SIX FULLY FUNDED MPHIL/PHD POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS TO BEAWARDED BY THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY, BIRKBECK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

The School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy, where Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication is based, will award up to six fully funded Postgraduate Research Scholarships in 2015. These scholarships will include a number of Birkbeck ‘Anniversary Scholarships’ offered by the College Innovation Fund.

Applications are particularly encouraged in relation to the following thematic and disciplinary areas: History; Philosophy; Politics; Sociology; 'Communicating Cultures'; Gender Studies; 'Super Diversity';'Zones of Conflict and Contestation'.

Students applying for an MPhil/PhD place in the Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication [1] are eligible to apply for these awards. Cross-departmental and cross-school applications - where the primary supervisor is based within the School of Social Sciences,History and Philosophy - are also welcomed.

The competition is primarily open to NEW Home/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.

The scholarship awards will include a fee waiver up to the value of the full-time home/EU rate for MPhil/PhD degrees (currently ￡3,996), in addition to an annual stipend set at Research Council rates (currently ￡15, 863); pro rata in the case of a part-time award).

The competition will be decided on the basis of academic merit. Scholarships will be announced in late Spring 2015, to be taken up in the 2015-16 academic year; they will be tenable for 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).

Please note that in order to apply for a Postgraduate Research Scholarship PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FOR AN MPHIL/PHD PLACE IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND COMMUNICATION [2], EITHER BEFORE OR AT THE SAME TIME AS APPLYING FOR FUNDING.

The deadline for PGR scholarship applications is MONDAY, 20TH APRIL 2015.

HOW TO APPLY

Before you apply, you should contact the relevant department(s) for advice on your MPhil/PhD application: Guidance from Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication [3]

PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

Once you have applied online for the relevant MPhil/PhD in the normal way (see link above), download the SSHP Postgraduate Research Scholarships Application Form [4].

Your completed scholarship application form should be returned to the department to which you are making your postgraduate degree application by MONDAY, 20TH APRIL 2015.

Completed scholarship application forms for the Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication [1] should be returned to: Graeme Wilkinson, Administrator. (Email: linguistics@bbk.ac.uk)

CURRENT STUDENTS

Students who are currently enrolled on MPhil/PhD degrees within the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy will only be considered for a postgraduate scholarship award under exceptional circumstances.

Current students should download the SSHP Postgraduate Research Scholarships Application Form [4], ensuring that they include a brief outline of their exceptional circumstances in a covering e-mail - and then follow the instructions for submission above. The deadline for submission is MONDAY, 20TH APRIL 2015.

Details of further funding support offered to MPhil / PhD students at Birkbeck. [5]

Birkbeck is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates irrespective of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religious belief and sexual preference.

Please address all the queries to Graeme at linguistics@bbk.ac.uk

Links:
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[1] http://bbk.ac.uk/linguistics
[2]
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[3] http://www.bbk.ac.uk/linguistics/study-here/routes-to-the-phd
[4]
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/linguistics/study-here/4.%20SSHP%20PGR%20Application%20Form%202014.doc
[5] http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/finance/studentfinance/res_finance
[6] http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415585514/

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