[ecrea] PhD scholarships at Aberystwyth University

The Aberystwyth University doctoral (PhD) scholarship (DCDS) scheme 
offers a package of research, training and career development 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.

Students within the scheme will make an agreed contribution to the 
Department and University as a condition of the PhD scholarship. 
Teaching is not the only option though. The career development 
contribution could involve research, editorial work, professional 
placements, or other personal development opportunities which are also 
of help to the Department concerned.

Competition for University DCDS Scholarships

The competition for these prestigious University DCDS scholarships is 
now open to students who wish to study for a full-time PhD commencing in 
September 2014:

To be eligible you must:

1. have or expect to obtain at least upper second class honours in your 
first degree
2. apply and be offered a place for doctoral study at Aberystwyth
3. achievement of 7.0 in IELTS, or equivalent, as the normal case, for 
non-UK students (before the end of March 2014 at the latest)
4. be commencing your doctoral study in September 2014

Deadlines: The University's general deadline for the 2014 competition is 
the 1st March 2014.

Value of DCDS Scholarships

Successful candidates will receive a grant for up to three years which 
will cover their tuition fees (up to the UK/EU rate of approx. £3996) 
and also provide them with a maintenance allowance of approximately 
£13,863 per annum and access to a travel and conference fund (max. £500 
per annum). Scholarships commence from the main intake: September 2014. 
There will be aprpoximately 12 new DCDS awards available for the 
September 2014 intake.

Non-EU students would have to cover the difference between UK/EU tuition 
fees and the non-EU tuition fees (approx. £8,350 to £8,600) from their 
scholarship. However, there will be 3 additional President's 
Scholarships, which cover this difference in tuition fees. These will be 
awarded to the three highest ranked non-EU candidates for the DCDS 
competition.

The Competition

The application to study for a PhD must be received by the relevant 
closing date. There are no additional forms for applicants to complete 
for this competition. Decisions will be based on the application to 
study for a PhD and the nomination by the relevant department. 
Applications must include an application form, two academic references, 
academic transcripts and a research proposal (1000 to 1500 words). We 
encourage applicants to contact the relevant academic department before 
constructing their research proposal.

Departments will interview all applicants before a decision is made to 
offer a place to study for a PhD and to nominate for a University DCDS 
Scholarship.

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.

For application forms and further details please see 
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/funding-fees/uk-eu/research-competition/ 
or contact the Postgraduate Admissions Office [(pg-admissions /at/ aber.ac.uk)]



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

The Department’s established reputation for conducting leading-edge, 
international quality research makes TFTS an ideal place to pursue 
doctoral study. We offer supervision and research training in both 
English and Welsh, with a focus on topics such as:



Aesthetics, politics and social engagement; site-specific performance; 
contemporary British and Irish theatre; documentary and verbatim 
theatre; performance, film, media and television historiography and 
archiving; national and transnational theatre and cinema; Welsh and 
minority-language theatre, film, television and online media; 
alternative, avant-garde and experimental theatre and film; Russian 
cinema and theatre; landscape in film and performance; practice as 
research in relation to film, television, media, performance and theatre



Film, press and broadcasting censorship and regulatory policies; 
television drama, genres and aesthetics; media fan, reception and 
audience studies; documentary film and television; horror, fantasy and 
cult film and television; film stardom and performance; British cinema; 
music and sound in film; children and the media.



See our staff pages for further details: 
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/tfts/staff/



Dr Kate Egan

Lecturer in Film Studies, Departmental Postgraduate Co-ordinator, and 
Course Leader, MA Film Studies

Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies

Aberystwyth University, UK



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