Steinitz Scholarship in Musicology

The Department of Music and Drama at the University of Huddersfield is pleased to invite applications for the Steinitz Scholarship in Musicology for PhD studies starting in September 2016. As part of a range of PhD scholarships at Huddersfield named to honour significant contributions to British musical life, this scholarship recognises the extraordinary musicological work of Paul Steinitz OBE (1909–88), a pioneer in the post-war interpretation of the music of JS Bach, and Richard Steinitz OBE, founder of the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Paul Steinitz founded the London Bach Society in 1946 in an effort to put his scholarship into practice, shunning the romantic Victorian performance practices of the time. His son, Richard, instituted the Electronic Music Studio at Huddersfield, but is perhaps best known for founding HCMF in 1978—for which he served as Artistic Director throughout 23 years of spectacular growth and international success—as well as for his award-winning book on György Ligeti. 

The scholarship is open to PhD applicants in all areas of musicological research, including cultural, critical, and historical musicologies; studies in performance history, canon, and reception; opera studies; music analysis, including computer-aided analysis; memetics and evolutionary theory in music; audiovisual media studies; popular music studies; computer simulation of musical creativity; and research into issues of gender and identity in music. 
•	Full waiver of tuition fees, plus £7,000 annual stipend
•	Full-time PhD study, three years beginning in September 2016
•	Competitive scholarship open to new UK, EU, and International PhD students
•	Supervision from internationally renowned staff
•	Opportunities for performance, publication, teaching experience, collaborative projects
•	Access to additional financial support through the University’s Researcher Development Fund (up to £2,500 per year) and the Conference Presentation Fund of the School of Music, Humanities and Media (up to £800) 
•	Candidate is required to be resident in/near Huddersfield for the duration of the scholarship
With approximately 100 students representing numerous fields of study and more than 20 nationalities, our postgraduate community is a vital, diverse, and vibrant part of the life of the department. Our postgraduate students are typically affiliated with at least one of our five distinct music research centres: Centre for Research in New Music (CeReNeM); Sound-Music-Image-Collaboration research centre (SMIC); Huddersfield Centre for Performance Research (HuCPeR); Centre for the Study of Music, Gender and Identity (MuGI); or Popular Music Studies Research Group. Each of the centres runs a series of events to support the work of its research students, including weekly seminars, workshops, masterclasses, concerts, workgroups, colloquia, and fora. Huddersfield's archive centre, Heritage Quay, houses an extensive selection of music-related resources including the British Music Collection, a collection of over 40,000 scores, recordings, books, and ephemera.

Additional information is available here: http://www.hud.ac.uk/research/music/ 

To apply: 	http://www.hud.ac.uk/researchdegrees/howtoapply/ 

Closing date: 	15 March 2016 

Applications should be accompanied by a research proposal outlining the proposed project/area of study, as well as samples of written work. Please clearly indicate on the online application form that you are applying for the Steinitz Scholarship.

Enquiries: 	Dr Catherine Haworth (Head of Musicology; Postgraduate Coordinator, Music & Music Technology) [log in to unmask] 
Dr Lisa Colton (Acting Research Coordinator, Music & Music Technology; Director, Centre for the study of Music, Gender and Identity (MuGI)) [log in to unmask]