The Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture Scholarship

The Scholarship will provide a full fee waiver and a stipend at UKRI rates (currently £17,668 p.a.). The successful candidate will be expected to partake in the wider activities of the History subject area including participating in on-going research projects, attending and organising research seminars, and delivering up to 3 hours of teaching per week. This will be as part of a supported programme which will include training and mentored support. You should have a good honours degree in History or related discipline and normally an MA, MPhil or MA by Research qualification. This Scholarship is open to home students only. Applications will be assessed in terms of the quality of the proposal, the feasibility of the proposed study and the proposal's alignment with the Scholarship scheme. Candidates are encouraged to contact the potential supervisor to discuss the suitability of their proposal. We positively encourage applications from groups under-represented in postgraduate research, including (but not limited to) women, LGBTQ+ candidates, Global Majority / BAME candidates, candidates with disabilities, candidates with caring responsibilities, and care leavers. Candidates will normally be expected to live a commutable distance from campus and be on campus regularly in order to be an active member of the School's research community. You will need to dedicate 35 hours per week to your degree and must not also be working full-time. In principle, applications for part-time study can be considered, subject to approval. Scholarship recipients will be expected to contribute up 6 hours per week (unpaid) of activities to support areas such as teaching, research, public engagement or administration. You are encouraged to design a PhD project that can be completed in standard time the Scholarship applies only to standard time. You would pay for any period of additional or writing-up time at the end of your research degree at the relevant rate.