CHSTM, Manchester: graduate studentship in the history or biology or medicine
The
Centre
for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM) at
the University of Manchester offers a fully funded studentship
(including maintenance allowance) for graduate study in the
history of the biological sciences or medicine after 1800. The
position is supported by the Williamson Fund, which was
established to further the study of these subjects at the
University.
Candidates
may
apply for a studentship in either of two schemes:
(a)
Master’s plus PhD study. This
scheme is open to students with an undergraduate qualification.
It covers, initially, full course fees and a living allowance
for our one-year taught Master’s (MSc) in History of Science,
Technology and Medicine, which will provide training for
doctoral research study. If the student shows satisfactory
progress on the MSc, it will then be extended to cover three
years of full-time PhD study, again including full course fees
and a living allowance.
(b)
PhD study. This
scheme is open to students with a relevant Master’s-level
qualification. It covers full course fees and a living allowance
for three years of full-time PhD study at CHSTM.
ELIGIBILITY
The
studentship
is open to all suitably qualified UK and European Union
candidates. We regret that we cannot at present extend the
scheme to non-UK/EU students who would pay fees at the
international rate. The studentship is available for full-time
study only, and candidates must be available to begin their
studies in September 2016.
The requirements for the two schemes are as follows:
(a)
Master’s plus PhD study. The studentships
are aimed at highly motivated students with a strong commitment
to proceeding through the MSc to PhD research at CHSTM. The
requirements for a studentship are higher than those for
acceptance on the Master’s programme overall. We will consider
all bursary applicants with a First-class
undergraduate degree or international
equivalent (see https://www.gov.uk/government/
(b) PhD
study. Applicants
should
have a Master’s-level qualification, at Distinction or Merit
level or international equivalent, in a relevant subject such as
HSTM, medical humanities, history, science studies/STS,
museology or science communication, and should have experience
in producing a research dissertation.
Applicants
will
also need to have thought carefully about a potential PhD
research project, and should have discussed this with one or
more potential supervisors at CHSTM to ensure its viability.
SUPPORT
The
studentships
cover all course fees at the UK/EU rate and provide an annual
living allowance, which was set at £14 210 for 2015-16 and will
rise slightly for 2016-17. Funds have also been committed to
ensure that appropriate training and research support is provided.
FURTHER INFORMATION, APPLICATION FORM AND DEADLINE
The deadline for applications is Friday 27 May 2016.
Applicants will need to provide full degree transcripts, two
academic references and a statement outlining their interest in
the field (scheme a) or proposed research topic (scheme b).
For full particulars and an application form, please see our
website:
http://www.chstm.manchester.
For further details of our taught Master's programme in history of
science, technology and medicine, see http://www.chstm.manchester.
For PhD research at CHSTM, see http://www.chstm.manchester.