2013 Department of Art and Archaeology
offers PhD Bursary for International Students at
SOAS University of London in UK
Study Subject(s):
Subjects are Art and Archaeology.
Course Level:
This scholarship is available for pursuing PhD degree level.
Scholarship Provider:
Department of Art and Archaeology
Scholarship can be taken at:
UK
Eligibility:
-Applicants may be of any nationality and in need of the bursary to fund the
completion of their thesis.
-The bursary is for full-time or part-time PhD students who will submit the
thesis before the end of the academic session 2013/14. It is expected
that the student who gets awarded this bursary will be enrolled on Extension of
Writing up (continuation) status during the academic session 2013/14.Students
on Extension of Writing-up status are required to submit the thesis for
examination within a maximum of three terms or within the students prescribed
SOAS deadline (whichever is sooner).
-Preference will be given to those students writing their dissertations in the
field of Art & Archaeology of the Near and Middle East. Students of the Art
and Archaeology of other regions and cultures will still be eligible to apply
and may be awarded the Bursary in such circumstances when the applications of
those candidates studying Art & Archaeology of the Near and Middle East are
not deemed strong enough to merit the Bursary.
Scholarship Open for International Students:
The students of any nationality can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description:
The Department of Art and Archaeology is pleased to invite applications to
this bursary, created in recognition of the work of Dr Aida Sulayman Arif, an
eminent archaeologist who completed her PhD at SOAS in 1960.Throughout her long
and distinguished career, Dr Arif served a number of different fellowships,
lectureships, associate professorships and visiting professorships in some of
the world’s most prestigious seats of learning. Her teaching and research took
her to places as far afield as the University of Khartoum (Sudan), the University
of Jordan, McGill University (Canada), King Saud University (Saudi Arabia) and
Harvard University, Boston (in the United States). She participated in numerous
archaeological digs and has many publications to her name.
What does it cover?
The Bursary will be awarded by way of a £2,600 instalment at the beginning
of the first semester, a £2,600 instalment at the start of the second semester
and lastly an £800 bonus that will be awarded on completion – provided that the
award holder finishes his or her thesis before the end of that academic year.
Additionally the bursary will also include a partial remission of
fees, set at 20% of the continuation fees.
Selection criteria:
-Candidates will be assessed primarily on academic merit. Financial
need will also be taken into consideration.
-Selection will be made by a Selection Panel consisting of three academic
members of the Department of Art & Archaeology: the Head of Department, a
research tutor and one other person as nominated by the Head of Department.
Notification:
All applicants will be notified by e-mail regarding the outcome of their
application, generally by the end of June. The successful candidate will also
be notified by letter. If you have not heard from us by the end of July, please
contact the Scholarships Officer.
Scholarship Application Deadline:
Applications must be received no later than 17:00 (GTM) on 26 April
2013.