[ecrea] PhD scholarship opportunities at Aberystwyth University

*_AberDoc PhD Scholarship Competition (Deadline: 29/1/16), & PhD study
in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, Aberystwyth
University_*

Aberystwyth University's AberDoc PhD scholarship scheme offers a package
of research and training 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.The competition for these prestigious AberDoc scholarships is now
open to students who wish to study for a full-time PhD commencing in
September 2016.

*To be eligible you must:*

1. have or expect to obtain at least an 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, for non-UK students
(before the end of March 2016 at the latest)

4. be commencing your doctoral study in September 2016

*Deadlines:*The Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies’
submission deadline for the 2016 competition is *29th January 2016*.

*_Value of AberDoc 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 £4,052) and also
provide them with a maintenance allowance of approximately £14,057 per
annum and access to a travel and conference fund (max. £500 per annum).
Scholarships commence from the main intake: September 2016.

Non-EU students would have to cover the difference between UK/EU tuition
fees and the non-EU tuition fees (approx. £8,198 to £8,448) 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 AberDoc
competition.

All doctoral research students are able to undertake teaching. Payment
will be according to the rate for hourly teaching staff.Other
opportunities for paid work may also be available, such as research
support, marking, student recruitment and support activities.

** Value of award is subject to confirmation for 2016-2017

*Applying for a Scholarship*

The application to study for a PhD must be received by the 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). Applicants are
encouraged to contact Dr Kate Egan, Departmental Postgraduate Research
Coordinator, email: (kte /at/ aber.ac.uk) <mailto:(kte /at/ aber.ac.uk)>before
constructing their research proposal.

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. The regulations
and criteria that pertain to these studentships may be accessed from
this page:
https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/funding-fees/uk-eu/research-competition/

For application forms and further details please visit the Aberystwyth
University Postgraduate Admissions Office webpage:
https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/howtoapply/

N.B. All application materials (e.g. forms, research proposals,
references, transcripts) must be submitted electronically.However,
applicants who are applying separately for an AHRC award via the SWW DTP
site, should use one of our off-line options if also applying for
AberDoc funding.

N.B. Academic references must be received by the deadline.

N.B. Departmental Nominees only will be required to complete an
additional form for the final stage of the competition.

*_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 in theatre; site-specific
performance; contemporary British and European drama and theatre;
performance and gender; performance philosophy; documentary and verbatim
theatre; performance and media history, historiography and archiving;
politics and performance; post-cinematic theatre and performance; Welsh
and minority-language theatre, film, television and online media;
alternative, avant-garde and experimental theatre and film; Film and
broadcasting regulation and censorship; television drama, genres and
aesthetics; media fan studies; film 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; Russian cinema and theatre;
landscape in film and performance; practice as research in relation to
film, television, media, performance and theatre.

Facilities include: Dedicated research student study suite/ office; four
fully equipped studio theatres; three rehearsal rooms; digital,
high-definition television studio; thirty-six digital video-editing,
recording and viewing rooms; computerised lighting systems; and digital
sound studio with digital effects processing and multi-track recording
facilities.

As well as the National Library of Wales (which is also home to the
National Sound and Screen Archive of Wales and the ITV Wales Film and
Video archive), the department also has a strong working relationship
with Aberystwyth Arts Centre, which is located on the main University
campus.The department is also a partner in the University's Centre for
Media History (with the Departments of History and Welsh History), and
the Politics and Performance International Research Centre (with the
Department of International Politics).

See our staff pages for further details:
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/staff/ as well as our current PhD student
projects page:
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/study-with-us/postgrad/phd/phd-students/

If you have further queries about the research and supervision
specialisms in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at
Aberystwyth University, please contact Dr Kate Egan, Departmental
Postgraduate Research Coordinator, email: (kte /at/ aber.ac.uk)
<mailto:(kte /at/ aber.ac.uk)>

Dr Kate Egan

Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and Departmental Postgraduate Research
Co-ordinator

Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies

Aberystwyth University, UK

Email: (kte /at/ aber.ac.uk) <mailto:(kte /at/ aber.ac.uk)>

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