Deadline- 31 January 2013
Countries/Region- All Countries
School of Oriental and African Studies(SOAS) University of London is pleased to offer Doctoral Scholarships in the field of Languages & Cultures.
SOAS, University of London (the School of Oriental and African Studies) is the only Higher Education institution in the UK specializing in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. SOAS is a remarkable institution. Uniquely combining language scholarship, disciplinary expertise and regional focus, it has the largest concentration in Europe of academic staff concerned with Africa, Asia and the Middle East. On the one hand, this means that SOAS remains a guardian of specialised knowledge in languages and periods and regions not available anywhere else in the UK.
The SOAS Doctoral Scholarships are available for students who are proposing to register full-time or part-time for a research degree at SOAS in the academic session 2013/14. This scholarship will provide remission of the tuition fees.
Eligibility & Criteria–
- one home/EU for Literary, Cultural or Postcolonial Studies (Asia, Africa, Middle East)
- one home/EU OR overseas for African and Asian Cinemas
- one home/EU for Classical and Ancient Languages, Literatures and Cultures (China, India, Near East)
- one home/EU for Linguistics
- Applicants must possess or expect to be awarded a Distinction in their Masters Degree from a UK university. Applicants with a non-UK degree to be adjudged in the top rank by their referees and transcript.
- Applicants must have an offer of admission to a Research programme at SOAS by the scholarship application deadline.
- Only new research students may apply: those already enrolled on a research degree programme at SOAS are not eligible to apply.
- Candidates currently completing a Masters degree are welcome to apply.
How to apply?
Applicants can apply for this scholarship via on-line scholarship application.
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