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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies MA RESEARCH PREPARATION AWARD AND OTHER POSTGRADUATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS The School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Leeds expects to offer one AHRC Studentship to a student starting a 'Research Preparation' MA (Master of Arts) degree in Italian in October 2011 for one year's full-time study or two years' part-time study. The studentship covers full tuition fees (at standard UK/EU rates) and a maintenance grant. EU candidates who are not ordinarily resident in the UK will be eligible for awards covering tuition fees only. The MA programme will be an MA by Research (leading to a thesis of about 30,000 words) or a taught MA programme such as the MA in World Cinemas. Research in the Department of Italian The Department of Italian at the University of Leeds currently has 6.5 research-active members of staff providing a range of experience and knowledge in research into Italian studies (literature, cinema and language history) across all periods, from the Middle Ages to the present day: see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/italian/staff.htm for details. Our research activities range from the Leeds Centre for Dante Studies to the Italian Writers in the UK series: see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/italian/research.htm. The Department was awarded the highest accolade in both the 1996 and 2001 Research Assessment Exercises, an overall quality rating of 5*. In RAE 2008, the Department was also rated very highly indeed. All of its research publications and activities were considered at least 'internationally recognised' in terms of originality, significance and rigour, and 75 per cent of its work was classed as 'internationally excellent' or 'world-leading'. In terms of quality of research, the Department ranked second in the HEFCE table of eighteen Italian departments in the UK. Postgraduate students in the Department form part of a dynamic community of postgraduate researchers in the arts and humanities at Leeds, and they benefit from excellent training in research and professional skills run by the SMLC and the Leeds Humanities Research Institute. How to apply for AHRC funding Applicants must complete the University’s AHRC Studentship application form (http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rsa/postgraduate_scholarships/AHRC-AppForm11) for the purposes of our internal selection process. This should be returned to the School by Friday 11 March 2011. The outcome of the selection process will be available by the end of May 2011. Please note that applicants MUST apply for a place of study at Leeds as soon as possible. Applicants must be in receipt of an offer of an academic place by Friday 15 April 2011 at the latest. How to apply for a place of study at Leeds To apply for a place on a research degree programme, please see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rds/prospective_students/apply/I_want_to_apply.html. For details of further funding opportunities for both MA and PhD candidates, please see our funding page at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/smlc/pgfunding.htm. For queries related to the application procedure, please contact [log in to unmask] For preliminary queries relating to research proposals, please contact Brian Richardson as soon as possible at [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/italian-studies.html