Bourses + diplomes postgraduate, University of Durham

POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES AT DURHAM UNIVERSITY

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures is pleased to offer a range of taught and research postgraduate courses at MA and PhD level for 2009/10.

PhD and Research MA:

The School has research strengths across six languages (Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish) and many historical periods. You may study for an MA or PhD by research (http://www.dur.ac.uk/mlac/postgraduate/research/), under the supervision of leading experts in your field  (http://www.dur.ac.uk/mlac/staff/).

Taught MA:

The School also offers a range of successful taught MA programmes : Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Seventeenth Century Studies, the Photographic Image, Arabic-English Translation, Translation Studies, and Culture and Difference.

(http://www.dur.ac.uk/mlac/postgraduate/taught/)

Funding opportunities :

1. Thanks to the generous donation of a Durham alumnus, the School is delighted to make available two Barker MA Scholarships covering fees and a stipend. Applications are welcome from students applying to do research and taught MAs in the School. Closing date for applications is 27 March 2009.

 2. The Faculty of Arts and Humanities will again be making available MA Scholarships for students applying for both research and taught MAs and cover tuition fees. Closing date for applications is 6 March 2009.

 3. Durham University is once again inviting applications for its Doctoral Fellowship scheme. It is expected that about 30 Fellowships will be available this year. Fellowships cover tuition and maintenance, a research training support grant, and an allowance to attend a UK Grad School. Closing date for applications is 16 February 2009.

 4. Pending the outcome of the AHRC's Block Grant Partnership application, the School also aims to offer fully-funded studentships in a range of subject areas. Full details of all these schemes, and how to apply, can be found here:

http://www.dur.ac.uk/mlac/postgraduate/postgraduatefunding/