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2011 Postdoctoral Fellowship in History, London University, UK

The Royal Historical Society funds up to two Fellowships per year, the Centenary Fellowship and the Marshall Fellowship, the latter thanks to the generosity of Professor P. J. Marshall, former President of the RHS. Both are open to candidates without regard to nationality or academic affiliation. The Scouloudi Foundation offers up to four Fellowships, which are all open to UK citizens or to candidates with a first degree from a UK university. One Fellowship from the Isobel Thornley Bequest is open to candidates without regard to nationality but only to those registered for a PhD at the University of London.

The Fellowships will be awarded to doctoral students who are engaged in the completion of a PhD in history (broadly defined) and who will have completed at least two years of full-time or three years of part-time research on their doctoral programme (and not more than four years’ full-time or six years’ part-time) at the beginning of the session for which the awards are made.

A condition of the awards is that Fellows will participate actively in the academic life of the Institute. They will be encouraged to attend and present papers at appropriate IHR seminars and to give information and help to fellow scholars working in the same field. Holders of the Royal Historical Society Fellowships are invited to attend the Society’s meetings, lectures and receptions, and are also invited to submit a proposal for a paper for eventual publication in the Society’s Transactions.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 March 2011

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University of Edinburgh, PhD Scholarship in History 2011 in UK

One scholarship will be awarded to the best full time applicant who meets the criteria below and is accepted onto a PhD in History. The value of the award is £15,000 per year for the duration of the recipient’s PhD degree programme (usually three years subject to satisfactory progress).

The Scholarship will cover the UK/EU rate of tuition fees, a stipend and research allowance (£450).

The scholarship is funded by a leading financier and his wife who have pledged their support for a new historical centre at the University of Edinburgh, which will study the influence of Scots abroad. Investment fund manager Alan McFarlane and his wife, Anne, have donated £1 Million to the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies, to support two PhD scholarships in perpetuity and provide 10 undergraduate access bursaries to help students in financial need. The gift is believed to be the largest private donation to a history-related project at a British University. The McFarlanes are both Edinburgh graduates.

Criteria

Applicants for the scholarship must be able to demonstrate the relevance of their proposed project to the history of Scottish emigration and/or the impact of Scottish mobility on overseas countries or related themes. Proposals may focus on any period from the medieval centuries to recent times.

Successful applicants will become members of the Scottish Centre of Diaspora Studies, directed by Professor Tom Devine, and participate in the Centre’s activities, including its graduate workshop in Diaspora Studies.

Informal enquiries about the awards can be made to Dr Alexander Murdoch ,Acting Director of the Centre.

Applying

Two references, evidence of qualifications and a research proposal are also required but these will be taken from your EUCLID study application.

Eligible applicants should complete an online application form . Completed application forms must be received by Scholarships and Student Funding Services.

A Selection Committee will meet in June 2011 to select the scholarship holder. The winner of the scholarship will be announced by the end of June 2011.

Application Deadline: 31 May 2011.

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The McFarlane PhD Scholarship 2011, UK: History

One scholarship will be awarded to the best full time applicant who meets the criteria below and is accepted onto a PhD in History. The value of the award is £15,000 per year for the duration of the recipient’s PhD degree programme (usually three years subject to satisfactory progress).
The Scholarship will cover the UK/EU rate of tuition fees, a stipend and research allowance (£450).
The scholarship is funded by a leading financier and his wife who have pledged their support for a new historical centre at the University of Edinburgh, which will study the influence of Scots abroad. Investment fund manager Alan McFarlane and his wife, Anne, have donated £1 Million to the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies, to support two PhD scholarships in perpetuity and provide 10 undergraduate access bursaries to help students in financial need. The gift is believed to be the largest private donation to a history-related project at a British University. The McFarlanes are both Edinburgh graduates.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 May 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application