Funding: PhD Scholarships (U of Sheffield)

Deadline for application: January 24th, 2018 5 pm (11 AM CST)

The School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Sheffield is delighted to announce a range of studentships for autumn 2018 entry. More information about the research culture of the School and staff research interests in Russian linguistics, literature and culture and Czech and Polish linguistics, may be found online.

The deadline for all scholarship applications is 5pm on 24th January 2018.
Candidates must first have secured a place on the PhD programme and are advised to apply well in advance of the funding deadline and by early January latest. Details of how to apply are available online. Candidates must have previously discussed their funding application with prospective supervisors and the Director of Postgraduate Research: Dr Hayley Rabanal (h.rabanal@sheffield.ac.uk). Candidates are strongly advised to consult the staff profile pages to familiarise themselves with current research interests and supervision areas in Slavic studies.

Studentship opportunities:

1) The White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) is a Doctoral Training Partnership of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. It is responsible for the distribution of AHRC-funded doctoral studentships for these universities and for the coordination of a doctoral training programme. WRoCAH is able to offer over 50 AHRC studentships per year to candidates with a place for doctoral study at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield or York.
Applicants for an AHRC studentship must have applied for a place of study in an eligible School, Department or Centre and may only apply for funding at one of Leeds, Sheffield or York. The studentship application form and details of how to apply are only available from the WRoCAH website.

2) Applications for the University Prize and Doctoral Academy scholarships at the University of Sheffield are also invited and further details about all of them may be found here. You can also check other sources of funding on the Faculty of Arts and Humanities web pages.

You are warmly invited to attend our next University Postgraduate Open Day on 21 November. At that time, you can also make arrangements to meet relevant staff and discuss your application. Further details may be found online.