The School of Arts and Humanities at Swansea University is pleased to offer ten PhD scholarships for new PhD students starting in September 2009.

These are fully funded PhD scholarships covering UK/EU fees and a maintenance award at AHRC rates for three years.   

Two of these scholarships will be in the form of Graduate Teaching Assistantships with a requirement to offer six hours teaching each week in any field of history.

Possible research areas:

•         Applications are invited from well-qualified candidates whose research topic could be supervised at Swansea. 

•         The School welcomes proposals that match the research priorities of its centres: for further details see www.swansea.ac.uk/arts/research and www.swansea.ac.uk/humanities

Entry requirements and eligibility:

•         Scholarships are available to PhD applicants from the UK/EU and are available for full or part-time study.

•         Applicants should hold a minimum of a 2.1 degree and preferably a Masters qualification in a relevant subject.

How to apply:

 Applicants should submit their CV and research proposal by 31^st July 2009. Projects will commence from 21 September 2009.

Closing date: 31^st July 2009

Further information:

Informal inquiries can be made to Professor Helen Fulton:

E-mail: H.E.Fulton@swansea.ac.uk   

Tel: 01792 602417