he School of European Culture and Languages is pleased to offer five scholarship positions including three five Vice Chancellor’s Research Scholarships and two Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Scholarships for new PhD students starting in the academic year 2016/17:

Both types of scholarship cover full home/EU fees plus a maintenance grant and a salary which will total an amount equivalent to that offered by the Research Councils for 2016
The scholarships will be offered for one year in the first instance, renewable for a maximum of three years, subject to satisfactory academic performance
Recipients will be expected to undertake four hours of teaching per week over the three years of the award.

Eligibility

New doctoral students studying in the following fields are eligible to apply: Classical & Archaeological Studies, Comparative Literature, English Language and Linguistics, Modern Languages (French, German, Hispanic Studies, Italian), Philosophy and Religious Studies
The competition for these scholarships is open to UK, EU and overseas fee-paying students.

Criteria The GTAs will be awarded to outstanding applicants able to demonstrate a high level of academic achievement, excellent communication skills, and the potential to make a strong contribution to their chosen field of research.

Candidates must:

Hold a good honours degree (First or 2.1) or a Master’s degree at Merit or Distinction in a relevant subject or equivalent
Hold an offer of a place on a full-time doctoral research degree in the School of European Culture and Languages for the academic year commencing September 2016
Have a high-quality research proposal
Have excellent communication skills, both written and oral, suited to undergraduate teaching.

How to apply

Candidates must make a formal application to study on a SECL doctoral programme, by 4 March 2016
Candidates must also complete the SECL Scholarship application form by 4 March 2016
The completed form should be sent to the SECL Postgraduate Coordinator at seclpgadmin@kent.ac.uk
Interviews are scheduled to take place during the week beginning 21 March 2016

For full terms and conditions of these awards, please see the University of Kent's scholarships webpages.