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PhD Studentships and Bursaries 2012/2013
Kent Law School (KLS) invites applications for three types of funding for prospective postgraduate research students to commence in October 2012.
Kent Law School was ranked the 6th best law school in the UK in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. It enjoys a pluralistic intellectual environment for research, where both traditional and critical legal scholarship, theoretical and empirical work, and interdisciplinary studies all flourish. Research specialisations of our staff can be found at http://www.kent.ac.uk/law/people/staff/academic_index.html.
At present KLS has in excess of 50 postgraduate research students, comprising a lively and integrated postgraduate research community. Those appointed to research studentships are provided with shared computing facilities (IBM compatible personal computers using Word 2007), and shared office facilities. There is substantial annual funding available, within determined limits, for PhD students, including those without studentships, to attend conferences and present their research. Postgraduate students are provided with a common room and a facilitator to help them present, explore and develop their research ideas within a supportive community of their peers. There is also a compulsory research methods module that all students must attend together with an anchor workshop offered by the Graduate School as part of their Transferable Skills Programme. Many students also participate in regular reading groups.
Candidates can apply for more than one scholarship but must submit a separate KLS PG Funding Application Form for each funding application.
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ESRC Scholarships
The University of Kent is proud to be part of the South-East ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) in partnership with the Universities of Reading, Royal Holloway and Surrey. This centre of excellence in social science postgraduate research training has studentships across the consortium for students commencing their studies in the 2012-13 academic year. KLS invites applications particularly in the field of socio-legal and critical legal studies. As part of the ESRC South East Doctoral Training Centre, holders of these scholarships are able to take advantage of social science training links across the consortium’s partner institutions. Studentships (£13,590 in 2011-2012) are available to Home and EU students only. Studentships are available full time for 3 or 4 years, or part-time for 5 years. There are no teaching obligations attached to this funding. For further details see the University of Kent’s ESRC webpage http://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/postgraduate/research_council/esrc.html
Eligibility Criteria
Studentships will be awarded on the basis of the academic excellence of the candidate and the research proposal.
Applicants should normally have obtained, or be about to obtain an undergraduate degree of at least Upper Second Class Honours level (2:1 or equivalent from other countries), or a postgraduate degree.
How to apply
Candidates must complete the South East DTC application pack available at http://www.kent.ac.uk/law/postgraduate/funding/DTCapplication.html and must apply for a place to study for a postgraduate degree at the University through the online process at http://records.kent.ac.uk/external/admissions/pg_application.php. Candidates must also send a completed KLS PG Funding Application Form to klspgfunding@kent.ac.uk. KLS PG Funding Application forms are available at www.kent.ac.uk/law/postgraduate/pg-downloads/kls_pg_funding_application.doc.
Applicants are advised to contact Ms Maria Drakopoulou well in advance of the deadline to discuss their application.
Informal enquiries may be directed to:
Ms Maria Drakopoulou, Director of Postgraduate Research, Kent Law School, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NS
Telephone 01227 827949, e-mail m.drakopoulou@kent.ac.uk
Closing date: Now Closed (closing date was 10th February 2012)
Kent Law School Studentship
Applications are invited for full time research studentships leading to the degree of PhD commencing in September 2012. The funding for these studentships will be available for one year in the first instance, extended (for registered students only) for a second and then third year providing verifiable progress has been made (in teaching and research). Successful applicants for the studentships will receive a maintenance grant equivalent to that offered by ESRC (£13,590 in 2011/12) and tuition fees paid at the home/EU rate (£3,732 in 2011/12). Those awarded a studentship will normally be expected to teach a maximum of four hours per week in term time on an undergraduate law module, at the direction of the Head of School. Some bursaries (for example, reducing overseas fee to home fee rate) may also be available.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should normally have obtained, or be about to obtain an undergraduate degree of at least Upper Second Class Honours level (2:1 or equivalent from other countries), or a postgraduate degree.
It would be an advantage if applicants could demonstrate how their research will contribute to existing debates in their field, as well as how the candidate will contribute to our vibrant postgraduate community at KLS. It is expected that successful applicants will undertake research in areas of research strength of the department. We particularly welcome research proposals in socio-legal and critical legal studies – that is, applicants that demonstrate a capacity to reflect on the methodology of their research from a theoretically informed perspective.
How to Apply
Those wishing to apply for the Kent Law School Studentship must apply to study for a postgraduate degree electronically at http://records.kent.ac.uk/external/admissions/pg_application.php. Along with their application, candidates must supply a research proposal of no more than 1500 words (excluding bibliography, footnotes, quotations), as well as a sample of their written work (not exceeding 5,000 words). Candidates must also complete a KLS PG Funding Application form available at www.kent.ac.uk/law/postgraduate/pg-downloads/kls_pg_funding_application.doc which should be emailed to klspgfunding@kent.ac.uk.
It is expected that shortlisting will take place in early May 2012 and interviews will take place in the week beginning 14th May 2012. Candidates invited for interview will be notified in the week beginning 7th May 2012.
Informal enquiries may be directed to:
Ms Maria Drakopoulou, Director of Postgraduate Research, Kent Law School, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NS
Telephone 01227 827949, e-mail m.drakopoulou@kent.ac.uk
Closing Date: Now Closed (closing date was Friday 13th April 2012)
Larry Grant Scholarship
KLS invites applications for the Larry Grant Scholarship, established to commemorate the life and work of former Kent Law Clinic Legal Director Larry Grant. The scholarship provides up to £1,500 and tuition fees paid at the UK/EU rate for successful scholarship applicants who intend as part of a PhD, MPhil or LLM by research degree, to carry out research in the areas of clinical legal education, human rights, immigration or criminal justice with an aspect of law reform or social policy. Further details can be found on the Larry Grant website at http://www.kent.ac.uk/law/postgraduate/funding/lgrant.html
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should normally have obtained, or be about to obtain an undergraduate degree of at least Upper Second Class Honours level (2:1 or equivalent from other countries), or a postgraduate degree.
How to Apply
Candidates must apply for a place to study for a postgraduate degree at the University through the online process at http://records.kent.ac.uk/external/admissions/pg_application.php. As part of their application candidates should supply a research proposal of no more than 1500 words (excluding bibliography, footnotes, quotations), as well as a sample of their written work (not exceeding 5,000 words) and should include a letter making a case for the award of the scholarship. Candidates must also email a completed KLS PG funding application form available at www.kent.ac.uk/law/postgraduate/pg-downloads/kls_pg_funding_application.doc to klspgfunding@kent.ac.uk
Informal enquiries may be directed to:
Ms Maria Drakopoulou, Director of Postgraduate Research, Kent Law School, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NS
Telephone 01227 827949, e-mail m.drakopoulou@kent.ac.uk
Closing Date: Now Closed (closing date was Friday 13th April 2012)
Kent's 50th Anniversary PhD Studentship
Kent Law School (KLS) invites applications for full time research studentships leading to the degree of PhD commencing in September 2012. These studentships are being awarded in celebration of the University’s 50th anniversary, which takes place in 2015, when the award holders will be completing their studies. The funding for these studentships will be available for one year in the first instance, and extended for a second and then a third year providing verifiable progress has been made.
Successful applicants for the studentships will receive a maintenance grant equivalent to that offered by the ESRC (£13,590 in 2011/12) and a fee grant which will fully cover tuition fees, whether paid at the home/EU rate (£3,732 in 2011/12) or at the overseas rate (£11,325 in 2011/12). Those awarded a studentship may be expected to do some teaching on an undergraduate law module, at the direction of the Head of School.
How to Apply
Applicants should normally have obtained, or be about to obtain an undergraduate degree of at least Upper Second Class Honours level (2:1 or equivalent from other countries), or a postgraduate degree. The application procedure is conducted through an online process, via: http://records.kent.ac.uk/external/admissions/pg_application.php
Along with their application, candidates should supply a research proposal of no more than 1500 words (excluding bibliography, footnotes, quotations), as well as a sample of their written work (not exceeding 5,000 words). Candidates must also complete a KLS PG Funding Application form available at www.kent.ac.uk/law/postgraduate/pg-downloads/kls_pg_funding_application.doc which should be emailed to klspgfunding@kent.ac.uk.
Informal enquiries may be directed to:
Maria Drakopoulou
Director of Postgraduate Research
Kent Law School
University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent CT2 7NS
Telephone 01227 827949, e-mail m.drakopoulou@kent.ac.uk
Closing Date: Tuesday 1st May 2012. Interviews are expected to be held in the middle of May.