[ecrea] PhD Scholarship Competition, Aberystwyth University: Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies

PhD Scholarship Competition, Department of Theatre, Film and Television 
Studies – Deadline Monday 30th June 2014

The Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Aberystwyth 
University is pleased to offer a full PhD scholarship to an outstanding 
applicant whose doctoral research topic complements our department’s 
research strengths in theatre, performance, film, television or media 
studies.
The successful candidate 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). The scholarship will commence from September 
2014.  Non-EU students are eligible to apply but will be expected to 
cover the difference between UK/EU tuition fees and the non-EU tuition 
fees rate (approx. £8,350 to £8,600).

Departmental Research Strengths:

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 in theatre; 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: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/staff/ and current 
PhD student page: 
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/study-with-us/phd/phd-students/ for 
further details

Eligibility:

To be eligible you must:

1.      have obtained at least a second class honours in your 
undergraduate degree and a completed Masters degree or a Masters nearing 
completion

2.      have achieved a 7.0 in IELTS, or equivalent (by 14th July 2014), 
if English is not your first language and you have not previously 
studied in the UK

3.      be commencing your doctoral study in September 2014

How to Apply:

An application to study for a PhD must be received, by the Postgraduate 
Admissions Office, by Monday 30th June, in order for the applicant to be 
considered for this scholarship. Details of how to apply are available 
here: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/study-with-us/phd/how-to-apply/

Applications must include an application form, two academic references, 
academic transcripts, a research proposal (1000 to 1500 words), and a 
500 word statement outlining why the applicant feels that the Department 
of Theatre, Film and Television Studies will be an appropriate and 
beneficial place to conduct their PhD research.
We encourage applicants to contact the Departmental Postgraduate 
Co-ordinator, Dr Kate Egan, email: (kte /at/ aber.ac.uk) before finalizing 
their research proposal.

Interviews with shortlisted applicants will take place during the week 
14th-18th July 2014.  Please contact Dr Kate Egan, email: (kte /at/ aber.ac.uk) 
if you have any queries regarding the application process.





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