AHRC Studentships
Deadline: 31 January 2012
The School has been successful in its bid to the AHRC and has been awarded Master’s and Doctoral Studentships for five years from 2009/10.
Students can apply for studentships in the following schemes for 2012/13:
- Doctoral Scheme - for MPhil/PhD programs
- Research Preparation Masters (RPM) Scheme - for masters programs that provide a foundation for doctoral study.
- Professional Preparation Masters (PPM) Scheme - for a masters programs will prepare them specifically for that professional practice ( Not applicable for 2012/13)
AHRC eligible subject areas for 2012-13:
Important information
SOAS has been offered the following studentships in the academic year 2012/13 for the eligible subject areas below. Please be aware that these allocations are subject to confirmation by the AHRC.
- Film Studies – 1 Doctoral
- History of Art, Architecture and Design – 1 Doctoral & 1 Research Preparation Masters (RPM)
- Linguistics – 1 Doctoral
- Middle Eastern and African Language & Culture – 1 Doctoral
- Music – 1 Doctoral
- Law- I Doctoral
- Religious Studies – 1 Doctoral
There are two types of studentship awards:
- A full studentship award for UK residents – this covers the cost of approved tuition fees and provides a maintenance grant.
- A fees-only studentship award for EU residents– this covers the cost of approved tuition fees, but no maintenance grant.
The main criteria are:
- Academic – For a Masters award, a minimum of 2:1 honours UG degree will be expected to be achieved. For PhD study, those applying for a doctoral studentship should normally have or be studying for a Master’s degree.
- Subject – your topic must be within the subject areas covered by the AHRC, your Department will help you to assess this.
Candidate Criteria
- Awards are made subject to the Arts and Humanities Research Council's terms and conditions.
- Please read carefully the Guide for Student Eligibility before applying.
Candidate Assessment
- The Assessment Criteria can downloaded from the download box at the top right.
- Studentships are awarded in open competition. Candidates will be assessed using the Assessment Criteria by a Selection Panel.
Application Procedure
Application should be made on the appropriate scholarship application form which is available for download from the download box at the top right. If you are applying for the Research Preparation Master's Scheme (RPM), please complete the RPM application form. If you are applying for the Doctoral Scheme, please complete the Doctoral application form.
Scholarship Application Deadline
- Scholarship applications must be received not later than 5 pm on 31 January 2012.
- Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Candidates must also submit their application for admission to the program preferably four weeks before (ie by 4 January 2012) but no later than the scholarship application deadline. The application for a place must be complete.
