The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is offering 20 full MPhil/PhD studentships available to students beginning programmes in 2009/10.

The awards cover:

• Direct payment of tuition fees (at either the standard UK/EU rate or International rate)
• Research council equivalent maintenance allowance for accommodation and living expenses. In 2008/09 this was £12,940; the 2009/10 allowance will be announced later in the year.

The School will also be offering 15 bursaries available to students beginning programmes in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2009/10. The awards are worth £21,000 over three years. Each student will receive a £7000 a year grant towards the costs of a PhD for a maximum of three years. Fees are still payable and the recipients are expected to contribute 80 hours per year to teaching, research support or as International Ambassador.

The studentships and bursaries are available in any of the following disciplines offered by our faculty: Arab and Islamic Studies; Archaeology; Classics and Ancient History; History (including specialisms in Maritime, Naval and medical History); Politics (and International Relations, and Middle East Politics); Sociology and Philosophy (including specialisms in the Philosophy of Science/Biology) ; and Theology

Entry criteria
Studentships and bursaries are awarded on academic merit and are open to applicants from the UK/EU and overseas. Successful students will normally have also applied for Research Council funding or equivalent competitive schemes. To be eligible you must have received an offer from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences for full-time study for MPhil/PhD by 27 March 2009.

The awards will only be made to those applicants who go on to enrol within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Exeter. Awards are payable in instalments on enrolment and continuation is subject to satisfactory annual progression.

To apply
The application process for both the studentships and the bursaries is the same two stage process:

1. You should apply online to the university via the normal university application form. Please make sure your application includes two academic references and a research proposal. Remember you must have received an offer by 27 March 2009 to be eligible so submit your application form as soon as possible.
2. You must also complete the online Humanities and Social Sciences PhD Studentships & Bursaries application form. If you do not complete the form notifying us you wish to be considered or have not received an offer by the 27 March 2009 you will not be considered for these awards.

For more information about postgraduate study in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences please visit:

Visit www.exeter.ac.uk/huss/postgrad

Deadline: 27 March 2009