The University of Sheffield is offering 15 postgraduate studentships for students in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities: eight cover UK/EU fees and offer a maintenance award at the Research Council rate of £13,290; seven cover UK/EU fees and offer a maintenance award at 50% of the Research Council rate, i.e. £6,645.
Applicants for research degrees (MPhil and PhD) in the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies may apply, subject to eligibility, for these awards. The deadline is 31 March 2009. For more information, follow the link: http://www.shef. ac.uk/russian/ postgraduate/ fees.html
Please note that in order to be considered for a University of Sheffield studentship, you must first apply to the University for admission to an appropriate programme of study.
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding
AHRC-funded studentships will be available either through the AHRC’s Studentship Competition, or through a Block Grant Partnership (BGP) whereby the University will have an allocated number of studentships in specified subject areas and for specified schemes — Research Preparation Masters (RPM), Professional Preparation Masters (PPM), and Doctoral.
The University has applied for a BGP and will know the outcome on 23 February 2009. If the application is successful, the BGP will allow the University to award, on a competitive basis and subject to AHRC approval, studentships to prospective postgraduate students. EU nationals accepted to study on programmes and in subject areas for which BGP studentships have been allocated will be eligible for nomination to AHRC. Information about the outcome of the BGP Competition will be posted on this web page and elsewhere. The University hopes that, when the outcome of its application is known, it will be able to offer a number of Doctoral awards in the subject area of Russian, Slavonic and Eastern European Language and Culture over the period covered by the first round of the Scheme (2009–2013). If the University is not awarded a BGP allocation, students who have already been admitted to the University to study can still apply to the AHRC Studentship Competition for funding.
It is possible for applicants for University of Sheffield studentships to indicate their interest now in being considered for AHRC awards. For more details, follow the link: http://www.shef. ac.uk/russian/ postgraduate/ fees.html
Students who wish to be considered for AHRC-funded studentships in this subject area must apply to the University no later than 31 March 2009.
Please note that in order to be considered for a University of Sheffield or AHRC studentship, you must first apply to the University for admission to an appropriate programme of study.
More information about the Department’s research profile and areas of expertise may be found at http://www.shef. ac.uk/russian/ research
Applications in the field of Russian and Slavonic languages and linguistics: Professor Neil Bermel (n.bermel@sheffield. ac.uk)
Applications in the field of Russian and Slavonic literary and cultural studies: Professor Craig Brandist (c.s.brandist@ sheffield. ac.uk)
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