[ecrea] AHRC funded PhD Scholarships in Media, Film & Music at Sussex

The School of Media, Film and Music <http://www.sussex.ac.uk/mfm/>(MFM) 
at the University of Sussex is pleased to invite applications to study 
for a PhD.

We offer expert supervision in the following areas:

ØCreative and Critical Practice PhD 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/2017/media-film-and-music/creative-and-critical-practice-phd>

ØCultural Studies PhD 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/2017/media-film-and-music/cultural-studies-phd>

ØDigital Media PhD 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/2017/media-film-and-music/digital-media-phd>

ØFilm Studies PhD 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/2017/media-film-and-music/film-studies-phd>

ØGender Studies (Humanities) PhD 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/2017/media-film-and-music/gender-studies-humanities-phd>

ØJournalism Studies PhD 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/2017/media-film-and-music/journalism-studies-phd>

ØMedia and Communications PhD 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/2017/media-film-and-music/media-and-communications-phd>

ØMedia, Film and Music by Published Works PhD 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/2017/media-film-and-music/media-film-and-music-by-published-works-phd>

ØMusic PhD 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/2017/media-film-and-music/music-phd>

ØMusic Theatre PhD 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/2017/media-film-and-music/music-theatre-phd>

ØMusical Composition PhD 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/2017/media-film-and-music/musical-composition-phd>

Applicants who receive an offer of a place will be eligible to apply for 
an AHRC award (for Home and EU students) through our membership of the 
CHASE 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/fees-and-scholarships/scholarships/view/662>consortium.

*Apply online *at http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd

Once you have secured a place you will be invited to apply for a 
studentship on a competitive basis, and you will be guided through the 
rest of the application process from that point on:

  * For a CHASE scholarship, your Sussex application must be completed
    by *10^th January 2018*
  * For more information on CHASE at Sussex, visit
    http://wwwstage.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/doctoral/funding-support/chase

You are encouraged to start the application process as soon as possible. 
If you would like to visit the campus and talk to faculty, please come 
to our *Postgraduate Open Evening* 
<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/visit-us/postgraduate/phd-evenings>*on 
1st November.*

Or get in touch with the School’s Director of Doctoral Studies, Prof. 
Kate Lacey, who is happy to answer any questions about our doctoral 
programmes and the application process: (k.lacey /at/ sussex.ac.uk) 
<https://exchange.sussex.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=0c0e78f31b5c4b9c91323f2b2524>. 




*Why MFM? *Media, Film & Music is an exciting School that combines 
rigorous critical and historical studies of media, film, music, digital 
and culture with opportunities for creative practice in a range of 
musical forms and the media of photography, film, radio, and interactive 
digital imaging. MFM has an outstanding record in research, and is 
currently home to over 90 research students who take an active part in 
our lively interdisciplinary research culture. For more information 
about the School, its Research Centres, our faculty and their research 
interests, please visit: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/mfm/

*Why Sussex? **Sussex hosts one of the AHRC’s prestigious Doctoral 
Training Centres, which brings together doctoral researchers from across 
the Arts and Humanities. Sussex is renowned for its path-breaking 
creative and interdisciplinary work whilst also achieving excellence in 
discipline-based research. Gaining doctoral funding at Sussex gives you 
access to professional training in research and public engagement. It 
also means joining***a lively community of innovative thinkers and 
researchers as well as creative practitioners such as writers, 
filmmakers, and musicians, all of whom are engaged in producing exciting 
new work that means to make change in the world we all share. You can 
find more information about doctoral research at Sussex via our Doctoral 
School website: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/doctoralschool/

*What does CHASE at Sussex have to offer? *If you are successful in 
attracting a CHASE studentship, you will:

·      have your fees paid and receive a stipend to cover your living 
expenses (subject to residential eligibility in the UK; EU residents 
will have only their fees paid)

·      be eligible to apply for further financial support for training 
and research expenses, such as archival visits, conference trips, and 
learning a language or other skill integral to your research project

·      benefit from a vibrant research environment with lots of 
opportunity to develop yourself as well as your research, through 
specialist research seminars, reading groups, lectures by world class 
visiting speakers, the Library’s Researcher Development Programme and 
CHASE student cohort meetings

·      have the opportunity to undertake a placement to gain 
professional experience of applying your research in a work environment 
with one of our `partner organisations’, such as the BBC Archives, the 
Institute of Contemporary Art, the British Film and Video Council, the 
South Downs National Park, The Victoria and Albert Museum—and many more

·      from your Sussex base also benefit from research and practical 
expertise available across all the other CHASE institutions, via 
existing research networks, joint or additional supervision and 
Encounters conferences, where all CHASE-funded students come together 
twice a year.


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