apologies for cross-posting

Please see below (and attached) details of the University of Kent  PhD scholarships for October 2015 onwards.

I would be grateful if you would circulate these on to anyone who might be interested in applying.

Note that the ESRC scholarships are only eligible for EU/UK students but  the university/school scholarships are open to all.

Best wishes,

Heejung Chung


PhD Scholarships, SSPSSR, University of Kent

The University of Kent’s School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research is one of the leading research centres for social science in the UK and Europe. In the last Research Assessment Exercise, we were ranked joint third with 70% of our research evaluated as either ‘World Leading’ or of ‘International excellence in terms of originality, significance and rigor.’

The School offers an unrivalled European context in which to study for a PhD in the social sciences. We are a member of the South East Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Centre (SEDTC) and run the European Union Erasmus Mundus Doctorate in Cultural and Global Criminology (DCGC).

We have a thriving postgraduate community of well over 200 students and offer a large and diverse range of Professional Development Seminars, School Seminar Programmes and Workshops. Students can also acquire additional skills and experience through our Advanced Research Methods Training, the Certificate in Developing Your Teaching, Skills Training, Study groups as well as a range of writing and career workshops for our students.

Applications are now being received for a number of School and University Scholarships for entry in September/October 2015 only. These cover tuition fees at the postgraduate standard home/EU rate (£3,996 FT per annum) in addition to an annual maintenance stipend that is (£13,863 FT per annum) (2015-2016 rate) (inclusive of the Graduate Teaching Assistant [GTA] element).

We welcome applications from two types of candidate:

1) Eligible candidates who are expected or who have graduated with a 1st or high Upper Second Class Honours Degree in a relevant subject interested in applying for an ESRC 1+3 Scholarship (4 years of fees and funding for an MA and a PhD).

2) Eligible candidates interested in applying for a 3 year ESRC PhD Scholarship or a 3 year School/University Scholarship.  Successful candidates will have obtained or be expecting a 1st or high Upper Second Class Honours Degree in a relevant subject or an MA or MSc at Merit or Distinction. School/University Scholarship holders will also become Graduate Teaching Assistants and undertake a limited amount of seminar teaching.

The deadline for School/University applications is Saturday 31st January 2015.
The deadline for ESRC applications is 16.00 on Monday 2nd February 2015.
For application forms and further details: http://www.kent.ac.uk/sspssr/postgraduate/feesandfunds.html






Dr Chris Shilling
Professor of Sociology
Director of Postgraduate Studies (Research)

OUT NOW!  SOCIOLOGY OF THE SACRED. RELIGION, EMBODIMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE. Sage / TCS.
Read the introduction here: http://www.uk.sagepub.com/upm-data/63639_Mellor__Sociology_of_the_sacred.pdf

Chris Shilling 2012 THE BODY AND SOCIAL THEORY, THIRD EDITION. Sage / TCS.

BSA 60th Anniversary Key articles:
1) http://www.sagebsa.co.uk/code/viewPDF.aspx?&filename=Malcolm_Sport.pdf
2) http://www.sagebsa.co.uk/code/viewPDF.aspx?&filename=Walter_Death_Final.pdf
http://www.educationarena.com/pdf/highlyCited/soc-of-ed.pdf
http://www.tandfonline.com/action/showMostCitedArticles?journalCode=rrel20#.U2pq4CiWT8s

http://kent.academia.edu/ChrisShilling

Editor: The Sociological Review Monograph Series, see http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-324292.html

Professor Chris Shilling
SSPSSR
Cornwallis NE
University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 7NF
UK
01227 824014


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