The Department of Germanic Studies at the University of Sheffield, which comprises German, Dutch and Luxembourg Studies, is delighted to announce a range of studentships for autumn 2014 entry. We especially welcome applications in the following areas:

Literary and Cultural Studies

Gender Studies

Migration and Transnationalism

Modern History and Contemporary Politics

Philosophy and Intellectual Thought

Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics

More information about the Departmental research culture may be found here: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/german/research/interests

Postgraduates in the Department are part of the dynamic postgraduate community in the School of Languages and Cultures: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/slc/postgraduate/research

Applications for the following studentship opportunities must be submitted by 3 February 2014:

1) Following the announcement that the White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) has received £19m from the AHRC to establish a Doctoral Training Partnership that will create over 300 PhD studentships and join the expertise of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York, we are pleased to announce a range of AHRC-funded PhD opportunities. Further details can be found on the White Rose College website: http://www.arts-and-humanities.whiterose.ac.uk/

2) Applications for the University Prize scholarships, the Harry Worthington scholarships, the Wolfson scholarships and Faculty scholarships are also open and further details about all of them can be found here: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/scholarships/uk

Scholarship applicants must have been accepted for a place on the programme and have discussed their funding application with the PG Tutor: Dr Kristine Horner (email: [log in to unmask]).

You are also warmly invited to attend a University Postgraduate Open Day on 4 December. Further details may be found here: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/open-days

best wishes,

Kristine

Reader in Luxembourg Studies & Multilingualism