[ecrea] ESRC-SeNSS PhD studentships at Goldsmiths, University of London

The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at 
Goldsmiths, University of London is inviting applications to our PhD 
programmes (MPhil/PhD in Media & Communications, MPhil/PhD in Cultural 
Studies).

Outstanding applicants who receive an offer of a place on a PhD 
programme will be invited to apply for an ESRC award (Home and EU 
students) through our membership of the South-east Network for Social 
Sciences <http://senss-dtp.ac.uk./about-senss> (SeNSS) Doctoral Training 
Partnership (DTP), funded by the ESRC <http://www.esrc.ac.uk/>. 
Fully-funded ESRC studentships are available to research students via 
this DTP. There are 37 studentships are available across the 10 SeNSS 
institutions for entry in October 2019.

*‌Home students*: studentships will cover your tuition fees for up to 
four years full-time (including for an MA or MSc if relevant) or the 
part-time equivalent and will provide an annual stipend. This is 
currently worth (as of 2018/19) £16,777 including London Weighting. 
Those studying on a part-time basis will be eligible for  £8,388 per 
year pro rata.**

*EU students* can apply for the 2019/20 year and, if successful, will 
receive a fees-only award.**

*International students:* we regret that international students are not 
eligible for these awards. **

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*Routes for research and training*

There are a variety of flexible routes for research and training, 
depending on your background and the research you’re planning to undertake.

*1+3 route: *If you don’t already have a Masters degree with an 
extensive methods component then you should consider applying for a 1+3 
route, which offers 1 years funding to undertake an approved research 
Masters, followed by 3 years funding to undertake your PhD.

*+3 route: *If you already have a Masters degree with an extensive 
research component (eg a research Masters offered by an ESRC DTC) then 
you will need to apply for this route which offers 3 years funding to do 
your PhD.

Students with social science interests in *Media, Communication and 
Cultural Studies* may apply under the *Sociology Pathway*.

*Application Process. *Please complete the following steps:

  * Check your eligibility for the funding

<http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/postgraduates/prospective-students/eligibility/index.aspx>
  * Contact the department and a likely supervisor for your research
  * Apply for a PhD place at Goldsmiths

<https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/apply/applying-for-a-postgraduate-research-degree/>, indicating
    clearly that you want to be considered for ESRC funding. If you're
    applying for one of the 1+3 awards you'll also need to apply for a
    Masters place.

As part of your application you’ll need to nominate two academic 
referees who will provide a reference on your suitability for a PhD 
programme. It is your responsibility to ensure that they provide the 
references by the deadline required.

To be considered for an ESRC SeNSS scholarship your application to 
Goldsmiths must be completed by *13th January 2019*.

We advise you to have contacted the department about your proposal well 
before this deadline.


*Selection process*

The academic department to which you’ve applied will consider your 
application and may invite you for an interview. If successful you will 
be offered a place on the relevant PhD research programme.

The department has a limited allocation of nominations that they can 
make to the relevant pathway for funding. If you are amongst the 
strongest candidates applying within the pathway at Goldsmiths, then you 
may be nominated to go forward to the next stage of the competition. If 
you are nominated to go forward to this stage, you will be advised and 
required to complete a separate studentship application. If nominated, 
your application will be considered at the SeNSS DTP studentship 
selection panels, who will then make their funding offers to the best of 
the nominated candidates.

For more information about the Media and Communications Pathway (within 
Sociology) please contact Dr Mirca Madianou 
((m.madianou /at/ gold.ac.uk)) admissions convenor for PhD Media & 
Communications and PhD Cultural Studies.


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