-----Original Message----- From: British Society of Aesthetics <[email protected]> To: news <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Mar 8, 2014 6:29 pm Subject: [AE] BSA PhD Studentship Award: deadline 30 April
BRITISH SOCIETY OF AESTHETICS PHD STUDENTSHIP AWARD 2014 The British Society of Aesthetics proposes to award up to two PhD. studentship full-time maintenance grants of B#13,863 (or within the City of London or the Metropolitan Police district: B#15,863), plus tuition fees up to the maximum for UK/EU students, from September 2014 for up to 3 years. The studentship is designed to support a promising philosopher in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, by enabling him or her to pursue full time doctoral research. Candidates for the studentship should already be accepted on to a PhD. programme at a British university at the time of application, to research on a subject that falls within the remit of the British Society of Aesthetics. It is a condition of application to the BSA, and should be confirmed in the covering email, that: (a) candidates are eligible to apply to the AHRC's PhD studentship scheme* (b) they have done so if a studentship is available, and (c) they have applied to any other funding schemes available at the relevant institution If any such applications are successful, the amount of the BSA scholarship, if awarded, will be reduced by the amount of the other award(s). The successful candidate will be expected to complete a PhD, or be very close to completion, by the end of the award period, and to provide brief progress reports to the Society at the end of each year. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30 APRIL 2014 Applications should be in the form of ONE document (Word or PDF) which includes ALL of the following: b" a CV b" a statement of proposed research (max 1,500 words) b" a personal statement on how the proposed research relates to your previous philosophical career and interests, and how your project connects to the BSA's remit (max 1,000 words) In addition to the application, the following must be supplied: b" TWO references which the applicant should ensure are received by the Society by the same deadline (your nominated referees should send these separately, direct to the BSA) b" An official letter confirming acceptance of the candidate on to the Ph.D. programme in the department in which the candidate proposes to hold the studentship (a scanned copy is acceptable). All the above should be sent via email to Caroline Auty, BSA Manager: [email protected] Short-listed candidates will be invited to submit a piece of written work of (maximum 7,500 words) after this date. Members of the BSA Trustees Committee will assess the applications received in consultation with one or more external readers. The BSA will endeavour to communicate the result of the competition to applicants by the end of July, but no later than the end of August. The BSA reserves the right not to make an award. *Students must meet the conditions relating to residence and qualifications set out by the AHRC in its Guide to Student Eligibility, available to download from this web page: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/Funding-Opportunities/Pages/Studentship-Competition.asp x _______________________________________________ news mailing list [email protected] http://lists.aesthetics-online.org/listinfo.cgi/news-aesthetics-online.org
