COLLEAGUES MIGHT WISH TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES:
School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures at the University of
Manchester (http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/)
Italian Studies at Manchester are part of one of the largest Schools
of Languages in the
UK. With seven research active members of staff, the Italian
department is fourth equal
in size (with Cambridge and Warwick) nationally. Italian at Manchester
offers the chance
to study and research over a wide range of specialisms - literary,
cultural, historical,
and linguistic - at both MA and PhD level.
For more information about members of staff in Italian and their
research interests, see
/www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/subjects/italian/.
Postgraduate Funding Opportunities 2009-10 WITHIN THE SCHOOL OF
LANGUAGES, LINGUISTICS
AND CULTURES
The School?s postgraduate community is one of the largest and most
diverse in the UK,
enjoying state-of-the-art facilities and excellent support within a
high-quality research
environment. In step with our continuing expansion, the School is
pleased to announce
funding opportunities for Home/EU and International students
registering for a research
(PhD) or a taught (MA) programme in 2009-10. All this opportunities
are open to
candidates whishing to study Italian both at MA and PhD level.
ORS Awards Scheme (overseas element of tuition fee, INCLUDING ITALIAN)
Awards cover the difference between the Overseas and Home/EU rate of
tuition fee.
Successful applicants may be awarded additional funding for the
remainder of the tuition
fees and maintenance. Closing date: 16 February 2009.
PhD Studentships (tuition fees and maintenance, INCLUDING ITALIAN)
Applicants who are eligible and suitably qualified should apply
simultaneously for AHRC
funding (details below).
PhD and MA Fee Bursaries (partial awards, INCLUDING ITALIAN) Up to 7 PhD
bursaries of £3000 each and 6 MA fee bursaries of £3000 each, plus named
awards in certain subject areas. The School offers an extensive range of
research specialisations and Master?s programmes in the following areas:
East Asian Studies; European Languages and Cultures; Latin American
Cultural Studies; Middle Eastern Studies; Linguistics and English Language;
and Translation, Interpreting & Intercultural Studies. For more information
visit www.manchester.ac.uk/llc.
AHRC Funding, INCLUDING ITALIAN
The result of the University's bid to the AHRC for a fixed number of
Master's and
Doctoral awards will be known at the end of February. The School
anticipates it will
have a number of studentships available across its discipline areas.
More details are
available from:
http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/ahrc/.
The closing date for receipt of applications for all of the funding
schemes (except ORS)
will be 1 April 2009.
For further details, including the procedure for applications, email:
[log in to unmask] For formal or informal queries about
PhD programmes in
Italian or the MA in European Languages and Cultures, please contact
the Postgraduate
Office for Italian, Dr Francesca Billiani, at
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