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MA Scholarships, Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland: Comparative Literature, Intercultural Studies, Sexuality Studies, Translation Studies and Translation Technology

School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS)
Dublin City University (DCU)
IRELAND

In recognition of the 30th anniversary of the founding of SALIS, we are offering scholarships on each of the School’s five taught MA programmes, commencing in September 2011. The scholarships will cover full-time student fees. The five innovative MA programmes offered by SALIS are:

– MA in Comparative Literature
– MA in Intercultural Studies
– MA in Sexuality Studies
– MA in Translation Studies
– MSc in Translation Technology

All applicants should hold an honours undergraduate qualification (2.2 or above), and applications should include the following:

  • CV (no longer than 3 pages)
  • Personal statement outlining the applicant’s suitability for the scholarship. This should include information on the applicant’s background, their interest in the specific MA programme, any relevant experience in the field, and should explain what they hope to achieve by doing the programme.
  • Names and contact details of two referees (at least one from an academic)

Detailed information about each of the five MA programmes is available on the following website: http://www.dcu.ie/salis/index.shtml

Applications should be addressed to:

SALIS MA Scholarships
SALIS School Office, Room C138
Henry Grattan Building
DCU
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
Ireland

Closing date for receipt of applications: Friday 6th May, 2011.

MA Scholarships, Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland: Comparative Literature, Intercultural Studies, Sexuality Studies, Translation Studies and Translation Technology

School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies (SALIS)
Dublin City University (DCU)
IRELAND

In recognition of the 30th anniversary of the founding of SALIS, we are offering scholarships on each of the School’s five taught MA programmes, commencing in September 2011. The scholarships will cover full-time student fees. The five innovative MA programmes offered by SALIS are:

– MA in Comparative Literature
– MA in Intercultural Studies
– MA in Sexuality Studies
– MA in Translation Studies
– MSc in Translation Technology

All applicants should hold an honours undergraduate qualification (2.2 or above), and applications should include the following:

  • CV (no longer than 3 pages)
  • Personal statement outlining the applicant’s suitability for the scholarship. This should include information on the applicant’s background, their interest in the specific MA programme, any relevant experience in the field, and should explain what they hope to achieve by doing the programme.
  • Names and contact details of two referees (at least one from an academic)

Detailed information about each of the five MA programmes is available on the following website: http://www.dcu.ie/salis/index.shtml

Applications should be addressed to:

SALIS MA Scholarships
SALIS School Office, Room C138
Henry Grattan Building
DCU
Glasnevin
Dublin 9
Ireland

Closing date for receipt of applications: Friday 6th May, 2011.

Kurdish Studies PhD Studentship at University of Exeter, UK: political science, history, geography, sociology, language and literature, religious studies, anthropology, and gender studies.

Applications are invited by the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies for PhD studentships in the field of Kurdish Studies commencing in October 2011. The awards have been made available through a grant awarded to the Centre for Kurdish Studies by the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. It is anticipated that up to three PhD studentships will be available for the 2011/12 academic year.

Your research project may be in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences as applied to the study of the Kurds and Kurdistan, including (but not limited to) political science, history, geography, sociology, language and literature, religious studies, anthropology, and gender studies.The studentships cover the cost of tuition fees (at the UK/EU or international level) and provide a maintenance grant of up to £12,600 a year. As part of the studentship, award holders will undertake 80 hours of work for the Centre per year during their period of registration.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
29th April 2011

Further Scholarship Information and Application