Doctoral
Studentships in the field of Historical Studies for UK/EU and International
Students at University of Leicester in UK, 2013
Study Subject(s):
Study
subject is historical studies.
subject is historical studies.
Course Level:
This
scholarship is for pursuing PhD degree level.
scholarship is for pursuing PhD degree level.
Scholarship Provider:
University
of Leicester
of Leicester
Scholarship can be taken at:
UK
Eligibility:
-These
studentships are open to suitable UK/EU and International (i.e., outside the
EU) applicants. -Applicants must have a first-class or high upper second-class
honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in history or a relevant
discipline and meet the University’s standard English language entry
requirements.
-It is expected that applicants will have a relevant Masters degree with merit
or distinction or be able to show evidence that they will achieve this before
October 2013.
-Applicants for the Russian studentship should have excellent Russian language
skills.
studentships are open to suitable UK/EU and International (i.e., outside the
EU) applicants. -Applicants must have a first-class or high upper second-class
honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in history or a relevant
discipline and meet the University’s standard English language entry
requirements.
-It is expected that applicants will have a relevant Masters degree with merit
or distinction or be able to show evidence that they will achieve this before
October 2013.
-Applicants for the Russian studentship should have excellent Russian language
skills.
Scholarship Open for Students of
Following Countries:
Following Countries:
UK/EU
and international students can apply for this scholarship.
and international students can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description:
The
studentships arise from a €1.5 million European Research Council grant to
Professor Clare Anderson, for the project The Carceral Archipelago:
Transnational Circulations in Global Perspective, 1415-1960. This research
project, which starts February 2013, will take a case study and comparative
approach to the history of imperial expansion, unfree labour, confinement, and
their legacies through a focus on the history of penal colonies all over the
world. It will employ a project manager and two postdoctoral researchers, and
includes provision for the two PhD studentships advertised here.
studentships arise from a €1.5 million European Research Council grant to
Professor Clare Anderson, for the project The Carceral Archipelago:
Transnational Circulations in Global Perspective, 1415-1960. This research
project, which starts February 2013, will take a case study and comparative
approach to the history of imperial expansion, unfree labour, confinement, and
their legacies through a focus on the history of penal colonies all over the
world. It will employ a project manager and two postdoctoral researchers, and
includes provision for the two PhD studentships advertised here.
Duration of award(s):
Scholarship
is offered for three years.
is offered for three years.
What does it cover?
A
tax-free stipend of £17,400 per year,additional funds for UK and international
research travel.
tax-free stipend of £17,400 per year,additional funds for UK and international
research travel.
Scholarship Application Deadline:
Do
submit your applications till 08 March 2013.
submit your applications till 08 March 2013.
