PhD Awards (Arts & Divinity) (St. Andrews

PhD Awards (Arts & Divinity)

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/Postgraduateadmissions/Financingyourstudies/PhDawardsArtsDivinity/
The University of St Andrews is committed to expanding its research postgraduate population in the Faculties of Arts and Divinity. With the development of financial support and new facilities we are strengthening our position as one of the leading universities in which to conduct research. We wish to recruit the best scholars from all over the world to be part of our thriving research culture and work alongside the many academics of international reputation within the University.

The University is offering 47 scholarships equivalent to the Home tuition fee (currently £3,168) for three years. All of these awards may be held concurrently with AHRC and ORS scholarships. Further particulars of each scholarship can be obtained from the relevant School.

The 47 awards will waive the Home tuition fee across the following Schools and specialisms:

Art History
Three scholarships to work in any area of:

European and American Art
Architectural History
Museum and Gallery Studies
Classics
Three scholarships, with preference given to research connected with the Classics Logos Centre for study of systems of knowledge by which Greeks and Romans organised their understanding and description of the world. Other fields of research will be considered.

Divinity
Three scholarships in the subject areas of:

Theology
Theology, Imagination and the Arts
Biblical Studies (Old Testament/Hebrew Bible)
New Testament
and related areas such as Second Temple Judaism.

Economics and Finance
Three scholarships available for study in two of the core areas, International Strategy & Economics and Finance, as well as research themes lying within the scope of the CRIEFF and CDMA research centres.

English
Five scholarships from any area of literature or creative writing.

Geography (Human)
Two scholarships from the core areas of Population, Health and Welfare. Preference may be given to research related to ongoing projects of:

Migration and Diaspora
Globalisation and Transnationalism
Low fertility, Population ageing and Population decline
Geographies of health, homelessness and human rights
History
Nine scholarships from any area of History.

International Relations
Three scholarships in the areas of:

Conflict
Terrorism and Political violence
International institutions
Regional politics and Security
Management and Business Studies
Four scholarships in the areas of:

Social, Environmental and Sustainability accounting
Strategy and Marketing
Organisational Studies
Banking and Finance
Creative Industries
Modern Languages
Six scholarships, two in Spanish and one each in:

French
German
Italian
Russian
Applications are particularly encouraged in Cultural Identity Studies.

Philosophy
Three scholarships in any area of Philosophy and its history or Film Studies.

Social Anthropology
Three scholarships in any area of Social Anthropology. The department would particularly welcome applications from students from developing nations of the southern hemisphere.

Individual Schools have facilities for postgraduates, and we are also creating between 120 and 160 individual desk spaces for Arts postgraduates in and around St Salvator's Quadrangle and Deans Court, in addition to the existing provision in the Roundel for Divinity students.

How to apply
Applications for entry to a PhD programme should be sent to the Postgraduate Admissions Office by 30 April. Application forms are available to download here.

Once you have applied for PhD study, you should contact the relevant School to let them know that you wish to be considered for a PhD scholarship. The School will then advise you on any conditions or entry requirements they might have.