[Commlist] PhD Scholarship in the School of Performing and Digital Arts

*PhD Scholarship in the School of Performing and Digital Arts*

*Royal Holloway, University of London, 2020-21*

The School of Performing and Digital Arts at Royal Holloway welcomes 
applications for a PhD College Scholarship for entry in 2020-21.

The School is comprised of three outstanding departments – Drama, 
Theatre and Dance; Media Arts; and Music. For information about the 
research culture and activities of each department and links to 
potential academic supervisors, see:

  * Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance

<https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/drama-theatre-and-dance/>
  * Department of Media Arts

<https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/media-arts/>
  * Department of Music

<https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/music/>

Applications are invited for doctoral projects that intersect with the 
main research priorities of the School. These priorities are:

  * Arts and media heritage and archiving;
  * Digital creativity in drama, media and music;
  * Global/transnational displacement and culture;
  * Inclusion and diversity in the media and performing arts.

The studentship includes a stipend at Research Council UK 2020-21 rates 
of £15,285 + £2,000 London weighting per annum (plus fees at home/EU 
rates of £4,407) for three and half years. Studentships can be either 
full or part-time.

Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree in a relevant 
discipline, and a Masters-level qualification or equivalent which meets 
AHRC requirements for research training. Candidates with relevant 
work/professional experience who are considering doing a PhD are also 
encouraged to apply.

In order to apply, candidates are required to complete a Royal Holloway 
application form and indicate on this form that they wish to be 
considered for the Scholarship. The online application process is set 
out here 
<https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/applying/research-degrees/how-to-apply/>. 


If you have any questions about the application process, please contact 
the Doctoral School ((DoctoralSchool /at/ rhul.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(DoctoralSchool /at/ rhul.ac.uk)>). For academic queries, please 
contact the School Director of Postgraduate Research, Dr Chris Megson 
((chris.megson /at/ rhul.ac.uk) <mailto:(chris.megson /at/ rhul.ac.uk)>).

The closing date for applications is *Monday 6 April 2020*. Candidates 
will be informed of the outcome of their application in May.

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