Arts & Administration | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 135

Masters Studentships Positions in School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, University of Manchester, UK

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Except where indicated, all the awards use the same application process.The application process is in two parts: You need to submit a standard online application form (including references) by 15 February 2011 at the latest. You can do this here. Your referees will also need to submit references directly to the School by this date.You also need to submit a SAHC/AHRC Funding Application Form, along with a Research Proposal to the School PG office (contact details on the form) by 5pm on 1 March 2011.  For UK and EU students, the main funding body is the AHRC. Manchester has been awarded among the highest number of studentships under the AHRC’s Block Grant Partnership (BGP) scheme of any UK university. AHRC awards are highly competitive and provide payment of tuition fees and a maintenance stipend for UK students, and tuition fees (and in some cases a maintenance stipend, subject to eligibility criteria) for EU students. The selection of candidates is made by the School, with final confirmation of awards by the AHRC. (Please note: it is possible to apply for an AHRC BGP studentship at more than one institution, but only one nomination per student is permitted; applicants offered a studentship at more than one institution must choose which one to accept before nominations are submitted to the AHRC.)The School has the following AHRC studentships available for UK and EU students starting their programme of study from September 2011.Doctoral Studentships in the areas of: Archaeology; Art History & Visual Studies; Classics & Ancient History; Drama, Performance and Dance; English & American Studies; Film Studies; History; Music; Museum Studies; and Religions & Theology.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 25 Feb 2011

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Commonwealth Postdoctoral Scholarships, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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The University of Pretoria regards itself as a research intensive university. Hence, it is seeking candidates for postdoctoral research who will make a significant contribution to its research endeavours. As part of an initiative by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the University of Pretoria has made funds available for one postdoctoral scholarship for a citizen coming from a Commonwealth Country (excluding South African citizens). This scholarship will be known as the University of Pretoria Commonwealth
Postdoctoral Scholarship and will be awarded on a competitive basis.

Eligibility
· The Postdoctoral Scholarship will be awarded to a citizen from a Commonwealth Country other than South Africa.
· The Postdoctoral Commonwealth Scholar must conduct his/her research at the University of Pretoria.
· Applicants must have completed their doctoral studies within five years prior to their application for the Postdoctoral Scholarship.
· Applicants must not be older than 35 years of age at time of application.
· Doctoral students currently registered at the University of Pretoria are not eligible for the University of Pretoria Commonwealth Postdoctoral Scholarship.

Scholarship Application Deadline:10 June 2011

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Jacobite Studies Trust Fellowship in University of London in History-2011, UK

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The IHR administers two six-month Fellowships each year on behalf of the Jacobite Studies Trust. Their purpose is to enable the Fellows to undertake historical research into the Stuart dynasty in the British Isles and in exile, from the departure of James II in 1688 to the death of Henry Benedict Stuart in 1807. This may also include work on their friends and supporters, their activities, their influence, their views, ideologies, artefacts and works of art; and the political, diplomatic, military, religious, intellectual, and cultural context in which they lived.These Fellowships are open to:

  1. current doctoral students who have been registered on their programme for at least three years full-time or six years part-time at the beginning of the session in which the awards are to be held.
  2. holders of doctorates awarded within two years of the beginning of the session in which the awards are to be held, who are working in the research area of the Trust, as outlined above.

Applications are encouraged from all suitably qualified candidates without regard to nationality or academic affiliation. The value of the stipend for each six-month Fellowship will be £7,500. The Fellowships are non-residential, and will be tenable from 1 October 2011.At the discretion of the Director of the IHR, Fellows may engage in teaching or other paid work for up to six hours a week (note however that some categories of non-national may need to obtain a work permit in order to undertake this).  Fellows will also be required to submit a brief report to the Director on their achievements while holding the Fellowship and the subsequent progress of their career before the end of December 2012.Applications must be made on the prescribed form and accompanied by a summary of the doctoral thesis (up to 750 words), a 1-page CV, and a statement of intended research to be undertaken during the term as Fellow (up to 1,000 words).  Once the initial round of selection has been concluded, short-listed applicants will be invited to an interview at the IHR, which is likely to be held in April.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 11 February 2011

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