PhD Scholarships and funding 2012/13
University and Other Research Council Scholarships Home/EU Students
University and Other External Scholarships - International Students
School of Contemporary Chinese Studies Awards
The School of Contemporary Chinese Studies proposes to elect a Taiwan Studies Research Scholar, as part of the Taiwan Studies Programme at the China Policy Institute. It is tenable at the School for three years and is open to all who have applied to work for a Doctor of Philosophy degree in the study of modern Taiwan. Only one scholarship will be available and the School reserves the right not to award if no suitable candidate should present oneself. The scholarship will cover all approved university fees. A modest maintenance grant MAY be awarded to an exceptionally able Home/ EU candidate.
To apply: Please complete an online application form available from http://pgapps.nottingham.ac.uk/. Please clearly state your other sources of funding for maintenance on the application form. Applications will be assessed on the basis of merit, including the applicant’s past academic performance; the quality of your research proposal (which should be 1,500 – 3,000 words); two academic references; academic transcripts; English language test result if English is not your first language and you have not studied at a UK, USA or Australian University; a sample of written work (of less than 3,000 words); as well as the availability of appropriate supervision capacity at the School.
Deadline: Deadline for applications is Friday 11th May
Further details: If you have any questions or would like to express your interest in this scholarship then please contact jenny Hall (jenny.hall@nottingham.ac.uk) 0115 8467769
The school is committed to support PhD students to pursue their studies and research, particularly for field work and for presenting their research work at academic conferences. Field work must be essential for the students concerned to collect valuable data unavailable in the U.K. for the purpose of completing the doctoral research. Conferences must be related to the doctoral research in order to enable students to present their research findings and receive useful feedbacks. The school has allocated up to £5000 a year for these Awards. The Research Committee will screen and decide on the applications two to three times a year. Decision will be based on merits only. Application should be submitted well in advance of field trips and conferences. The Awards cannot be made retrospectively to cover field trip or conference expenses that have already been incurred. Please provide an intellectual case, a detailed budget and explanations for the budgeted items. The maximum individual award is £1000 a year, though conference grants are normally significantly smaller. Only those who passed the their first year confirmation are eligible for the Awards. Those who have received an award can apply again in a subsequent year, but priority will be given to those who have never received an Award previously.
The School strongly encourages postgraduate students at the school who have performed exceptionally well to apply for PhD programme. The PhD programme is an excellent next step for those interested in pursuing an academic career or are otherwise devoted to further develop and sharpen their intellectual abilities and skills. The value of the individual scholarship is £10,000 per annum, tenable for up to three years, subject to satisfactory performance and progress. There are two SCCS Senior Scholarships available each year.
You can apply for this scholarship if you:
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Are a Current Masters student at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies (SCCS) or a graduate from a postgraduate course at SCCS.
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Have or are expected to achieve a distinction in your postgraduate degree from SCCS (applications can be made before the examination results are known, but only those who graduate with distinction can take up the Scholarships).
Further information: Please complete an online application form available from http://pgapps.nottingham.ac.uk/. Applications will be assessed on the basis of merit, including past academic performance, the quality of your research proposal (which should be 1,500 – 3,000 words) http://pgstudy.nottingham.ac.uk/Apply/Pages/ResearchProposal.aspx, two academic references as well as the availability of appropriate supervision capacity at the School.
Deadline: Deadline for applications is Friday 18th June 2012.
Further details: To express your interest in these scholarships and find out further information please contact jenny Hall (jenny.hall@nottingham.ac.uk) 0115 8467769
Research Support for PhD Students
The School is committed to provide the academic environment to support its PhD students to conduct field research and to make conference presentations that are helpful to the completion of the PhD. For this purpose the School is prepared to support a PhD student up to a maximum of £1,500 in one’s career as a PhD student at the School. This is NOT an entitlement. Every application needs to be justified and an individual grant will be made on the basis of merit. This scheme is administered by the Research Committee of the School.An individual grant a student can apply for is normally subject to a maximum of £1,000. With a career maximum of £1,500 a student can make more than one application though not normally within one year of the previous grant.
Only PhD students who have passed the confirmation process at the end of the first year are eligible to apply.
Grants cannot be made retrospectively. To apply please provide an application of up to 1,500 words, which should include a brief statement of the proposed field work or the subject of the conference presentation, explaining how this is essential to one’s doctoral work. An application longer than 1,500 words will NOT be considered. It should also include a proposed time frame (in the case of field research), the full budget and the requested budget from the school. If an application has been or is about to be made to an external body for funding the same field trip or conference, it should be stated clearly, including the source and total amount requested and awarded if applicable. A separate short supportive reference from the first supervisor and a research ethics clearance form (if applicable) are required. Applications should be submitted well in advance of the planned travel to the Research Administrator (Mrs Mandy Felton), who is able to advise the date for the next scheduled meeting of the Research Committee. Applications should be submitted at least 10 days prior to the meeting.
PhD students are encouraged to use this support from the School as evidence of the School’s confidence in one’s proposed research and apply for external funding to conduct field research.
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University and Other Research Council Scholarships - Home/European Union Students
Sir Francis Hill
One Sir Francis Hill Scholarship is available for the academic year 2012/13. This award is open to nominations from the Faculties of Social Sciences and Arts. This Scholarship is founded by a bequest under the will of Sir Francis Hill, Chancellor of the University, 1971 – 1978.
Eligibility
Students with a conditional or an unconditional offer on a PhD research programme in the Faculties of Arts or Social Science at the University of Nottingham or who are currently in the first year of their PhD are eligible to apply. International students are eligible to apply but funding is only at the level of HEU fees and maintenance grant. Each School may nominate one student.
Value of the Award
Remission of full time HEU, research postgraduate fees and maintenance grant at Research Council rates (£3,732 and £13,590 for 2011/12). The award is for full time students only. The expected start date for awards is September 2012. The Scholarship can be awarded for up to three years provided that the student makes satisfactory progress.
Application Process
Applications by current 1st year PhD students or offer holders should be submitted electronically to Jenny Hall, School Administrator at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies (SCCS), jenny.hall@nottingham.ac.uk by Monday 23rd April (Mon).
The application form and further information can be found here.
ESRC DTC Scholarships (Home/ EU)
The University of Nottingham is to lead the field in producing the next generation of world-class social scientists, after having been chosen by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as one of only 21 Doctoral Training Centre’s across the country.
As a result, the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies is now accepting applications for the University of Nottingham ESRC funded studentships from UK citizens or ESRC fee studentship from EU citizens (especially those with very good academic performance). Applications may be made in the following areas that relate to the School’s key research interests on China:
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Business and Economy
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Politics and International Relations
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Media, Society, and Social-Science Based Studies of Culture
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Science, Technology, and Innovation
Studentships will be offered on a competitive basis, with an internal competition held in the School, prior to successful applicants being put forward to the University of Nottingham competition. Applications for the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies should be sent by midnight (UK time) 29th February 2012 via the University on-line application system (to include transcripts, a research proposal, references, a sample of written work of not exceeding 3,500 words). Short-listed applications will then be asked to complete an ESRC application form by the deadline of Thursday 15th March (noon) 2012.
For advice please contact:
To find out more:
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The University of Nottingham's ESRC DTC website (this includes the ESRC application form).
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Faculty of Social Sciences postgraduate research funding webpage.
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The University of Nottingham’s submitted proposal to the ESRC for Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) studentships (pdf document). This includes information on the language-based area studies programme that the University of Nottingham has received funding for.
30 x full EU tuition fee and £8,400 per year bursaries towards living expenses for EU students across all faculties. Further information is available here . The closing date for applications is 9th March 2012
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University and Other External Scholarships - International Students
The University is offering up to 50 full tuition fee scholarships for international students across all disciplines. The closing date is 9th March 2012. Further information is available here.
The International Office will be offering 10 full tuition and stipend scholarships in association with the China Scholarship Council. The China Scholarship Council Research Excellence Scholarship will close for applications on Friday 24 February 2012.
Further information about scholarships for International students can be found on the International Office webapges.
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