[ecrea] Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2011/12 at Lingnan

> Pursuing MPhil/PhD in
> Cultural Studies at Lingnan University, Hong Kong
>
> The Research Grant Council (RGC) of Hong Kong is offering a very
> attractive PhD Fellowship Scheme with a monthly stipend of HK$20,000
> (US$2,600 approx) and an annual allowance of HK$10,000 (US$1,300 approx)
> for conference and research related expenses.
>
> Attached please find more details about the scheme including the
> application procedures. 
>
> To seek admission to PhD programmes via the HKPFS, applicants should 
> log on to www.rgc.edu.hk/hkphd
> to get a reference number and submit a 
> full application directly to Lingnan's electronic system at 
>
> www.ln.edu.hk/reg/info/pgrad/details/prod_online.php 
> by 1 December 2010.
>
> -- 
Pursuing MPhil/PhD in Cultural Studies at Lingnan
University, Hong Kong

I would like to bring to your attention a very attractive PhD
programme that the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong has
established: the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), hoping you will
kindly share this information with students and graduates that may be
interested. The Scheme is aimed at brilliant students from around the
world to come for PhD studies in Hong Kong, and I very much hope to be
able to have one of yours pursuing this degree with us at Lingnan. Each
fellowship awardee will be provided HK$20,000 per month (US$1=HK$7.8)
and the intention is to make this programme prestigious and highly
international, hence hopefully attractive to you and your
students/graduates. 

 

Lingnan is Hong Kong’s liberal arts university, whose small size, top
international faculty and strong emphasis on close staff/student
relations offer a unique environment for the pursuit of advanced studies
in this exciting part of the world, in the areas covered by the
university which are the range of disciplines in the Arts, Business and
Social Sciences. Our top value is student-centred learning hence, for
graduates, to ensure close and supportive thesis supervision. At Lingnan,
students establish peer-type working relationships with world-class
scholars who offer expert and close-contact supervision in their
respective areas. An exciting area at Lingnan that offers a wonderful
academic environment for M.Phil. and doctoral studies in Hong Kong is
Cultural Studies.

 

Culture today is a business of global importance, a site of social hope,
and a focus for policymakers worldwide. As the “knowledge economy” takes
hold, culture and education have become major forces of economic and
social change today.  Corporate players, local communities, and
policymakers all generally recognise the significant role played by the
“creative” industries (cinema, new media, the visual and performing arts)
and the heritage complex (cultural tourism, museums, libraries,
galleries) as key factors in urban development.
 
Thus, Cultural Studies as a contemporary discipline is both
inter-disciplinary and context-specific.  In Asia, it is a
relatively young but rapidly growing field. Cultural studies developments
in Hong Kong are favoured generally by the city’s proximity to the
dynamic social and cultural changes occurring in China as well as by
access to networks with parallel interests and challenges in the
Asia-Pacific region.  Established in 2000, the Department is the
first and still the only place in the Chinese-speaking world with a fully
interdisciplinary and cosmopolitan faculty of staff committed exclusively
to the teaching and research in contemporary Cultural Studies. 
 
With areas of strength in Education & Cultural Studies, Community
& Cultural Policy, and Creativity & Media Studies, the Department
has an establishment of 10 full-time faculty members led by Chair
Professor Meaghan Morris. Since 2000, we have received growing
recognition locally, regionally and internationally from peers in the
field, while reaching out to the community, schools, the media, and other
cultural sectors.  Crucial to our work are its strong ties to
cultural developments on the ground, driven by applied cultural studies
projects in domains such as media, cultural policy, creativity, community
culture, human rights, and education.  In short, Lingnan is in a
unique position to offer a high-quality bi-lingual cultural education
with a global outlook, a regional focus, a uniquely effective pedagogy,
and a shared commitment to community engagement, through its PhD
programme in Cultural Studies.

 

To seek admission to our PhD programmes via the HKPFS, applicants should
log on to www.rgc.edu.hk/hkphd
to get a reference number and submit a full application directly to
Lingnan's electronic system at

www.ln.edu.hk/reg/info/pgrad/details/prod_online.php by 1 December
2010. Students who apply for and do not get the fellowship will still
be considered for the regular PhD places at Lingnan. 

 

Besides, we also have our popular and excellent research-based 2-year
MPhil programme. Applicants may apply for admission to our MPhil/PhD
programmes directly through our online system at

www.ln.edu.hk/reg/info/pgrad.html during 1 November 2010 to 31
January 2011. Most admitted full-time students will be awarded
Postgraduate Studentships which offer a monthly stipend of HK$13,200
(amount subject to review).

 

For more details regarding application methods and requirements, please
visit our website at

www.ln.edu.hk/reg/info/pgrad.html.

 

I would be more than happy to hear from you and your students/graduates
and answer any queries. 

 

With best wishes,

 

John Erni, PhD, LLM

Head of Department of Cultural Studies

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