The University of Sheffield is offering 15 postgraduate studentships for 
students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities: eight cover UK/EU fees 
and offer a maintenance award at the Research Council rate of £13,290; 
seven cover UK/EU fees and offer a maintenance award at 50% of the 
Research Council rate, i.e. £6,645.

Applicants for research degrees (MPhil and PhD) in the Department of 
Russian and Slavonic Studies may apply, subject to eligibility, for 
these awards. The deadline is 31 March 2009. For more information, 
follow the link below.

http://www.shef.ac.uk/russian/postgraduate/fees.html

Please note that in order to be considered for a University of Sheffield 
studentship, you must first apply to the University for admission to an 
appropriate programme of study.

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding

AHRC-funded studentships will be available either through the AHRC's 
Studentship Competition, or through a Block Grant Partnership (BGP) 
whereby the University will have an allocated number of studentships in 
specified subject areas and for specified schemes -- Research 
Preparation Masters (RPM), Professional Preparation Masters (PPM), and 
Doctoral.

The University has applied for a BGP and will know the outcome on 23 
February 2009. If the application is successful, the BGP will allow the 
University to award, on a competitive basis and subject to AHRC 
approval, studentships to prospective postgraduate students. EU 
nationals accepted to study on programmes and in subject areas for which 
BGP studentships have been allocated will be eligible for nomination to 
AHRC. Information about the outcome of the BGP Competition will be 
posted on this web page and elsewhere. The University hopes that, when 
the outcome of its application is known, it will be able to offer a 
number of Doctoral awards in the subject area of Russian, Slavonic and 
Eastern European Language and Culture over the period covered by the 
first round of the Scheme (2009–2013). If the University is not awarded 
a BGP allocation, students who have already been admitted to the 
University to study can still apply to the AHRC Studentship Competition 
for funding.

It is possible for applicants for University of Sheffield studentships 
to indicate their interest now in being considered for AHRC awards. For 
more details, follow the link below.

http://www.shef.ac.uk/russian/postgraduate/fees.html

Students who wish to be considered for AHRC-funded studentships in this 
subject area must apply to the University no later than 31 March 2009.

Please note that in order to be considered for a University of Sheffield 
or AHRC studentship, you must first apply to the University for 
admission to an appropriate programme of study.

More information about the Department's research profile and areas of 
expertise may be found at

http://www.shef.ac.uk/russian/research

If you would like more information, please contact us:

Applications in the field of Russian and Slavonic languages and 
linguistics: Professor Neil Bermel ([log in to unmask])

Applications in the field of Russian and Slavonic literary and cultural 
studies: Professor Craig Brandist ([log in to unmask])

Best regards,

Neil Bermel

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Neil Bermel
Department of Russian & Slavonic Studies
University of Sheffield
Jessop West
1 Upper Hanover Street
Sheffield S3 7RA, U.K.
Tel. +44 (0)114 222 7405
Fax +44 (0)114 275 1198