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Funding Opportunities
We offer several funding opportunities to students who are planning to embark on the MEMS MA and MEMS PhD programmes in the 2013/14 academic year.
Studentships for the MEMS Masters Programme
MEMS offers two studentships for those taking our MA in the 2013/14 academic year. All applications for the MEMS MA programme that are received by midnight on 15 March 2013 will be automatically considered for these studentships.
1)Postgraduate Taught Studentship
This studentship is funded jointly by the School of History and the School of English. All successful applicants for a taught MA with MEMS are eligible.
This studentship is available to UK, EU and overseas students and will cover tuition fees at the home rate (£4,950) and a small maintenance bursary. The studentship is worth £6,000 in total for one year only.
2) Friends of MEMS Studentship
We are thrilled to announce a new studentship sponsored by the Friends of MEMS, which will be offered for the first time in the 2013/14 academic year.
This studentship is available to UK, EU and overseas students and will cover tuition fees at the home rate (£4,950). The recipient of this studentship will be asked to give a short talk about their dissertation project to the MEMS Friends at the Friends’ Summer Party in 2014.
How to apply:
All candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree (First or high 2:1). To be eligible for these studentships, candidates must make a formal application for a taught MA with MEMS at the University of Kent by midnight on 15 March 2013. This must be done online via the Postgraduate Admissions web form.
PhD Funding
University of Kent 50th Anniversary Research Scholarship
MEMS will be awarding a 50th Anniversary Research Scholarship to a student embarking on a PhD in October 2013. To be considered for this scholarship, you must apply to the MEMS PhD programme via the University’s online application pages before 31 January 2013. All applications received before this date will automatically be considered for this scholarship. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by the end of February, and interviews will take place in the last two weeks of March.
How to apply:
To be eligible for the MEMS 50th Anniversary studentship, candidates must submit their application for a PhD with MEMS at the University of Kent before 31 January. This must be done online via the Postgraduate Admissions web form.
Further Information
The University’s ‘student funding’ pages are a vital source of information about our postgraduate funding opportunities. Those interested in applying for scholarships should also consult the web pages of other schools in the Faculty of Humanities, which may offer additional sources: the Schools of Arts, English, European Cultures and Languages, and History.
Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about our programmes and studentships:
Claire Taylor
Administration Manager
Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Rutherford College
University of Kent
Canterbury
Kent CT2 7NX
Email: C.L.Taylor@kent.ac.uk
Faculty PhD Top-Up Scheme
In addition to the minimum level of School support for PhD students (£500 over 3 years for full time students, pro-rata for part time / MPhil students), the Faculty of Humanities has also introduced a top-up fund to support exceptional requests for support above that level. This might be for one-off activities such as specialised training, the presentation of papers at overseas conferences, or visits to overseas archives. Applications should be made using the relevant form, which contains within it instructions on the process of decision-making. To download the form please click here.
TEEME
TEEME is an international doctoral programme in early modern studies funded by the European Union. It is structured around a unique collaboration between university-based researchers in the Humanities and the cultural and creative sector in four EU countries (United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Czech Republic). The partnership will foster intercultural dialogue and disseminate the best research in history, literature and culture to the wider community.
For Further details on TEEME and funding that may be available please click here