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RNCM Research Degrees Programme and Studentships 2012-2013

The RNCM is firmly established as a leading centre for advanced study not only in music performance and composition, but also in theoretical and applied music research. Its MPhil / PhD programme provides an opportunity to conduct high-level research within the dynamic, creative, and supportive environment of an internationally recognised conservatoire.

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees are validated by Manchester Metropolitan University and awarded by RNCM. There are four specialist pathways:

• Composition in a variety of media and genres

• Musicology, including the historical, analytical and cultural study of music

• Music Psychology, including both quantitative and qualitative research in the fields of expert music performance and training; music education and pedagogy; music and health

• Performance, including performance practice and practice-as-research.

The RNCM currently offers (i) an AHRC-funded Postgraduate Research Studentship, (ii) an RNCM Postgraduate Research Studentship, both of which  include full tuition fees and an annual maintenance stipend of £13,590 pro rata (in line with UK Research Council funding rates), and (iii) an RNCM Postgraduate Research Studentship that covers full tuition fees only.  These studentships are offered for three years (full-time) or six years (part-time), subject to a satisfactory annual review of progress.  They are awarded competitively to suitably qualified applicants who have accepted either a full-time or part-time place on the MPhil / PhD programme, beginning their studies in September 2012. 

The deadlines for formal applications to the MPhil / PhD programme, if you are NOT applying for a studentship, are: 1 June to start in September, and, exceptionally, 1 November to start in January and 1 February to start in April. 

For applicants wishing to be considered for studentships (AHRC, RNCM and RNCM fees-only award), the deadline for formal applications to the MPhil / PhD programme, with completed cases for support and referees’ reports, is 5pm on Friday 2 March 2012. To be considered for a research studentship you will need to submit a clearly articulated case for support, of no more than 750 words, in addition to the research proposal that accompanies your formal application.  The case for support should state how the MPhil / PhD programme will contribute to your long-term career aims and provide evidence that you are capable of pursuing and successfully completing the programme by detailing your preparation for the programme, if appropriate, and relevant previous experience.

Successful candidates must have applied for a place on the MPhil/PhD programme, have been offered it, and have formally accepted it by 23 April 2012 to be eligible to take up the studentship.
Note that award holders must be citizens of the European Union or have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years

Details of how to apply can be found on the RNCM’s website http://www.rncm.ac.uk/research-mainmenu-52/postgraduate-research-degrees-mainmenu-182.html. 

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