[ecrea] PhD study & scholarships (deadline: 26/1/18) in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies, Aberystwyth University

*_AberDoc PhD Scholarship Competition (Deadline: 26/1/18), & 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 2018.

*Deadlines:*The Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies’ 
submission deadline for the 2018 competition is *26th January 2018*.

*Applying for a Scholarship*

The application to study for a PhD must be received by the closing date. 
Decisions will be based on the application to study for a PhD. 
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).ukbefore 
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.

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


*_Information about the environment for doctoral study in the Department 
of Theatre, Film and Television Studies (TFTS) at Aberystwyth University:_*

The department has a substantial number of experienced, research-active 
PhD supervisors, able to supervise projects across theatre and drama 
studies, scenography, performance studies, media and communication 
studies, and film and television studies, and spanning historical and 
archival work, textual analysis, audience and reception research, policy 
research and practice as research. We offer supervision and research 
training in both English and Welsh.

See our staff pages for further details: 
https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/staff-profiles/#academic-and-technical-staffas 
well as our current PhD student projects page: 
https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/staff-profiles/listing/pgr/

As well as the National Library of Wales (which is home to the Arts 
Council of Wales Archives, the Brith Gof archives, 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 runs a range of important theatre and performance 
events and film festivals.See: https://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/

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)>


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