University of Leeds Ma / PhD Funding for UK / EU students

[roddy]

Just copying and pasting from a recent email they sent out. Good luck to anyone applying and let us know how you get on...

 

MA and PhD Funding at the University of Leeds – Chinese, Japanese and Southeast Asian Studies
  East Asian Studies, a constituent unit within the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, at the University of Leeds, UK, would like to draw your attention to the funding opportunities in Chinese, Japanese and Southeast Asian Studies listed below. We invite applications from suitably qualified students intending to begin their MA or PhD study in October 2016.

The study of languages, cultures and linguistics enjoys over a century of history at the University of Leeds. The School of Languages, Cultures and Societies is one of the Europe's leading centres for international-quality languages and cultures research and teaching. The School belongs to the Faculty of Arts, which was recently ranked in the top 50 in the world by the QS World University rankings. Researchers in the Faculty of Arts are currently running projects worth over £3 million, funded by research councils, charities and the European Union.  Within the School, you can enjoy state-of-the-art facilities, the expertise and dedication of internationally recognised scholars.

East Asian Studies at Leeds has been established for over fifty years and, in 2004, it came together with the School of East Asian Studies at Sheffield and the Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds to create the White Rose East Asia Centre (WREAC).  Staff at Leeds pursue individual, collaborative and multidisciplinary research in the fields of language, literature, history, politics, economics, sociology, cultural studies, film and media studies, linguistics and translation studies. Underpinning our research is the appreciation of the key importance of language as a human institution and the intellectual, educational, and social value of its study. Detailed information about the research interests and areas of PhD supervision of our academic staff can be found here: 
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/people/20052/east_asian_studies/

Please note that in order to be considered for the scholarships below, you need to have gained a place on one of our MA programmes or on the PhD programme at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies. More information about the programmes is available here:

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/20052/east_asian_studies/1712/postgraduate_study

For the PhD, we advise you to contact a prospective supervisor and discuss your application with them before submitting it. For information on how to apply for PhD study at the University of Leeds, entry requirements and fees, please visit the research postgraduate admissions web page:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/125024/postgraduate/1028/admissions_research_postgraduate

ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Centre (WR DTC) PhD Studentships 
(closing date 2 February 2016)
The ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Centre is a major collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. It offers a wealth of supervisory expertise across the social sciences. One PhD studentship is available for an outstanding UK/EU candidate proposing to begin a PhD or an integrated MA+PhD in East Asian Studies in October 2016. ESRC studentships fund research in the social sciences. The award will cover fees at the UK/EU level and maintenance for three years (PhD) or for four years (MA+PhD). Further information and application will be posted on the page below; please keep checking it.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/125024/postgraduate/1904/postgraduate_scholarships/3

 

WRoCAH PhD Studentships (Arts and Humanities)
(closing date midnight GMT on 2 February 2016)

The White Rose College of the Arts & Humanities (WRoCAH) is a Doctoral Training Partnership of the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. It is responsible for the distribution of AHRC-funded studentships for these universities and for the coordination of a doctoral training programme.  WRoCAH is able to offer over 50 AHRC studentships per year to candidates with a place for doctoral study at the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield or York.
We encourage applications for PhD study in the areas of Chinese, Japanese and Southeast Asian languages, cultures, history, religions, visual and performing arts, film, media and related subjects.
Applicants for an AHRC studentship must have applied for a place of study. They may only apply for AHRC funding at one of Leeds, Sheffield or York.
The studentship application form and details of how to apply are only available from the WRoCAH website:

http://wrocah.ac.uk/new-student/ahrc-competition/

Only UK/EU students are eligible to apply.

[Angelina]

Not a UK/EU student.

[roddy]

These (or additional ones, don't know how it works) are also available via the University of Sheffield. 

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/scholarships/esrc

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/scholarships/ahrc

[Angelina]

Interesting. I am still not sure what to do with my life.

However, there is a Gaza-Palestine Scholarship http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/international/money/gaza-palestinescholarship

The University of Sheffield looks like a nice place.

Leeds is great when it comes to TEFL, let's look at research done on Chinese there.

edit

almost forgot that Sheffield is good for Slavic languages. (if anyone is interested http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/russian/research/sclc2015)

I think when it comes to Chinese, these three universities are mostly doing studies on Chinese society, contemporary China, history, not much linguistics. Not sure about Chinese philosophy.

[Angelina]

Finally decided. I am applying

Wish me luck!

Mostly 新儒家- Neo-Kantianism (Cassirer)-Bakhtin, so I am applying for Russian and Slavonic Studies instead of East Asian Studies (Sheffield).

Anyone else?

[roddy]

Good luck!

[davoosh]

I have been in touch with several professors from Leeds regarding the WRoCAH PhD Studentships and ESRC White Rose Doctoral Training Centre (WR DTC) PhD Studentships. What they are looking for in the applications is quite specific (and competitive). Although I haven't applied through East Asian studies, the advice I've received should be applicable to most humanities subjects, feel free to send me a PM if you'd like to know the type of thing they are looking for.

[Angelina]

Sure.