviser, for
further information on this.

To apply online for this position visit www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs or
alternatively you may request an application pack by emailing your name and
contact details to jobs@... or by telephoning our 24 hour answer
service on (01224) 272727 quoting the job reference number LAN019R.

The closing date for the receipt of applications is Monday 22 March 2010.

It is anticipated that the first interviews will be held in Aberdeen on 25
March 2010.

Promoting Diversity and Equal Opportunities throughout the University


Application Deadline: 22-Mar-2010

Email Address for Applications: jobs@...
Contact Information:
Dr. Barbara Fennell
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15 MRes Studentships in Humanities, Northumbria Uni, UK

MRes Studentships

The Department of Humanities is delighted to invite applications for 15 MRes
Studentships in 2010, as part of its annual Postgraduate Awards Scheme.
Successful candidates will be awarded a full fee waiver, available from
September 2010.

The MRes degrees are ideal preparation for students wishing to pursue doctoral
studies, careers in professional research or teaching. The programmes are
available for study over one-year full-time, with a part-time option. On
completion students will be well prepared to commence work on a PhD and to
finish this within three years. In some cases it may be possible to fast-track
through a two year PhD programme which builds on the foundations provided by the
MRes.

MRes in English Literature

English actively welcomes candidates in the following areas: Early Modern
Literature; Literature and Politics, especially in the Civil War Period;
Eighteenth-Century Studies; Romantic and Victorian Literature; Modernist
Studies/Contemporary Cultures; Literature and Gender; Literature and Science
(including Medicine).

MRes History

History actively welcomes candidates in the following areas of strength:
International and Transnational History, including Atlantic History and the
History of Diasporas; Early Modern Mediterranean Cultural History; Labour
History.

Applications for MRes English Literature/MRes History

To be considered for entry onto the programme your application must be submitted
on the Standard University Application Form.

Candidates must have a minimum of a 2:1 honours degree in a relevant discipline
such as BA English Literature or History. Applicants will also be required to
submit a 500-word proposal followed by a formal interview. Students may apply to
the programme up to and including 18th September but to be considered for the
Studentships candidates must follow the procedure outlined below.

To be considered for the Studentships:
Following applications via the Standard University Application Form students
should submit a 500-word proposal outlining their research project to the
relevant contact:

MRes in English Literature: Professor Richard Terry at
richard.terry@...
MRes in History: Professor Don Macraild at don.macraild@...

The closing date for proposals is 31 March 2010. Successful candidates will be
informed by 1st July 2010.

MRes Gender Studies

To be considered for entry onto the programme your application must be submitted
on the Standard University Application Form. Candidates must have a minimum of a
2:1 honours degree in a related discipline. Applicants will also be required to
submit a 500-word proposal followed by a formal interview. Students may apply to
the programme up to and including 18 September but to be considered for the
Studentships candidates must follow the procedure outlined below.

To be considered for the Studentships:
Following applications via the Standard University Application Form students
should submit a 500-word proposal outlining their research project to the
relevant contact:

MRes in Gender Studies: Professor Rosemary White at
rosemary.white@...

The closing date for proposals is 1 July 2010.

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Scholarship Workshop at LBI FIB UI Salemba

LBI FIBUI is holding a scholarship workshop in May at Salemba Campus. If you
or someone you know has been trying (or planning) to win a scholarship, but is
in doubt because of its intricacy, here’s the answer.

Held in 3 sessions, the workshop will guide you all through the way to plan,
write, and present your scholarship proposal, as well as to train you to go
through the interview successfully. LBI Scholarship Workshop is a 9-hour
workshop to maximize your chances of winning a scholarship:

- How do I start to write a winning scholarship proposal?

- What personal information is crucial to include?

- How Should I organize my essay to get me noticed?

- What kinds of question should I anticipate for the interview?

- How can I give distinctive impression to the interviewer?

- What are the do’s and don’ts during the interview?


The workshop will be conducted in English by FIB UI lecturers who have ever won scholarships to pursue post-graduate study abroad.
Investment Rp. 400.000,00
for 3 session at LBI FIBUI Salemba at 20th,
22nd, and 27th of May 2009, 18.00-21.00.


Registration:

LBI FIB UI Depok: Faculty of Humanities (FIB) Building V, 1st
floor. University
of Indonesia, Depok. Ph:
(021) 7864075, 78849082

LBI FIBUI Salemba: Jl. Salemba
Raya No: 4 Jakarta.
31930335, 3922436, 31902112

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Master & Doctoral Scholarships in Music at University of Southampton

The Department of Music at the University of Southampton is one of the leading centres of musical research in the UK. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise 80% of our work was judged to be of international significance, leaving the department ranked between second and fourth nationally. We are pleased to announce 27 studentships for MMUS, MRES and PhD students, part of a major, multi-year initiative to strengthen postgraduate research and study.

Applications are invited for 25 full and part-time studentships, covering UK/EU fees, for students at Masters and PhD level. Students of all nationalities may apply.

AHRC Studentships for PhD Study

Applications are invited for:

* 1 AHRC BGP Studentship for entry in fall 2009 in composition or musicology. This studentship will cover full fees for up to three years. Home students will be eligible to receive a stipend of £12,940 p.a. for full-time study and £8,960 for part-time study (2008-2009 figures).
* 1 AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award for the FICTOS (Franco-Italian Culture Transfer in Opera and Song, 1800-1850) in musicology, offered in conjunction with Opera Rara. This studentship will cover full fees for up to three years for a candidate proposing a dissertation in the field of Franco-Italian cultural transfer in nineteenth-century music. Home students will be eligible to receive a stipend of £12,940 p.a. for full-time study and £8,960 for part-time study (2008-2009 figures).

Both UK and EU students are eligible to apply for these awards; see the AHRC’s Guide to Student Eligibility for information on residence regulations.

Departmental Studentships for Postgraduate Study
Students of all nationalities may apply for the following departmental studentships (all fees refer to 2008/09, the studentships will be in the amount of the respective 2009/10 fees):

* 1 Full-Fees Merit Studentship (£3300), renewable for up to three years, for PhD study in composition
* 1 Full-Fees Merit Studentship (£3300), renewable for up to three years, for PhD study in musicology
* 12 Half-Fees Merit Studentships (£1128), renewable for up to three years, for PhD study in musicology or composition
* 2 Full-Fees Merit Studentships (£3300) for MMus/MRes study in composition. Preference will be given to candidates who plan to remain at Southampton for PhD study
* 2 Full-Fees Merit Studentships (£3300) for MMus/MRes study in musicology. Preference will be given to candidates who plan to remain at Southampton for PhD study
* 1 Full-fees Merit Studentship (£3300) in performance
* 6 Half-Fees Merit Studentships (£1128) for MMus/MRes study in musicology or composition

All of the half-fees studentships may be applied toward full-time fees.

Instrumental and Vocal Scholarships

In addition to designated postgraduate studentships, all taught and research postgraduate students are eligible to apply for departmental accompanying, vocal and organ scholarships, which are also open to undergraduates and which have separate application procedures and deadlines from those described here. See our Vocal and instrumental studentships page for details.

How to Apply

The deadline for receipt of applications for all postgraduate studentships is 20 April 2009. NB: The following supersedes all previous instructions on application to postgraduate programmes in music, including those on the university application form.

If you are interested in the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award (FICTOS project) in musicology see the special instructions under ‘Useful Downloads’ below.

For all other awards:

* Fill out an online application for admission to the University of Southampton. If you have already applied you do not need to fill in a new application.
* Do not attach the personal statement requested in the university application. Instead, complete the School of Humanities AHRC and Bursary Application form. As part of this application you will be asked to supply a 500-word personal statement. You can download guidelines for MMus/MRes and PhD students on how to write the personal statement in the ‘Useful Downloads’ section to the left.

Please supply the following additional material to support your application, according to your proposed degree programme. Send your supporting materials electronically, if possible, together with your School of Humanities application form to the School of Humanities Postgraduate Admissions office at pghums@soton.ac.uk. Please send scores and recordings to: Postgraduate Admissions, School of Humanities, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ (to arrive by 20 April 2009).

* MMus/MRes musicology: one extended piece of academic writing (at least 2000 words)
* MMus/MRes composition: two contrasting scores (no more than ten minutes of music total)
* MMus performance: a recording of two contrasting pieces (no more than ten minutes total)
* PhD musicology: one or two extended pieces of academic writing (up to 5000 words)
* PhD composition: three contrasting scores (no more than 15 minutes of music in total)

Please arrange for two references to be sent to the School of Humanities Postgraduate Admissions office at pghums@soton.ac.uk by 20 April 2009. If you have applied for admission in fall 2009 and references have already been supplied, you do not need to solicit these references a second time. For PhD students, one of the references should be from your prospective supervisor.

If you have any questions on the above procedures, please contact Dr Thomas Irvine at tairvine@soton.ac.uk

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* Guide to the Personal Statement- PhD students
* Guide to the Personal Statement- MRes/MMus students
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postgraduate studentships in arts and humanities - university of Glasgow

Postgraduate Studentships
Arts and Humanities
Faculty of Arts
The University of Glasgow will be offering postgraduate studentships in a wide range of subjects in the Arts and Humanities for studies at Masters and Doctoral level commencing in October 2009. These include Faculty Scholarships and Overseas Research Student (ORS) Awards. In some subject areas within the Arts Faculty (indicated below), ESRC quota studentships are also available.

We have submitted a proposal for a significant number of AHRC awards to be made through the new Block Grant Partnership scheme, and the results of this proposal will be announced in February. We have proposed awards at both Masters and Doctoral level in the following sixteen areas within the AHRC subject domain.

* Archaeology
* Celtic Studies
* Classics and Ancient History
* Creative Writing
* Cultural Studies (including Human and Cultural Geography, and subjects in Law, Social Science and Education which fall within the AHRC subject domain)
* Dance, Drama and Performing Arts
* English Language and Literature (including Scottish Literature; some topics in English Language and Linguistics also eligible for ESRC studentships)
* European Language and Culture (including German, Hispanic, Italian, Russian, Polish, Czech)
* Film Studies and Television Studies
* French Language and Culture
* History (some topics in Economic and Social History also eligible for ESRC studentships)
* History of Art, Architecture and Design
* Librarianship, Archives, Record Management and Information Science
* Music
* Philosophy
* Religious Studies

Potential applicants are advised to consult the AHRC Guidelines on Postgraduate Funding Opportunities for information on the Block Grant Partnership Scheme, on the AHRC subject domains, and on academic and residency criteria: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/BGP.aspx

Applicants are strongly advised to consult the appropriate Departmental pages on the Glasgow University website for information on the research and teaching strengths of Departments and Centres:http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/

Where appropriate, interdisciplinary applications are encouraged. Applicants may also wish to consult the Arts and Humanities Graduate School website at http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/arts/graduateschool/

AHRC/ESRC Studentships are funded at the UK Research Council rate. A 'full' studentship is offered to those meeting UK residency criteria and covers all postgraduate fees and a maintenance allowance. Applications for part-time study will be considered. EU nationals resident in the EU/EEA may be eligible for a "fees-only" studentship. Applicants should complete the Graduate Admission application form which is available at http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_6776_en.pdf

Applicants for studentship awards should tick the appropriate box on the front page of the application form. The applicant's prospective department(s) will assess the application.

Current University of Glasgow Doctoral students applying for funding for 2nd/3rd year(s) of study should complete a Scholarship application form which is available athttp://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_103418_en.doc

The closing date for receipt of applications from overseas students for ORS awards is Friday 30 January 2009. The closing date for receipt of all other applications for 2009 studentships is Monday 16 February 2009. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

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11 MPhil/PhD Studentships, Univ of Exeter, UK

11 MPhil/PhD Studentships in Humanities and Social Sciences
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Exeter
Subjects: Arts and Humanities | Social Sciences
School of Humanities and Social Sciences

11 MPhil/PhD Studentships

Join our internationally recognised research community and benefit from cutting edge research facilities and great funding opportunities. We are currently offering 11 MPhil/PhD studentships worth £40,200 over three years across our humanities and social sciences disciplines.

Available to students enrolled on our programmes beginning in 2008/09, the awards cover:
• Direct payment of tuition fees (at the standard UK/EU rate – International students will have to the pay the difference between UK and International fees)
• Maintenance allowance for accommodation and living expenses
• Payment for limited teaching and other duties carried out by the student for their department
The awards will be made across our Humanities and Social Sciences Departments as follows:
• 4 awards in History or Classics and/or Ancient History
• 3 awards in Politics and International Relations
• 1 award in Arab and Islamic Studies
• 3 awards in Sociology, Philosophy, Theology (including the Centre for Genomics in Society)

Studentships are awarded on academic merit and are open to applicants from the UK/EU and overseas. To be eligible you must have received an offer from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences for full-time study for MPhil/PhD by 13 June 2008.

If you're an exceptional researcher looking for a rewarding opportunity in a faculty with RAE 5 for all disciplines, £6 million in research grants, good postgraduate facilities and high student satisfaction, contact us.

Tel: +44 (0)1392 264019; s.ghosh@exeter.ac.uk.
See more at www.huss.ex.ac.uk

Funding information

Value:
£40,200

Number of awards per year:
11

Funding applies to:
Open to applicants from a range of countries

Contacts and how to apply
Academic contact:
Tel: +44 (0)1392 264019; s.ghosh@exeter.ac.uk.

See more at www.huss.ex.ac.uk

Application deadline:
13 June 2008

http://postgraduatestudentships.co.uk/node/2596

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