[ecrea] Doctoral Scholarship in Comics Studies (English Department)

Ever wanted to do a PhD in English with a focus on comics?
Want to be well funded while doing it and work with an international 
leader in the field?

—
University of Calgary Eyes High Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship in 
Comics Studies

Part of the University of Calgary’s Eyes High goal envisions the 
institution as a global intellectual hub. The Academic Plan emphasizes 
the importance of graduate students, most notably doctoral students, to 
the achievement of our Eyes High objectives.

We are launching a new recruitment scholarship for PhD students, 
intended to increase PhD enrollment at the University, and focused on 
areas of strategic research strength for the University. With the 
investment of $1.5 million in base funds to support these students, we 
will recruit approximately 55 new, fully funded, doctoral students to 
the University of Calgary in 2014.

The Eyes High Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship will fund students for 
four years, at $25,000/year for Canadian students and $30,000/year for 
international students. Students must begin their program in either 
September 2014 or January 2015.

In addition to this funding, the Department of English offers 
competitive funding opportunities that include teaching 
responsibilities. Teaching duties would augment this Scholarship with an 
additional $16,000 per year (approximately - wages are set annually as a 
result of collective bargaining).

The successful candidate will be eligible to receive at least $41,000 in 
funding for four years ($46,000 if non-Canadian) to pursue a PhD in 
English at the University of Calgary under the supervision of Dr. Bart 
Beaty. Additional travel and research support is available through both 
university-wide grant programs and the supervisor’s own research funds.

The students recruited will be of the highest caliber, and will be 
competitive for national or international scholarships. They must have 
an entering GPA of at least 3.5/4.0 or equivalent in their last two 
years of study.

For information about the PhD program in English please visit our website:
http://english.ucalgary.ca/graduate

About the sponsor:

Bart Beaty is Professor and Head of the Department of English at The 
University of Calgary. Among other publications, he is the author of 
three books on comics (Fredric Wertham and the Critique of Mass Culture, 
Unpopular Culture, Comics Versus Art); the editor of the seven-volume 
Salem Critical Guide to Graphic Novels; and the translator of The System 
of Comics, Of Comics and Men, and The Origins of Comics.



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