There is still a week to go before the deadline for applications for a PhD bursary in German Studies at Kent to commence 1 October this year. Please advise your (former) students!
As we are not in a position to require that an application also be made to us at the same time through the AHRC, this may be an excellent insurance policy for anyone who may be disappointed by them over the coming fortnight.
Kent staff are qualified to supervise most literary and cultural topics from 1760 to the present.
The details are as follows:
These scholarships will cover tuition fees at the home rate and a maintenance grant at approximately the same rate as the Research Councils (ca £12,300). Holders of the scholarships, as part of their research training, may be expected to teach a maximum of 6 hours per week.
The scholarships will be offered for one year in the first instance, renewable for a maximum of three years, subject to satisfactory academic progress.
Selection Criteria
The candidates must hold an excellent Bachelor's (1 or 2.1), or Master's degree (merit or distinction).
Application Process
Applications should include:
You can send the above information via email.
However, official confirmation of your degree results should be mailed to the Departmental Administrator at the address below. Photocopies of these documents are not acceptable.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 31 July 2006.
Candidates are reminded that an application will not be considered until all documents have been received. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that all documents, including references, are received by the Departmental Administrator by the closing date of 31 July 2006.
Please send applications to:
Maureen Nunn, Departmental Administrator
School of European Culture and
Languages
Room CW NW 118
Cornwallis North West
University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent CT2 7NF
Further information on the School of European Languages and Culture can be found on their website at: http://www.kent.ac.uk/secl/