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If you've got any promising undergraduate students from the UK/EU please pass this onto them.
Best,
Mercedes
ESRC Studentship in Language and Communication at Cardiff
The Centre for Language and Communication Research (CLCR) is able to
support applications by UK/EU students for one Economic and Social
Research Council’s (ESRC) 1+ 3 studentship in 2014/15, covering
tuition fees plus a generous stipend, on a competitive basis within
the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) Wales Consortium, led by
Cardiff University
http://www.cf.ac.uk/encap/degreeprogrammes/postgraduatetaught/languagecommunicationresearch/index.html
The ESRC website has a very helpful section on frequently asked
questions about the award scheme.
In order to be considered for a studentship, you firstly need to apply
for a place on the MA Language Communication Research with progression
to Doctor of Philosophy (1+3) in the Centre for Language and
Communication Research at Cardiff University via the University's
Direct Application Service. As well as your application, you will
need to supply the following supporting documents: 2 academic
references, a detailed research proposal, personal statement, copies
of your degree certificates and a transcript of the
encap-pg@cardiff.ac.uk. In the research proposal (around
1,000 words, 3-4 pages) please outline your rationale, proposed
methodology, and research objectives, including a short bibliography.
In your personal statement, we would like you to tell us about why you
are applying for a PhD – what your current situation is, whether you
need a PhD for your own personal development, or for professional
reasons, what your experience has been to date as a
student/researcher/teacher in the area of English Language and
Communication, and why you have chosen Cardiff as an appropriate
research environment for your particular area of interest. Once you
have an offer of a place on the PhD (Language and Communication
Research) programme you will be eligible to apply for ESRC funding.
Please submit your MA (1+3) application in good time to allow you to
meet the 31 January 2014 ESRC application form deadline. The ESRC
application form can be obtained from encap-pg@cardiff.ac.uk and
should be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday 31 January 2014.
Deadline:
The deadline for submission of the ESRC application form is 5 p.m. on
Friday 31 January 2014. In order to meet this deadline you will need
to ensure that you submit your PhD application by Friday 24 January
2014 at the latest. You may be called for interview during the week
commencing 10 February 2014.
For further details, please contact:
Rhian Rattray, Postgraduate Manager for the School of English,
Communication and Philosophy. Email: encap-pg@cardiff.ac.uk
For informal advice please Contact:
Dr. Gerard O'Grady, Director of Postgraduate Studies, Centre for
Language and Communication Research: OGradyGN@cf.ac.uk
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Dr Mercedes Durham
Lecturer in Sociolinguistics
School of English, Communication and Philosophy
Cardiff University
John Percival Building
Colum Drive
Cardiff CF10 3EU
durhamm@cardiff.ac.uk
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