The College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies at NUI Galway is pleased to offer 20 postgraduate Scholarships to support full-time PhD research within the structured PhD programmes of the College, commencing in September 2011.  Scholarships will be awarded in line with the strategic research priorities of the 6 Schools of the College, namely: Education; Geography and Archaeology; Humanities; Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Political Science and Sociology; Psychology (http://www.nuigalway.ie/arts). Scholarships may thus be awarded across any of the following associated disciplines: Education, Geography, Archaeology, English, Film Studies, History, Irish Studies, Philosophy, Classics, French, Gaeilge, German, Italian, Spanish, Political Science and Sociology, Women’s Studies, Psychology.

Applicants are advised to carefully read these Terms and Conditions in advance of completing an application to ensure their eligibility under the Scheme.  Applications that do not comply with the Terms and Conditions will be deemed ineligible.

1. Duration

Scholarships will be awarded for periods of one, two, three or four years, according to the original date of the applicant’s registration for the PhD degree and based on satisfactory progress (to be communicated each year by the student’s Graduate Research Committee (GRC).  In the case of students embarking on the first year of their PhD programme, the Scholarship will not be tenable beyond four years in all.

2. Value

The maximum value of the Scholarship award for 2011/2012 will be €15,000, inclusive of stipend and fees.  Scholarship holders whose fees are paid by an external funding body (e.g. a Local Authority) will receive their stipend minus the fee amount.

3. Classification of Scholarship Payments

Scholarships are officially classified as ‘scholarships’ and thence do not attract Tax or Social Insurance.  Recipients are not employees of the University.

4. Eligibility

The minimum qualification for the award of a scholarship is a first class or higher second class honours primary degree or the equivalent from a recognised institution in a relevant discipline. Higher degree results shall normally take precedence over the results of the primary degree.

Preference will be given to those embarking on the first year of their PhD. programme.

The applicant must also have an established proficiency in English or in Irish. For applicants whose first language is not English or Irish, a language proficiency assessment may be applied.

5. Application Process

Applications may be completed either in English or Irish.

Application forms and terms and conditions may be downloaded from http://www.nuigalway.ie/arts/postgraduate.html. The Terms and Conditions, Application Form and Referee’s Form are the sole sources of information.

Applications must be submitted in 2 formats: one paper copy, and one electronic.

A complete application must include each of the following items:

1. Completed application form (1 paper submission, 1 electronic submission)
2. Sample of academic work of not more than 2,500 words: E.g. essay, book review, critique, selected portion of a larger work (1 paper submission, 1 electronic submission)
3. Referee’s form: The completed Report Form of one academic referee, an established academic who is familiar with the academic achievement of the applicant (2 copies, comprising the signed original and a copy, to be provided in a single sealed envelope, signed across the seal by the Referee) (1 paper submission)

Applications should be addressed to:

Ms. Mairéad Faherty, Room 340, College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies, Arts Millennium Building, NUI Galway.

The completed paper application should be returned by letter post, postmarked before 17.00 hours (GMT), Friday, 3rd June, 2011  or by hand by that time.

The completed electronic copy of the application should be emailed (as file attachments) to: Această adresă de e-mail este protejată de spamboţi; aveţi nevoie de activarea JavaScript-ului pentru a o vizualiza before 17.00 hours (GMT), Friday, 3rd June, 2011.

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