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Queen Mary University of London is offering a fully funded studentship in the area of Law and History. The award is renewable over three years of study while in full time enrolment, subject to satisfactory annual progress reports. The award will cover tuition fees for three years and, in addition, the recipient will receive an annual maintenance grant of £15,863 per year. The successful candidate will be expected to engage with the parent project to an extent to be agreed, but this will not be onerous or likely to impede independent research. The application deadline is 14 September 2015.
Study Subject(s): Studentship is awarded in the area of Law and History.
Course Level: Studentship is available for a full time PhD research program.
Scholarship Provider: The School of History and the Department of Law at Queen Mary University of London, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: To apply for the studentship the eligibility criteria are as follows:
-The award is for a full time postgraduate PhD research student, who is from the UK/EU only, and who will reside in or around the London area for the duration of their doctoral studies.
-Only applicants who have completed the online application process to the PhD program prior to the funding submission deadline and who have notified us on the appropriate section of the application form that they want Law and History Studentship funding will be considered.
-The recipient must have a strong academic background at undergraduate and graduate level in a humanities subject, such as law, history, politics or a related Social Science discipline.
-The award is for new applicants looking to enroll at the beginning of the coming academic year in October 2015. Therefore, existing PhD students who enrolled prior to September are not eligible to apply for the award. For applicants currently on MA courses, to be eligible to apply for this award your degree course must finish and you must graduate (formally receive confirmation of your final overall mark) prior to September.
Scholarship Open for International Students: 
Scholarship Description: In conjunction with the School of History, the Department of Law at Queen Mary University of London invites applications for a fully funded doctoral studentship commencing in October 2015 (or earlier if possible). They are looking for a highly motivated candidate, with a strong academic record, who would be at home with and wishes to be involved in a truly interdisciplinary project, drawing on law, history, politics and the social sciences. The successful applicant will be supervised by Professor Seán McConville and an experienced colleague from the School of History. The Penal History Project has been under way since 1975 and has produced four major volumes and numerous subsidiary publications. The present phase deals with politically-motivated offenders, concentrating on Ireland. The Leverhulme Trust has funded research on the final part of the Irish trilogy, covering the period 1960 – 2000. The narrative and analysis includes the shifting legal frameworks governing imprisonment and internment, Anglo-Irish and intra-Irish relations, the experience and use of imprisonment by paramilitary groups, the effects of imprisonment on the peace process – and many other dimensions of penal, political and social developments.
Number of award(s): There is a PhD studentship available commencing in October 2015 (or earlier if possible).
Duration of award(s): The award is renewable over three years of study while in full time enrolment, subject to satisfactory annual progress reports.
What does it cover? This fully funded studentship will cover tuition fees for three years and, in addition, the recipient will receive an annual maintenance grant of £15,863 per year.
Selection Criteria: The university is looking for a highly motivated candidate, with a strong academic record, who would be at home with and wishes to be involved in a truly interdisciplinary project, drawing on law, history, politics and the social sciences.
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: Applications must be directed via the online application process to the PhD Admissions Administrator. All candidates must submit a short research proposal (1000 words maximum) on a topic they wish to base their doctoral studies on. This proposal must be related to the funding topic area and will be assessed for coherence and clarity, familiarity with the relevant literature, affinity to and compatibility with the parent project, a realistic research plan and practical timeline. In addition to submitting a research proposal, you must complete the main PhD application process by the deadline date in order to be considered.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 14 September 2015.
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