PhD Scholarships in the Arts and Social Sciences
Kingston University
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences invites applications for 8 part-funded PhD scholarships commencing 2013/14. Each scholarship will include a full fee waiver and an additional guaranteed stipend of £5,000 per annum, for a three year period.
Successful applicants may be expected to undertake duties within their department over the course of the scholarship (including teaching) to the value of the stipend per annum. (Additional workload will be funded at full rate.) Applicants may apply to study in any of the departments or Schools currently within the Faculty, including: English Language, English Literature, Creative Writing, Philosophy, Media, Film, Drama, Dance, Music, Economics, Politics, History, Sociology, Criminology, Psychology.
Successful candidates should have a good first degree and a postgraduate degree.
The deadline for applications is 7 June 2013.
Applications, consisting of a letter of motivation, a CV, an outline for a dissertation project, and the address of one academic referee, should be sent to Blanca Sainz-Garcia (B.Sainz-Garcia@kingston.ac.uk). Students may indicate a preferred supervisor as appropriate.
