Six fully funded MPhil/PhD Postgraduate Research Scholarships to be awarded by SSHP
The School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy will award up to six fully funded Postgraduate Research Scholarships in 2016.
Applications are particularly encouraged in relation to the following thematic and disciplinary areas: History; Philosophy; Politics; Sociology; 'Communicating Cultures'; Gender Studies; 'Super Diversity'; 'Zones of Conflict and Contestation'.
Students applying for an MPhil/PhD place in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology are eligible to apply for these awards. Cross-departmental and cross-school applications - where the primary supervisor is based within the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy - are also welcomed.
The competition is primarily open to NEW Home/EU and International students who are applying for a full-time MPhil/PhD place. Applications for part-time study will also be considered, at an appropriate pro rata rate and extended duration.
The scholarship awards will include a fee waiver up to the value of the full-time home/EU rate for MPhil/PhD degrees [£4052 in 2015/6], in addition to an annual stipend set at Research Council rates [£16,057 in 2015/6]; (pro rata in the case of a part-time award).
The competition will be decided on the basis of academic merit. Scholarships will be announced in late Spring 2016, to be taken up in the 2016-17 academic year; they will be tenable for up to 3 years (subject to the holder making satisfactory performance, as assessed through the College’s regular structures for reviewing the performance of doctoral students).
Please note that in order to apply for a Postgraduate Research Scholarship prospective students must also complete an application for an MPhil/PhD place in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology, either before or at the same time as applying for funding.
The deadline for PGR scholarship applications is MONDAY 18th April, 2016.
How to apply:
Before you apply, you should contact the relevant department(s) for advice on your MPhil/PhD application
Prospective students:
Once you have applied online for the relevant MPhil/PhD in the normal way (see link above), download the SSHP Postgraduate Research Scholarships Application Form
Your completed scholarship application form should be returned to the department to which you are making your postgraduate degree application by MONDAY 18th APRIL 2016. Completed scholarship application forms for the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology should be returned to: Jana Comfort (j.comfort@bbk.ac.uk)
Current students:
Students who are currently enrolled on MPhil/PhD degrees within the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy will only be considered for a postgraduate scholarship award under exceptional circumstances.
Current students should download the SSHP Postgraduate Research Scholarships Application Form, ensuring that they include a brief outline of their exceptional circumstances in a covering e-mail - and then follow the instructions for submission above. The deadline for submission is MONDAY 18th APRIL 2016.
Other Available Postgraduate Research Funding Opportunities can be found here.
Details of further funding support offered to MPhil / PhD students at Birkbeck can be found here.
Birkbeck is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates irrespective of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religious belief and sexual preference.