Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Exeter |
Funding for: | UK Students |
Funding amount: | £17,668 - The studentship will cover Home tuition fees plus an annual tax-free stipend of at least £17,668 for 3.5 years full-time, or pro rata for part-time study |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 19th December 2022 |
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Closes: | 20th February 2023 |
Reference: | 4656 |
About the award
Exeter’s Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences is offering 1 dedicated, fully funded PhD studentship (open to UK fee paying candidates only) for Global Majority candidates for study commencing in September 2023, across any of its areas of research expertise.
The Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences is launching its UK Global Majority studentship for 2023-24. We recognise the sector-wide underrepresentation of UK Global Majority students at PhD level in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, and the Studentship represents our commitment to expanding the opportunities for the most able students irrespective of background or financial circumstances.
The PhD studentship is available to UK Global Majority backgrounds candidates only*
* Global Majority refers to people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, whose heritage is indigenous to the global south, and/or have been referred to as ‘ethnic minorities’
Exeter is a centre for world-leading research across the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Our departments are consistently placed at the top of national and international rankings.
Our PhD studentships are available to support any excellent project connecting with, or across, our disciplines:
Exeter is a portal to a rich variety of research resources offering unique archives in medieval and modern history, modern and contemporary literature and film. Dynamic partnerships with arts, culture and heritage organisations – British Museum, Historic England, London Film School, National Trust, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Tate Britain among many others – give our researchers access to a remarkable range of research collections and facilities.
Exeter offers PhD students exceptional support:
Awards will be granted to the strongest applicants based on an assessment of the applicant’s
Applications will be assessed in line with the university’s commitment to supporting equality, diversity and inclusivity in postgraduate research.
Duration and value of award:
The studentship will be for a period of up to 3 years (36 months), dependent on satisfactory progress, and will cover full tuition fees and an annual maintenance grant of £17,668 (2022/23 rate).
For further information on research opportunities in Humanities please contact Professor Stacey Hynd, HASS Faculty Director of Postgraduate Research: s.hynd@exeter.ac.uk.
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