Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | £18,622 annual stipend |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 9th February 2024 |
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Closes: | 10th April 2024 |
Reference: | SML012 |
Award summary
The studentship will cover 100% of home tuition fees and an annual stipend of £18,622 (FTE) for 3 years, plus a research expenses allowance. Home and international applicants are welcome to apply. Successful international candidates will need to be able to fund the difference between home fees and international tuition fees (applications can be made to the university NUORS scheme for assistance, but it is competitive and cannot be guaranteed).
Overview
The School of Modern Languages at Newcastle University invites applications for a doctoral studentship within the broad area of Parisian cultural history in the long nineteenth century. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape their own research project related to this broad topic. Their research will be supervised by Dr Hannah Scott. Interdisciplinary proposals are warmly encouraged, and applications are welcomed from students of Modern Languages, Musicology, History, Art History, Theatre Studies, Comparative Studies, or other related fields in the Humanities.
Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:
The successful candidate will be expected to focus primarily on long nineteenth-century Paris (1789-1914), but proposals with a broader chronological and/or geographical focus will also be considered. Please note that all doctoral candidates are co-supervised, and a suitable second supervisor will be selected depending on the particular focus of the successful candidate’s project.
Number of awards: 1
Start date
The successful applicant is expected to start in September 2024 (or shortly thereafter with the agreement of the supervisor).
Award duration
3 years full time. Part-time working patterns are available, including to accommodate caring responsibilities, disabilities, or other requirements.
Application closing date: April 10th 2024
Sponsor
Newcastle University’s NUAcT (Newcastle University Academic Track) scheme
Name of supervisor: Dr Hannah Scott
Eligibility Criteria
You will require a sound reading ability in French and to have achieved Merit or higher in a Master's degree in a relevant field before commencing the project (or a 2:1 in an undergraduate degree and professional experience in a field relevant to your proposed project).
If English is not your first language, you must have IELTS 7.0 overall (with a minimum of 6.5 in all sub-skills).
Home and international students are welcome to apply; however, we regret that the studentship only covers fees at the home rate.
How to apply
For details of how to apply, please see https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-funding/search-funding/?code=sml012
Contact Details
For all informal inquiries, please contact Dr Hannah Scott – hannah.scott@newcastle.ac.uk
For practical queries about the submission process, please contact - pgadmissions@ncl.ac.uk
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