28 April: fyi -- phd funding, Bangor
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(www.bilingualism.bangor.ac.uk) was established at Bangor on 1st
January 2007 with funding from the ESRC, HEFCW, and the Welsh Assembly
Government, and is the first research centre in the UK to focus
specifically on bilingualism. We are now part of the all-Wales
Doctoral Training Centre and for 2011, we are inviting applications
for one studentship award which will fund one of the following
options:
1) One year Masters followed by a three year PhD (1+3): For those
students interested in applying for the 1+3 option, please visit
http://bilingualism.bangor.ac.uk/pgprogrammes/index.php.en?
menu=11&catid=6554&subid=0 for information about the Masters course in
Bilingualism.
2) A three year PhD (+3): For those students interested in applying
for the +3 option, please visit
http://bilingualism.bangor.ac.uk/pgprogrammes/phdbling.php.en?
catid=&subid=6601 for information about studying for a PhD in
Bilingualism.
Enquiries should be addressed to: m.deuchar@bangor.ac.uk
Value:
For UK applicants, full-time students will receive a fee contribution of ?3,466 and a
stipend of ?13,590.
For EU applicants, full-time students will receive a fee contribution of ?3,466 only.
Application Procedures:
You first need to choose your area of research in bilingualism, which should be
related to that of one of the five groups. Visit
http://bilingualism.bangor.ac.uk/research/index.php.en?
menu=3&catid=6337&subid=0
for more information.
Having decided on your area of research you should contact your potential
supervisor and discuss your research plans with them. Once your supervisor has
agreed in principle to supervise you, you can make your application.
To apply, please complete an on-line University Postgraduate Application Form
available here: https://bannerssb.bangor.ac.uk/EN-GB/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
In addition to the application form and its requirements, applicants applying for an
ESRC Funded studentship are required to provide:
* A statement (100-500 words) about your relevant research skills (listing all your
relevant skills, such as computer skills, relevant prior experience, the title and a
brief description of your graduate study).
* A statement (500-1000 words) about your main focus of research interest,
potentially describing some research you have done in the past.
The proposal should seek to set out:
- the proposed research topic
- the aims of the research and the research questions being asked
- background to the research
- how the project will be approached, with particular reference to the
methodologies/techniques which might be employed and the sources that might be
consulted
- relevant disciplinary insights
- the anticipated outcomes from the project
- how any ethical issues arising from the design or conduct of the research will
be addressed
- how you think this research interest would fit with the supervisor and with the
research environment of either the School of Psychology or the Centre for
Research on Bilingualism in Theory & Practice, depending on which studentship
you are applying for.
* If an applicant for a +3 award has completed a Master's programme which is not
one that is currently recognised by the ESRC, full details of the research training
the applicant has completed and how this maps onto the relevant course /
research requirements must be provided (up to 600 words).
The on-line application form and accompanying documents must be submitted by
4 May 2011, with copies of all documents sent to m.deuchar@bangor.ac.uk
* Please answer Q3 on the on-line form by stating 'I am applying for a 2011 ESRC
funded studentship'.
Application Deadline: 04-May-2011
Mailing Address for Applications:
Attn: Prof Margaret Deuchar
ESRC Centre for Bilingualism, Bangor University,
37-41 College Road
Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2DG
United Kingdom
Web Address for Applications: http://bannerssb.bangor.ac.uk/EN-GB/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon
Contact Information:
Prof Margaret Deuchar
m.deuchar@bangor.ac.uk
Phone:+44 1248 382269
Fax:+44 1248 382599
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