The William R McFarlane Scholarship
The Edinburgh Centre for Global History (ECGH) invites applications for the William R. McFarlane Scholarship from candidates who meet the relevant criteria and have been accepted to a PhD programme in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, commencing in the academic year 2023-24.
Award
The award provides an annual stipend at the UKRI rate (the UKRI stipend for the academic year 2024-2025 has now been published on the UKRI website as £19,237), tuition fees at UK or international rate and some travel funding.
The successful applicant will become a member of the ‘Migration, Slavery and Diaspora Studies’ Hub within the ECGH, which boasts a lively and supportive postgraduate community. The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the ECGH’s activities, including the Graduate Workshop.
Eligibility
The award is open to UK, EU and overseas students, commencing a PhD degree in the academic year 2024-2025. Those applying for a distance learning HCA PhD programme as well as current PhD students are not eligible to apply for the William R McFarlane Scholarship.
The scholarship panel will consider all high quality proposals relating to migration and/or diaspora studies from any period, and from any geographical region. Although Scottish history is a core concern, the Migration, Slavery and Diaspora Studies Hub has broad transnational interests, and welcomes projects relating to other nations or regions that put the Scottish example in a comparative perspective. Current/recent projects have focused on issues surrounding memory and identity (including military Scottishness, Irish diasporas in Melbourne and Chicago, and mapping memories of slavery), Scottish, Dutch, Jewish, and enslaved African diasporas in the early modern Atlantic World, and the impact of Scottish involvement with the slave economy on material culture at home. Prospective applicants are welcome to propose topics in related areas, but should not feel obliged to do so.
Criteria
To be considered for the William R McFarlane Scholarship, you must:
• Hold a UK 2.1 or first class honours undergraduate degree (or overseas equivalent) in a relevant field
• Hold, or successfully achieve before commencing your PhD with us, a relevant masters degree with an overall mark of at least 65%, or its international equivalent.
Applying
To be considered for the William McFarlane Scholarship you must have applied for a PhD degree programme with the School by the separate deadline.
There are two separate deadlines that applicants must be aware of: the earlier PhD deadline and the scholarship deadline. Please check the School of History, Classics and Archaeology scholarship webpage for these application deadlines.
You may apply for the William McFarlane Scholarship before receiving a decision on your application for a PhD place, but if you do not receive a study offer, your application cannot proceed.
Further information on how to apply and the application deadlines for 2024-2025 can be found at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology.
Eligible applicants should complete an online scholarship application.
The scholarship deadline is 23:59 BST 7th May 2024.
In order to gain access to the scholarship application system, applicants must have applied for admission to the University of Edinburgh. Please note that, following the submission of an application for admission, it can take up to five working days for all system checks to be completed and for access to be granted.
The online scholarship application form is located in EUCLID and can be accessed via MyEd our web based information portal at https://www.myed.ed.ac.uk
When logging in to MyEd, you will need your University User Name and password. If you require assistance, please go to http://www.ed.ac.uk/student-systems/support-guidance If you have not applied for admission, please go ahead and do this and you will receive your University User Name and password.
Frequently Asked Questions
Notification
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their applications by May/June 2024. We reserve the right not to make an award in the event that no suitable applications are received.
Contact
If you have a question which has not been answered above, please email the HCA Postgraduate Research Office