Dear all,
Please pass on to any students who may be interested in moving on from UG study to PG study--we have two full fees scholarships for entry this coming academic year at Newcastle:
all the best,
Simon McKerrell.
2017 Florence Hilda Yates Scholarships at the International Centre for Music Studies, Newcastle University (full fees scholarship for Masters Research programmes)
Newcastle University is pleased to invite applications for two fees-only Florence Hilda Yates Scholarships based in the International Centre for Music Studies, Newcastle University.
These scholarships cover all fees at the Home rate for two students starting the MMus or MLitt research programmes in Music in September 2017. If the scholarship is held by an overseas student, the holder will be responsible for paying the balance between the home/EU fees and the overseas fees rate.
Overview
As one of the UK’s larger music departments, The International Centre for Music Studies at Newcastle University sustains a distinctive and plural research culture. We are seeking candidates of the highest calibre in any of our areas of research strength which include:
¥ Early music
¥ Ethnomusicology and traditional musics
¥ Critical and cultural musicology
¥ Composition (broadly defined)
¥ Performance
Please see individual staff profiles for possible supervisors and our website for further information on our research.
Eligibility Criteria
UK, EU and International students are eligible to apply.
You should hold, or expect to achieve, a minimum of a 2:1 honours degree or international equivalent, in music or a closely related discipline.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and wish to encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups in UK higher education.
International students
If your first language is not English you need IELTS 6.5 overall (with 6.5 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in all other sub-skills) or equivalent.
How to apply
To be considered for a scholarship you will need to apply for the MLitt or MMus through the University’s online postgraduate application form:
¥ In the Programme of Study section, you will need to insert the relevant course code. Either MMus 5811F (full time) / 5811P (part time) or MLitt 7802F (full time) /7802P (part time)
¥ Select the programme
¥ Insert the scholarship code mus01 in the studentship/partnership reference field
¥ Provide two references (including predictions for the outcomes of degrees not yet completed).
Applicants must attach the following to their application:
¥ A research proposal of no more than 750 words for the major research project to be pursued during the Masters programme, outlining:
1) the research questions your project will address
2) the research context (i.e. current state of the research within the field or discipline)
3) the methods you plan to use to address the research questions.
¥ A 400 word personal statement outlining:
1) your preparedness to undertake the proposed research
2) how the proposed research will prepare you either for future doctoral research or in terms of professional development.
If you have already applied for a place on the MMus or MLitt in Music at Newcastle University starting in September 2017 and wish to be considered for these studentships, you should email your research proposal and personal statement to Nicola Holkam ([log in to unmask]) by 5.00pm on Friday 19 May 2017.
Contact
For further information please email Dr Kirsten Gibson ([log in to unmask]).
Further information about this competition is available at the following link: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/sources/allstudents/mus01.html
