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Reminder of funding opportunities to study postgraduate Humanities in Canterbury and Paris Please could you circulate the following information to all those who may be interested in joining one of our MA programmes this September. The closing dates for the following scholarships are imminent: Kent at Paris MA in Modern History: Two studentships each worth £6000 open to all students who have successfully applied for a University of Kent at Paris MA in Modern History Kent at Paris: The fund has a value of over £5000 and is open to all students who have successfully applied for a UKP MA programme www.kent.ac.uk/paris<http://www.kent.ac.uk/paris> Programmes available for 2011: Comparative Literature; Creative Writing; English and American Literature; Film Studies; French and Comparative Literature; Modern History; Modern French Studies; Postcolonial Studies. The University of Kent at Paris offers a unique selection of innovative and cross-disciplinary programmes for postgraduate study in the Humanities. Combining taught courses and a dissertation, these programmes allow students to obtain an MA in one year, sharing their time between Canterbury and Paris. Two magnificent locations Autumn is spent at our beautiful Canterbury campus, and the spring term is based at our Paris site, in the heart of historic Montparnasse, where students participate in the Paris-focused modules, taught in English. The final term is spent completing the MA by writing either a 12,000-word dissertation or another appropriate assignment. Academic outcomes The Kent at Paris MA programmes and associated activities are designed to increase cultural knowledge, to heighten social and historical awareness and to broaden intellectual and imaginative horizons. Through taught modules and independent research for a dissertation, students are encouraged to fulfil their analytical, creative and communicative potential. Kent at Paris postgraduates thus acquire transferable skills and international credentials that enhance their employability and career prospects. www.kent.ac.uk/paris<http://www.kent.ac.uk/paris> Professor Peter Read Academic Director University of Kent at Paris -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.