University of Leicester is offering graduate teaching assistantships within in Department of Sociology. UK/EU and international students can apply for the assistantships. These Graduate Teaching Assistantships are available for full-time registration and are payable as a full UK/EU tuition fee waiver for four years subject to annual progress review. The successful applicants will also receive an annual stipend and salary (worth £13,726 each year) as well as an annual Training Grant (worth £750 each year) to support appropriate research and development expenses. Application should be submitted till 31 March 2014.
Study Subject (s): Assistantships are awarded within the Department of Sociology at University of Leicester.
Course Level: Assistantships are available for pursuing for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme at University of Leicester in UK.
Scholarship Provider: University of Leicester
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Accreditation: The University of Leicester is an accredited university. University of Leicester is accredited by the Association of AMBA, EUA, ACU and EMUA.
Eligibility:
-First class or upper second class undergraduate degree or an equivalent overseas qualification in a relevant subject;
-It is expected that applicants will also hold a Masters degree in a relevant subject;
-Standard English language requirements;-Available to suitable UK/EU and International (i.e., outside the EU) applicants – please note though that the awards cover tuition fees at the UK/EU rate only; international applicants (and those not eligible to pay UK/EU tuition fees) must demonstrate at the time of their application that they can fund the difference in tuition fee rates
-Available for full-time registration only;
-Applicants must be able to start in October 2014.
Scholarship Open for International Students: UK/EU and international students can apply for the graduate teaching assistantships.
Scholarship Description: These Graduate Teaching Assistantships are available for full-time registration and are payable as a full UK/EU tuition fee waiver for four years subject to annual progress review. The successful applicants will also receive an annual stipend and salary (worth £13,726 each year) as well as an annual Training Grant (worth £750 each year) to support appropriate research and development expenses.
Number of award(s): 3 graduate teaching assistantships are available.
Duration of award(s): Assistantships are offered for four years.
What does it cover? These Graduate Teaching Assistantships are available for full-time registration and are payable as a full UK/EU tuition fee waiver for four years subject to annual progress review. The successful applicants will also receive an annual stipend and salary (worth £13,726 each year) as well as an annual Training Grant (worth £750 each year) to support appropriate research and development expenses.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
Online Application:-Draft a research proposal that tells us what you want to research, how you intend to do it, and why it is worth doing
-Prepare your supporting documents
-Submit your online application (http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/postgrad/how-to-apply/applyphd) or apply by post. (http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/research/application-form.pdf)
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 31 March 2014.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application (http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/research/funding/sociology-gta)