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[ecrea] PhD scholarships at Aberystwyth University

Sat Feb 15 15:05:35 GMT 2014




The Aberystwyth University doctoral (PhD) scholarship (DCDS) scheme offers a package of research, training and career development for full-time PhD students. These awards are tailored to enable students to develop the necessary skills required to meet their career choices and offer a breadth of development opportunities to enhance their research, teaching and transferable skills.

Students within the scheme will make an agreed contribution to the Department and University as a condition of the PhD scholarship. Teaching is not the only option though. The career development contribution could involve research, editorial work, professional placements, or other personal development opportunities which are also of help to the Department concerned.

Competition for University DCDS Scholarships

The competition for these prestigious University DCDS scholarships is now open to students who wish to study for a full-time PhD commencing in September 2014:

To be eligible you must:

1. have or expect to obtain at least upper second class honours in your first degree
2. apply and be offered a place for doctoral study at Aberystwyth
3. achievement of 7.0 in IELTS, or equivalent, as the normal case, for non-UK students (before the end of March 2014 at the latest)
4. be commencing your doctoral study in September 2014

Deadlines: The University's general deadline for the 2014 competition is the 1st March 2014.

Value of DCDS Scholarships

Successful candidates will receive a grant for up to three years which will cover their tuition fees (up to the UK/EU rate of approx. £3996) and also provide them with a maintenance allowance of approximately £13,863 per annum and access to a travel and conference fund (max. £500 per annum). Scholarships commence from the main intake: September 2014. There will be aprpoximately 12 new DCDS awards available for the September 2014 intake.

Non-EU students would have to cover the difference between UK/EU tuition fees and the non-EU tuition fees (approx. £8,350 to £8,600) from their scholarship. However, there will be 3 additional President's Scholarships, which cover this difference in tuition fees. These will be awarded to the three highest ranked non-EU candidates for the DCDS competition.

The Competition

The application to study for a PhD must be received by the relevant closing date. There are no additional forms for applicants to complete for this competition. Decisions will be based on the application to study for a PhD and the nomination by the relevant department. Applications must include an application form, two academic references, academic transcripts and a research proposal (1000 to 1500 words). We encourage applicants to contact the relevant academic department before constructing their research proposal.

Departments will interview all applicants before a decision is made to offer a place to study for a PhD and to nominate for a University DCDS Scholarship.

The results will be announced during the first week of May. Selection for the above awards will be based on the application for admission, including research proposal and two academic references.

For application forms and further details please see http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/funding-fees/uk-eu/research-competition/ or contact the Postgraduate Admissions Office [(pg-admissions /at/ aber.ac.uk)]



Information about the environment for doctoral study in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies (TFTS) at Aberystwyth University:

The Department’s established reputation for conducting leading-edge, international quality research makes TFTS an ideal place to pursue doctoral study. We offer supervision and research training in both English and Welsh, with a focus on topics such as:



Aesthetics, politics and social engagement; site-specific performance; contemporary British and Irish theatre; documentary and verbatim theatre; performance, film, media and television historiography and archiving; national and transnational theatre and cinema; Welsh and minority-language theatre, film, television and online media; alternative, avant-garde and experimental theatre and film; Russian cinema and theatre; landscape in film and performance; practice as research in relation to film, television, media, performance and theatre



Film, press and broadcasting censorship and regulatory policies; television drama, genres and aesthetics; media fan, reception and audience studies; documentary film and television; horror, fantasy and cult film and television; film stardom and performance; British cinema; music and sound in film; children and the media.



See our staff pages for further details: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/staff/



Dr Kate Egan

Lecturer in Film Studies, Departmental Postgraduate Co-ordinator, and Course Leader, MA Film Studies

Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies

Aberystwyth University, UK



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