Fully Funded MPhil/PhD Postgraduate Research Scholarships 1613 views

Birkbeck University of London and the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy offer Fully Funded MPhil/PhD Postgraduate Research Scholarships.

Number of Scholarships: 6 fully-funded Postgraduate Research Scholarships

Value of scholarship: fee waiver up to the value of the full-time home/EU rate for MPhil/PhD degrees i.e., £4121 in 2016/17; an annual stipend set at Research Council rates, £16,296 in 2016/17

Study areas:

• History, Classics and Archaeology
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Sociology
• ‘Communicating Cultures’
• Gender Studies
• ‘Super Diversity’
• ‘Zones of Conflict and Contestation’

Requirements:

• Scholarship is primarily open to new UK/EU and International students who are applying for a full-time MPhil/PhD place.
• Applications for part-time study will also be considered, at an appropriate pro rata rate and extended duration.

Selection criteria:

• competition will be decided on the basis of academic merit

Starting date: late Spring 2017, to be taken up in the 2017/8 academic year

Duration: up to 3 years (subject to the holder making satisfactory performance, as assessed through the College’s regular structures for reviewing the performance of doctoral students).

Applications:

• To apply for funding, new students must complete an application for a place at Birkbeck on an MPhil/PhD programme, either before or at the same time as applying for funding.
• Students who are currently enrolled on MPhil/PhD degrees within the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy will only be considered for the research scholarships under exceptional circumstances.
• Current students must send a brief supporting e-mail outlining these exceptional circumstances while submitting the form.

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