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Opportunities for Postgraduate Study
School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Durham University
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University is
pleased to announce a number of funding opportunities at MA and PhD
level for study beginning in 2013/14, including AHRC studentships,
Durham University Doctoral Studentships, and School Studentships in
Modern Languages and Early Modern French Studies.
Students should apply via the University’s on-line application system
(http://www.dur.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/), and state that they wish to
be considered for one of the studentships or grants outlined below when
the form asks them to indicate how they intend to fund their studies. If
you wish to be considered for one of our awards, you must apply by 5pm
(GMT), Monday 18 February 2013 at the latest.
1. Doctoral Funding.
Awards are available from the AHRC, Durham University, and the School of
Modern Languages and Cultures. All awards are tenable for three years
from October 2013 and cover fees and maintenance. Applications are
welcome from both full and part-time candidates. Students who have
deferred their entry from the previous academic year are, however, not
eligible to be considered for these awards. Your application for these
awards should include a research proposal of 1000 words giving the
following details:
• The research question or problem to be addressed
• The research context in which the question or problem is located
• The contribution to knowledge and understanding that the
project expects to make
• The methodology to be employed in addressing the research
question/problem
• The sources to be used during the research project, where are
they located, and how will they be accessed
AHRC PhD Scholarship
The School of Modern Languages and Cultures is offering one award from
AHRC Block Grant Partnership funding. Strong preference will be given to
outstanding candidates in French Studies, but candidates working in the
School’s other language areas and areas of research expertise are also
encouraged to apply. For details of the School’s research interests, go
to: https://www.dur.ac.uk/mlac/research/ Applications are welcome from
both full and part-time UK and EU candidates. Students who have deferred
their entry from the previous academic year are, however, not eligible
to be considered for these awards. AHRC awards cover tuition fees and
provide a maintenance grant at the RCUK rate for UK applicants
(currently £13590 per annum). They cover tuition fees only for EU students.
Durham Doctoral Studentships
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities is offering up to 10 Durham Doctoral
Studentships. Up to three of these awards will be available to support
interdisciplinary projects with supervisory teams drawn from more than
one Department or School. Such applications are warmly encouraged.
Doctoral studentships will be tenable for three years from October 2013.
They will annually provide award-holders with a fee-waiver at the
appropriate rate (depending on fee status), and a tax-free maintenance
grant at the current RCUK rate (currently £13590 per annum).
Studentship in Modern Languages and Cultures The School is funding a
further Studentship in Modern Languages and Cultures this year.
Applications are invited from students wishing to work in any of the
School’s seven language areas (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hispanic
Studies, Italian, Russian) and areas of research expertise (go to
https://www.dur.ac.uk/mlac/research/). The award is tenable for three
years from October 2013. It will annually provide the award-holder with
a fee-waiver at home/EU rate, and a tax-free maintenance grant of £12000
per annum.
2. MA Funding
Applications are welcome from candidates planning to join either a
taught or research Masters programme of study in October 2013 on a full-
or part-time time basis. Candidates must be planning to proceed from
their MA to a doctorate in a field of study that could be supported – in
terms of resources, research environment and supervision – by their
department or by a combination of departments with the lead department
located in the Faculty. If you are applying for an MA by research, you
will need to include a research proposal of 1000 words covering the
points set out for doctoral awards above. If you are applying for
funding to support taught MA study, your proposal will need to address
the following details:
• The pathway that will be followed;
• The modules, compulsory and/or optional, that they will take;
• The research project they intend to undertake for their
dissertation;
• The way in which the different elements of their programme fit
together to provide the foundation for a future PhD.
For details of the School’s taught MA programmes, go here:
https://www.dur.ac.uk/mlac/postgraduate/taught/
MA Scholarships
The Faculty is offering up to 10 MA Scholarships to high-calibre
postgraduate taught and research students joining a Masters programme in
the 2013/14 academic year and who intend to progress to a PhD. Faculty
MA Scholarships are tenable for one year only and will provide
award-holders with a fee waiver at either the taught or research Home/EU
rate.
AHRC Research Preparation MA Studentships Up to four AHRC Block Grant
Partnership MA Research Preparation Masters studentships are available
for study from Durham University this year. AHRC studentships are
tenable for one year and provide award-holders with full fees at home/EU
rate and a tax free maintenance award at RCUK rates (currently £9490).
They support both taught and research MA study.
For further information about the studentships please contact Professor
Carlo Caruso (until 31 December 2012) [log in to unmask]
Professor Lucille Cairns (from 1 January 2013) [log in to unmask]
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