[ecrea] AHRC Funded PhD Studentships in Film Studies at the University of St Andrews

*Applications Invited for the PhD in Film Studies at the University of 
St Andrews*

The Department of Film Studies at the University of St Andrews invites 
applications for September 2017 entry to our PhD programme. As the 
newest department at Scotland’s oldest university, Film Studies offers a 
vibrant and comprehensive research culture.  Successful applicants will 
join a diverse community of approximately 20 PhD students from 10 
countries working on a wide range of exciting topics 
<http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies/about/our-students/>. Our 
students are also involved in many initiatives such as the organization 
of an annual PG conference and the editing of /Frames Cinema Journal/. 
<http://framescinemajournal.com/>  You will also have access to one of 
the largest research collections of DVDs in the UK, with special 
strengths in international documentary, Latin American, and South Asian 
Cinema.

Staff and PGRs alike are dedicated to the study of Film Cultures, with 
areas of expertise in, among others:

  * Political documentary
  * Film Festivals and Global Film Circulation
  * Digital Media
  * Stars
  * East European and German Cinema
  * South Asian Cinema
  * Early Cinema
  * Cinema and History
  * Gender and Cinema
  * Cinema and Affect

StAndrews is part of a block grant of AHRC studentships run in 
partnership with the Scottish Graduate School for the Arts and 
Humanities (SGSAH). A select number of studentships will be available 
for PhD applicants living the UK and the European Union. Successful UK 
applicants will benefit from fees, stipend and significant additional 
flexible funding to shape their doctoral training. For successful EU 
applicants, the AHRC covers fee expenses only. Full details and the 
application form are available on the SGSAH website 
_http://www.sgsah.ac.uk/studentships/ 
<http://www.sgsah.ac.uk/studentships/>_. Only students accepted to a PhD 
programme are eligible for AHRC funding. To be considered for an AHRC 
award, you must submit a complete application to our programme no later 
than *15 December 2016. *If accepted, you will then need to gain School 
approval to submit a separate application through the SGSAH.

The department will also offer a limited number of internal scholarships 
for PhD study starting in fall 2017. These scholarships are open to all 
successful applicants. To be considered for scholarship funding, you 
must apply no later than *15 March 2016.*

If you are interested in applying to the PhD programme, the first step 
is to identify and contact a potential supervisor. Individual areas of 
expertise can be found on our staff profile pages 
<http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/filmstudies/about/who-are-we/>. For other 
enquiries about the PhD programme at St Andrews, please contact our 
Director of Postgraduate Research, Dr Dennis Hanlon 
((djh22 /at/ st-andrews.ac.uk) <mailto:(djh22 /at/ st-andrews.ac.uk)>).


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