MA and PhD Studentships in Kurdish Studies

Beasiswa Ilmu Sosial

Centre for Kurdish Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences incorporating the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
University of Exeter

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Exeter invites applications for MA and PhD studentships in the field of Kurdish Studies commencing in October 2008. The awards have been made available through a grant awarded to the Centre for Kurdish Studies by the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq. It is anticipated that a minimum of three PhD and three MA studentships will be available for the 2008/9 academic year.

MA applicants:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates - you should have or expect to have at least a 2.1 degree in a Humanities or Social Science discipline.

PhD applicants:
Your research project may be in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences as applied to the study of the Kurds and Kurdistan, including (but not limited to) political science, history, geography, sociology, language and literature, religious studies, anthropology, and gender studies.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates - you should have or expect to have at least a 2.1 degree, and preferably have a Masters degree or equivalent.


Studentship details:
The studentships (for both PhD and MA) cover the cost of tuition fees (at both home and international levels) and provide a maintenance grant up to £12,600 a year.
Funding information

Funding applies to:
Open to applicants from a range of countries

Contacts and how to apply
Administrative contact and how to apply:
Applicants should submit a formal application to the University of Exeter for either the MA or PhD in Kurdish Studies. In addition, they should send a CV, two academic references and, for PhD applicants, a research proposal to:
Ms Laura Scrivens, CKS Secretary
(e-mail l.scrivens@exeter.ac.uk telephone +44 (0) 1392 269250.
Application deadline: 13 June 2008