School of English MA scholarships for 2014/15

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New Scholarship Fund

The School of English highly values its postgraduate community. Over the last few years the School has continued to invest in its students with a range of scholarships and opportunities that have supported exceptional research from awarded students. To further support the postgraduate community the school will be increasing the MA scholarship fund for 2014/15.

What this means to MA applicants 

Successful applicants in 2014/15 will be eligible for the following scholarships, all of which aim to support one student on each of our specialist MA programmes. The scholarships will be in the form of a fee waiver, but with an additional maintenance bursary of £1500. Part-time students and students applying for Paris programmes are also eligible. These scholarships are:

  • The Woolf scholarship (for students on the MA in English and American Literature)
  • The Dickens scholarship (for students on the MA in Dickens and Victorian Culture)
  • The Burney scholarship (for a student on the MA in Eighteenth Century Studies)
  • The MA in Postcolonial Studies scholarship
  • The MA in Critical Theory scholarship
  • The MA in The Contemporary scholarship
  • The Creative Writer’s scholarship

In addition to these new scholarships the school will continue to offer the following:

  • One fully funded School of English MA scholarship – fee waiver plus an additional stipend at AHRC rate (currently set at £13,863 p/a for 2014/15)
  • One international scholarship (to cover fees at the international rate)
  • One fee-waiver scholarship for part-time students
  • Two departmental awards. The Ian Gregor Scholarship, which pays home fees and a £500 bursary for one year’s full-time study, and the Sasha Roberts Scholarship, which is an award of £2,000.

How to apply 

All students who make a successful application to study on an MA programme in the School of English by 31 March 2014 will automatically be considered for a scholarship. The outcome will be announced to shortlisted candidates by June 2014. Click here for further information on postgraduate study in the School of English including details on how to apply.

PLEASE NOTE: The purpose of the scholarships is to award candidates with the strongest academic records. The School of English reserves the right to distribute the scholarships amongst candidates in a way that will honour that commitment.