Applications are currently ongoing for the 2015
University of Leicester Graduate Research
Assistantship in Sociology/ History for UK, EU and
International Students. The Department of Sociology
and the School of History is pleased to offer a funded
Graduate Research Assistantship for September 2015
entry to their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme.
This Graduate Research Assistantship is available for
full-time registration. The successful applicant will
receive a full UK/EU tuition fee waiver for four years
subject to annual progress review. The successful
applicant will receive an annual stipend of £9,901 and
salary of approximately £4,156. The successful
applicant will also have access to a Research Training
Support Grant worth £750 each year to help cover
costs associated with their research work..
Scholarship Value
The successful applicant will receive an annual stipend
of £9,901 and salary of approximately £4,156. The
successful applicant will also have access to a
Research Training Support Grant worth £750 each year
to help cover costs associated with their research
work.
Duration of award(s): The successful applicant will
receive a full UK/EU tuition fee waiver for four years
subject to annual progress review. Approximately 80%
of their time will be spent on their doctoral research
and 20% on their GRA responsibilities. Training is
provided to help Graduate Research Assistants develop
their research related skills and enhance their
professional competencies.
Eligibility:
• First class or upper second class undergraduate
degree or an equivalent overseas qualification in
sociology, history, or another relevant subject (or show
evidence of achieving this by September 2015).
• A Masters degree in sociology, history, or another
relevant subject is desirable
• Standard English language requirements
• Available to suitable UK/EU and International (i.e.,
outside the EU) applicants – please note though that
the award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate only;
international applicants (and those not eligible to pay
UK/EU tuition fees) must demonstrate at the time of
their application that they can fund the difference in
tuition fee rates
• Available for full-time registration only
• Applicants must be able to start in September 2015
UK/EU and international applicants can apply for this
graduate research assistantship.
Application Procedure and Deadline
• Prepare a statement of up to 1,000 words on: How
you propose to develop the project theme or How your
education and experience to date has prepared you for
this research position
• Prepare your supporting documents: a 4-5,000 word
sample of your written work or with your application
you need to include proof that you meet the academic
and English language entry requirements:
• include all relevant certificates/diplomas and
transcripts
• international applicants must provide official copies
of their entire course transcripts including explanations
of the mark schemes used and, where possible, an
indication of their class ranking/position in class;
supporting documents not in English must be provided
with a certified English translation
-You must also provide contact details for two
academic (not personal) referees who can comment on
your suitability for the research degree programme.
• Submit your online application or apply by post.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 30 June
2015..
Official Scholarship website –http://www2.le.ac.uk/
study/research/funding/migration
University of Leicester Graduate Research
Assistantship in Sociology/ History for UK, EU and
International Students. The Department of Sociology
and the School of History is pleased to offer a funded
Graduate Research Assistantship for September 2015
entry to their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme.
This Graduate Research Assistantship is available for
full-time registration. The successful applicant will
receive a full UK/EU tuition fee waiver for four years
subject to annual progress review. The successful
applicant will receive an annual stipend of £9,901 and
salary of approximately £4,156. The successful
applicant will also have access to a Research Training
Support Grant worth £750 each year to help cover
costs associated with their research work..
Scholarship Value
The successful applicant will receive an annual stipend
of £9,901 and salary of approximately £4,156. The
successful applicant will also have access to a
Research Training Support Grant worth £750 each year
to help cover costs associated with their research
work.
Duration of award(s): The successful applicant will
receive a full UK/EU tuition fee waiver for four years
subject to annual progress review. Approximately 80%
of their time will be spent on their doctoral research
and 20% on their GRA responsibilities. Training is
provided to help Graduate Research Assistants develop
their research related skills and enhance their
professional competencies.
Eligibility:
• First class or upper second class undergraduate
degree or an equivalent overseas qualification in
sociology, history, or another relevant subject (or show
evidence of achieving this by September 2015).
• A Masters degree in sociology, history, or another
relevant subject is desirable
• Standard English language requirements
• Available to suitable UK/EU and International (i.e.,
outside the EU) applicants – please note though that
the award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate only;
international applicants (and those not eligible to pay
UK/EU tuition fees) must demonstrate at the time of
their application that they can fund the difference in
tuition fee rates
• Available for full-time registration only
• Applicants must be able to start in September 2015
UK/EU and international applicants can apply for this
graduate research assistantship.
Application Procedure and Deadline
• Prepare a statement of up to 1,000 words on: How
you propose to develop the project theme or How your
education and experience to date has prepared you for
this research position
• Prepare your supporting documents: a 4-5,000 word
sample of your written work or with your application
you need to include proof that you meet the academic
and English language entry requirements:
• include all relevant certificates/diplomas and
transcripts
• international applicants must provide official copies
of their entire course transcripts including explanations
of the mark schemes used and, where possible, an
indication of their class ranking/position in class;
supporting documents not in English must be provided
with a certified English translation
-You must also provide contact details for two
academic (not personal) referees who can comment on
your suitability for the research degree programme.
• Submit your online application or apply by post.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 30 June
2015..
Official Scholarship website –http://www2.le.ac.uk/
study/research/funding/migration
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