LSE PHD SCHOLARSHIPS
For 2010 entry, the school is offering 23 full scholarships for new PhD students. The scholarships cover fees and living expenses of £13,000 each year for three years. Each academic department will be allowed to nominate a limited number of applicants for the awards. Requirements: Home UK/EU or overseas students undertaking full-time research in any London School of Economics (LSE) discipline, with annual renewal subject to satisfactory academic performance at the school. The awards will be made solely on outstanding academic merit and research potential. This relates not only to your past academic record, but also to an assessment of your chosen topic and to your likely aptitude to complete a PhD in the time allocated. To apply: There is no separate application form for these awards. If you wish to be considered for an award, you must submit a complete application for a place on a PhD programme (including all supporting documentation such as references and transcriptts). You may apply online or by post. Information on how to apply for a place on a PhD programme is available at www2.lse.ac.uk/graduateProspectus2010/howToApply/howToApply.aspx.
Submission: January 25.
THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP
The Thomson Reuters Foundation Fellowship programme, founded in 1983, offers academic guidance for experienced journalists wishing to undertake research projects on a variety of subjects. Approximately eight Thomson Reuters fellows study each year on fully-funded fellowships varying from three months (one-term) to nine months (an academic year), drawn from dozens of countries around the world from both print and broadcast media. Fellows have the status of visiting scholars at Green Templeton College, a small, postgraduate college. Awards may include travel expenses (including air travel economy class) and a modest living. This arrangement is subject to variation. Spouses and partners (including with dependents) are welcome but the Thomson Reuters Foundation Fellowship Programme will, under no circumstances, pay the travel or living costs of visiting spouses or dependents. Requirements: Applicants must have a minimum of five years experience in any branch of journalism and demonstrate sufficient proficiency in English to be able to participate fully in the life of the programme and write a research paper in English of publishable quality. To apply: Log on toreutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/fellowships/applying.html for details. Send applications to The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, department of politics and international relations, University of Oxford, 13 Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6PS, UK. All articles should be submitted on A4 size paper (shrunk/enlarged as appropriate); CVs, biographies and research proposals should also be A4 size, with text single-spaced and no larger than size 12. No paperclips or staples should be attached.
Submission: January 27.
