Research studentships in the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy
Applications are invited for one Postgraduate Research Studentship up to a maximum value of £18,000: this sum is to cover the payment of fees, in addition to a maintenance contribution up to a total amount of £18,000 (which will be paid pro rata in the case of a part-time award). This competition is open to new Home/EU and International students who are applying for either a full-time or part-time MPhil/PhD place in the departments listed below.
Relevant Departments.
MPhil/PhD degrees offered by the following departments are relevant for this funding:
Applied Linguistics and Communication
Geography, Environment and Development Studies
Please note that in order to apply for funding you must also complete an application for an MPhil/PhD place in one of the relevant departments listed above, either before or at the same time as applying for funding.
Applicants for an MPhil/PhD place in the Department of History, Classics and Archaeology are NOT eligible to apply for this award. The Department of History, Classics and Archaeology has two departmental 'PhD Studentships in History' available, details of which can be found at:
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/history/news/phd-studentships-in-history
How to apply
Before you apply, you should contact the relevant department for advice.
Prospective students
Once you have identified a relevant programme, you will need to:
Apply online for the relevant MPhil/PhD degree in the normal way
Download the SSHP Postgraduate Research Studentship Application Form. 
The SSHP Studentship application form should be returned to Jane Halstead, Assistant School Manager, via the following email address: sshp-studentships@bbk.ac.uk, by 15th February 2013. Any queries relating to the studentships can also be sent to this email address.
Current students
Current students are not eligible to apply for this award. For further information on support available to current part-time postgraduate research students in their second or third year of study see:
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/mybirkbeck/finance/studentfinance/res_finance/college_awards
More information
Birkbeck is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates irrespective of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religious belief and sexual preference.
School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy, Postgraduate Taught Studentship:
Further details of the School's Postgraduate Taught Studentship (up to a maximum value of £6,000) will be announced in early January. This competition will be open to new Home/EU and International students who are applying for either a full-time or part-time postgraduate taught award, across all departments within the School of Social Sciences, History and Philosophy.
