[Air-l] Sussex Research Scholarships

[Kathleen O'Riordan]

Sussex Research Scholarships in the Humanities

Further Details

The Graduate Centre in the School of Humanities at the University of Sussex 
will make up to four awards for Doctoral research leading to a PhD to start 
in October 2007. The awards will run for three years and will cover the 
full cost of Home/EU fees plus a bursary of £5000 per annum. Students 
taking the Scholarships will be expected to teach between 75 and 100 hours 
per year in each of their Second and Third Years.

The awards can be held in any of the Departments in the School of 
Humanities, which cover: American Studies, Art History, English Literature 
and Linguistics, History, Media and Film Studies, Music and Philosophy.

Applicants should make themselves familiar with the range of expertise in 
the School of Humanities via the University Website. While applicants do 
not need to identify particular supervisors, they should frame their 
research proposals in terms of the subjects in which we can offer 
supervision.

These Scholarships are open to any Home or EU student who meets the 
criteria, including those who have already applied to Sussex or elsewhere. 
If the successful candidates have not applied to, and been accepted by, the 
University of Sussex, those applicants will have to apply to the University 
and be accepted before the Scholarship can be awarded.

Eligibility
These scholarships are only available to students in their first year of 
study. We cannot accept applications from students who have already begun 
work on their Doctorate at Sussex or elsewhere.

Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain before they begin doctoral 
work, a masters degree in a subject area relevant to their project. We 
would normally expect the final result to be at B+ level or higher.
Application Process	
Please submit :
"	A CV detailing your academic history.
"	A 500-word statement outlining your research proposal, headed by your 
name and the title of your Doctoral Project.
"	Two academic references, to be sent directly to the University.
"	Information as to whether or not you have applied for Research Council 
Funding at Sussex or elsewhere.

All documentation should be addressed to:
Margaret Reynolds, Graduate Centre Coordinator
(Sussex Research Scholarships)
Graduate Centre, School of Humanities, University of Sussex
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9SH
Email:  M.Reynolds at sussex.ac.uk


Deadline
The deadline for receipt of applications is Tuesday 12 June 2007.

Selection Process
The Graduate Centre will draw up a short-list of candidates by mid-July 
2007 based on the applicants CVs and research project proposals. If your 
name is on that list, you will be informed. If you are shortlisted and have 
applied for Research Council or other funding, either for study at Sussex 
or elsewhere, you must inform us of the outcome of your funding application 
as soon as you know it, as this award cannot be held alongside a Research 
Council or other award. Once shortlisted candidates have informed us of 
their award status, we will return to the list and inform the successful 
candidates by 15th September 2007.


Dr Kate O'Riordan
Centre for Material Digital Culture
Department of Media and Film, University of Sussex, UK

Tel: 00 44 (0) 1273 876730
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/mediastudies/profile30746.html

Centre for Material Digital Culture
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/rcmdc/