Fw: H-ASIA: Doctoral Research Funding, Japanese Studies, Univ. of Manchester

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From: "Frank Conlon" <conlon@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
To: <H-ASIA@H-NET.MSU.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 4:58 AM
Subject: H-ASIA: Doctoral Research Funding, Japanese Studies, Univ. of
Manchester

> H-ASIA
> November 14, 2011
>
> Japanese Studies at University of Manchester, Doctoral Research Funding is
> available
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> From: H-Net Announcements <announce@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU>
>
> Funding for Doctoral Research at the University of Manchester Location:
> United Kingdom
> Fellowship Date: 2012-02-15
> Date Submitted: 2011-11-10
> Announcement ID: 189629
>
> Funding for Doctoral Research in Japanese Studies at the University of
> Manchester
>
> Application for a place on a PhD program should be made by mid-February at
> the latest, in order to be meet further deadlines for funding in March.
> Applicants are advised to make contact with faculty members who are
> potential supervisors in advance of formal application. For informal
> inquiries, please contact: Doctor Sharon Kinsella, School of Languages,
> Linguistics and Cultures, at sharon.kinsella@manchester.ac.uk
>
> The North West Doctoral Training Centre, jointly run by the Universities
> of Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester, is offering 3 PhD studentships in
> Language-Based Area Studies, in fields which include East Asian Studies
> and Japanese Studies. These are open to Home and EU students. In addition
> to which the University of Manchester is allocating about 40 President
> Doctoral Scholar (PDS) awards to outstanding applicants across the
> Humanities. Approximately 20 of these PDS awards will top up an AHRC or
> ESRC award by an additional 1K, to raise the overall level of funding to
> 14, 590. A further 20 awards will be awarded to Home, EU and International
> applicants without AHRC or ESRC awards and will include tuition fees and
> an annual allowance of 13, 590.
>
> Successful candidates will be based at the University of Manchester. The
> University has wide-ranging expertise in contemporary East Asian Studies
> with relevant members of staff based across the Faculty of Humanities,
> particularly in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures; and the
> School of Arts, Histories and Cultures. We will be able to offer
> supervision on a wide range of topics on modern and contemporary Japan,
> and in topics involving East Asian societies, media, politics, population,
> and history.
>
> For description of the North West DTC and of the opportunities for
> post-graduate studies which it offers, please go to
>
> http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/humnet/acaserv/pgresearch/DTC/index.html
>
> The deadline for the application for the North West DTC studentships is 25
> March, 2011.
>
> For description of the Presidents Scholar Awards, please go to
>
> http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/
>
> The deadline for applications to the President Doctoral Scholar (PDS)
> Award is the 1st March 2012.
>
> UK and EU applicants are advised to apply for both awards in order to be
> eligible for both an ESRC and a PDS award.
>
> Please note that prior to these deadlines you should apply for a place on
> the PhD programme in one of the two Schools mentioned above. The choice of
> School will depend on the location of the member of staff you wish to be
> supervised by and your field of study.
>
> Sharon Kinsella
> East Asian Studies, SLLC
> University of Manchester
> Oxfird Road
> M13 9PL
> UK
> +44 (0) 161 275 3543
>
> Email: sharon.kinsella@manchester.ac.uk
> Visit the website at
> http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/humnet/acaserv/pgresearch/DTC/index.html
> and www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/
>
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