20 MPhil/ PhD Studentships in Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Exeter, UK

Application deadline: 13.00 GMT on Friday 12th March 2010

Studentships

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is delighted to offer up to 20 full studentships for MPhil and PhD students. These awards are available to students studying for programmes in one of our departments in 2010/11. This includes the Politics Department, which also takes in International Relations and Middle East Politics.

These prestigious awards are worth over £49,500 for home/EU students and £70,000 for international students over three years. The awards cover:

• Direct payment of tuition fees (at either the standard UK/EU rate or International rate)

• Research council equivalent maintenance allowance for accommodation and living expenses. In 2009/10 this was £13,290 p.a; the 2010/11 allowance will be announced later in the year.

Please note: Recipients of all internal awards are expected to contribute up to 80 hours per year to teaching, research/clerical support or as International Ambassador in return for their award.

Bursaries

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences will also be offering up to 15 bursaries for MPhil and PhD students. Again, these awards are available to students studying for programmes in one of our departments in 2010/11, including the Politics Department. These awards are worth £21,000 over three years. Each student will receive a £7000/year grant towards the costs of a PhD for a maximum of three years. Fees are still payable at the Home/EU or International rate as appropriate.

Please note: Recipients of all internal awards are expected to contribute up to 80 hours per year to teaching, research/clerical support or as International Ambassador in return for their award.

Who is eligible for the awards?

Studentships and bursaries are open to full-time and part-time students from the UK/EU and overseas who are studying for programmes in one of the departments listed above in 2010/11. These awards are open to students studying at both the Streatham and Tremough campuses. For part-time students the payments will be on a pro-rata basis.

The awards will only be made to those applicants who go on to enrol within one of the Departments listed above in October 2010. Awards are payable in instalments on enrolment and continuation is subject to satisfactory annual progression.

How do I apply?

The application process for both the studentships and the bursaries is the same process:

1. You need to complete the Application Form for Humanities & Social Sciences Scholarships & Bursaries and submit it to Elizabeth Hull at (huss-pgadmissions@exeter.ac.uk) by 13.00 GMT on Friday 12th March 2010.

Important note: If you have applied for an AHRC Doctoral Competition award in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences or the Politics ESRC Quota award - advertised separately on this website - you will automatically be considered for this competition and you do not need to complete the separate form above.

1. As for all of our awards, you must have also applied to the university via the normal university application form. Please make sure your application includes two academic references. You must have applied to the University and have submitted all your supporting documents by Friday 12th March 2010 to be eligible, so please submit your application form as soon as possible.

Further Information

Please visit the Scholarships and Bursaries web pages for full information, and direct any queries to the School of Humanities & Social Sciences Graduate School: huss-pgadmissions@exeter.ac.uk / Tel. + 44 (0)1392 724490.