Dear BACS members
Please see below for various PhD opportunities at Leeds. I'd be grateful if you could circulate to anyone who may be interested.
Happy New Year
Frances

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With apologies for cross-posting. Please circulate to anybody who might be interested.
PhD Funding at the University of Leeds (Chinese, Japanese, South East Asian Studies)

East Asian Studies at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Leeds, UK, would like to draw your attention to the funding opportunities in Chinese, Japanese and South East Asian Studies listed below. We invite applications from suitably qualified students intending to begin their PhD study in October 2014. East Asian Studies at Leeds has been established for fifty years and has built a reputation for excellence in teaching and research.  Detailed information about the research interests and areas of PhD supervision of our academic staff can be found here:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/people/20052/east_asian_studies/
Please note that in order to be considered for these scholarships, you need to have gained a place on the PhD programme at the School of Modern Languages. We advise you to contact a prospective supervisor and discuss your application with them before submitting it. For information on how to apply for PhD study at the University of Leeds, entry requirements and fees, please visit the research postgraduate admissions web page:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/125024/postgraduate/1028/admissions_research_postgraduate

China Scholarship Council –University of Leeds Scholarships
(please note the early application deadline: 3 January 2014)
Up to ten scholarships are available for high quality students who are citizens or permanent residents of the People’s Republic of China and who propose to begin their PhD at Leeds in October 2014. Applicants should normally be studying or working at a Chinese University. The award will cover fees at the international student level and provide a maintenance grant. Further information can be downloaded here:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/downloads/file/1838/csc_further_information
Application forms can be downloaded here:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/downloads/file/1839/international_scholarships_application_form

ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Centre (WR DTC) PhD Studentships
(closing date 3 February 2014)
The ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Centre is a major collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. It is offers a wealth of supervisory expertise across the social sciences. One PhD studentship is available for an outstanding UK/EU candidate proposing to begin a PhD or an integrated MA+PhD in East Asian Studies in October 2014. ESRC studentships fund research in the social sciences. The award will cover fees at the UK/EU level and maintenance for three years (PhD) or for four years (MA+PhD).Further information can be found here:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/downloads/file/1836/esrc_further_information
The application form can be downloaded here:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/downloads/file/1837/esrc_application_form

WRoCAH PhD Studentships (Arts and Humanities)
(closing date 3 February 2014)
Following the announcement that the White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) has received £19m from the AHRC to establish a Doctoral Training Partnership that will create over 300 PhD studentships and join the expertise of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York, we are delighted to announce a range of AHRC-funded PhD opportunities in the School of Modern Languages. We encourage applications for PhD study in the areas of Chinese, Japanese and South East Asian languages, cultures, history, religions, visual and performing arts, film, media and related subjects.
Applicants for an AHRC studentship must have applied for a place of study. They may only apply for AHRC funding at one of Leeds, Sheffield or York.
The studentship application form and details of how to apply are only available from the WRoCAH website http://www.arts-and-humanities.whiterose.ac.uk/. Only UK/EU students are eligible to apply.

For informal inquiries about these funding opportunities and about the PhD in East Asian Studies at Leeds, please contact Dr Irena Hayter ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)