International Global Challenges Doctoral Scholarship 1032 views

The School of Politics and International Relations at University of Kent announces an international Global Challenges Doctoral Scholarship to begin in the academic year 2018/19 under the supervision of Professor Elena Korosteleva.

Scholarship value:

• Annual stipend at UKRI rates (£14,777)
• Payment of tuition fees
• School funding to cover OS fee difference for three years
• Minimum research training support grant of £3500

About the scholarship:

• The GCRF PhD Scholarship is offered as part of the GCRF COMPASS project, which in partnership with the top-level HEIs in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, seeks to explore a novel ‘adaptive governance approach’ to make global and domestic governance more effective and sustainable.
• The project develops the concepts of resilience as self-governance, with the emphasis on the ‘peoplehood’, identity and a ‘sense of good life’ for local communities; regime legitimacy and capacity-building; as well as domestic and international order formation within the framework of a Multi-Order World.

Requirements:

• Applicant must have a good knowledge of the eastern region (including Central Asia), and IR scholarship, to be able to develop a novel perspective on and an understanding of changing international relations in the region, and the increasing role of ‘the local’ in shaping global order.

How to apply:

• Apply online (for a PhD place in the School of Politics and International Relations) including:
• A transcript of degree marks to date and certificate, if completed
• A research proposal up to a maximum of 1,500 words in length
• 2 academic referees
• CV
• Once the application is submitted, applicant is required to submit a cover letter stating why he/she should be awarded the scholarship and send it to polirpgadmissions@kent.ac.uk (quote ‘International Global Challenges Doctoral Scholarship’ in the subject header of your email).