Scottish Government PhD Studentship
Scottish Diaspora Studies
This studentship is funded by the Scottish Government through the Scottish Funding Council, and is part of a larger grant made to the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
It provides an exciting opportunity for a PhD student to work with leading scholars at the world-renowned Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies (www.shca.ed.ac.uk/centres/scdt ) . The studentship will be awarded to a student intending to work on a topic related to Scottish Diaspora studies in the twentieth century who has been accepted onto the Ph.D. programme in History in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology. Preference may be given to candidates with a special interest in the period since 1945. History at the University of Edinburgh was rated in RAE2008 as top in Scotland and third in the UK for the number of 'world leading' and 'internationally excellent researchers'. The studentship is available for September 2012 entry and is tenable for a maximum of three years, subject to satisfactory progress. It covers payment of UK/EU tuition fees (overseas candidates would be liable for the fee difference between this and the overseas fee). An annual maintenance stipend of £13,590 per annum will also be provided.
The successful applicant will become a member of the Scottish Centre of Diaspora Studies, and participate in the Centre’s activities, including its innovative interdisciplinary graduate workshop in Diaspora Studies. Three postdoctoral fellows, funded by the Scottish Government, were appointed in early 2012.
Eligibility
- Applicants should have a UK first class honours undergraduate degree (or overseas equivalent) and have demonstrated an equivalent level of performance in a master's degree in History or a cognate subject
- Applicants must be able to clearly demonstrate the relevance of their proposed project to a significant theme within the broad area of the history of the Scottish overseas or immigration to Scotland in their research proposal, which should be outlined in up to two pages of A4 text.
Application Procedure
Candidates wishing to apply for this studentship must first submit an online study application for postgraduate study via the EUCLID system. Once this has been submitted for consideration, applicants may submit an application for this award using the online application form.
Please note that you will not be able to access the online application form unless you have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh and have full EASE authentication.
A research proposal and evidence of qualifications are also required to support your application but these will be taken from the EUCLID study application. In addition to the references submitted with your application for study, two academic references which comment specifically on your suitability for this award should be sent directly to Ms Anne Brockington (Anne.Brockington@ed.ac.uk) by 31st May 2012
Deadline
The deadline for receipt of applications for this award is 31st May 2012. Late applications will not be accepted. A selection committee will meet as soon as possible after this date and all applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application at the earliest possible opportunity.
Further Information
Informal enquiries about the awards can be made to Professor Tom Devine, Director of the Centre.
Inquiries about the application process can be made to Richard Kane.
This article was published on Apr 18, 2012