UK: The Duncan Norman Research Scholarship 2007/2008 (The University of Liverpool)

The Duncan Norman Research Scholarship at the University of Liverpool was established in 2004 following the receipt of a generous donation from The Duncan Norman Charitable Trust in memory of the late Mr Duncan Norman. The objective of the Scholarship is to enable academically gifted students who also have the personal qualities to make them leaders in society, to pursue MPhil/PhD study at the University of Liverpool. The Scholarship may be used to fund research in any University department. The University has established an Advisory Panel of internationally renowned persons to oversee the award of the Scholarship.

The Scholarship is available to all prospective full time postgraduate research students, irrespective of nationality or tuition fee status (i.e. whether UK, EU or overseas). To be eligible for consideration, prospective students must have had their application for MPhil/PhD research approved by the University by the application deadline. One Scholarship shall be awarded annually, and competition therefore is very strong. Only students who already hold, or are likely to attain in forthcoming examinations, a first class honours degree (or its equivalent) are likely to be considered by the Advisory Panel. The Scholarship is available to new students only. Students currently registered for MPhil/PhD research at the University are ineligible to apply.

The Scholarship covers full tuition fees and provides a maintenance stipend and other benefits, including accommodation on the University campus to a total value of £20,000 per year. The Scholarship is awarded for one year in the first instance, but subject to satisfactory academic programme, will be renewed for a total period of up to three years.

For students from the UK and other European countries, it is expected that, where possible, applicants for the Duncan Norman Research Scholarship should also have made an application to the appropriate Research Council for a Postgraduate Studentship. If offered, the Studentship must be accepted, and in such circumstances the Duncan Norman Research Scholarship would provide additional funding such that the student would receive a stipend and other benefits to a total value of £20,000 annually.

For overseas students, it is expected that applicants for the Duncan Norman Research Scholarship should also have made an application via the University for an Overseas Research Students Award Scheme (ORSAS) award. Any applicant who has made a valid application to the University for an ORSAS award will be invited to apply for the Duncan Norman Research Scholarship.

The holder of the Scholarship must register for an MPhil/PhD at the University of Liverpool, and to attend any events based in Liverpool that are organised by the Duncan Norman Charitable Trust.

Further details regarding this prestigious scholarship are to be found in the application pack, which can be downloaded from here.

For further information, please contact:

Student Administration Centre (Scholarships), University of Liverpool, Foundation Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, UK, Fax: +44 (0)151 794 2041
Email: seschol@liv.ac.uk

Deadline: The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 1 May 2007.

http://www.liv.ac.uk/international/scholarship/duncan_norman.htm

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UK: Kent Business School MPhil Studentship 2007

UK: Kent Business School MPhil Studentship at University of Kent

A studentship exists for an MPhil student, EU national, within the University of Kent, Kent Business School - Wye Campus, Applied Economics and Business Management Group.

The successful applicant will work on a collaborative European research project ‘Structural Change in Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods’, contract No SSPE-CT-2006-044201.

This is a ten-centre project funded within the EU Sixth Framework Programme: Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), Germany (co-ordinator); Kent Business School Wye Campus, UK; Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium; University of Newcastle, UK; University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria; Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary; Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Hungary; Economic Sciences Warsaw University, Poland; Banat University of Agricultural Sciences, Romania and University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The project is aimed at the development of methods and tools for a comprehensive analysis of the agricultural sector restructuring process and rural socio-economic transformation in the EU new Member States, with a particular emphasis on five countries: Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovenia.

The 24 months studentship (with the possibility of conversion to a PhD and an extension to 36 months) is funded through the above-mentioned European project and the Centre for European Agri-environmental Studies at Kent Business School.

The successful candidate must have a Masters or equivalent degree in Economics, Environmental Economics or Agricultural Economics with a strong background in quantitative methods. Knowledge of the regional context and one or more of the languages spoken in the region is an asset but not an essential requirement.

The successful candidate will have the chance to work within an international team. The successful candidate should possess any European language as a mother tongue but must be proficient in English. It is expected that the successful candidate will travel to selected partner institutions to work on the collection and analysis of data. The position is conditional on the eligibility of the candidate to register for an MPhil with the University of Kent.

The studentship will be on the ESRC scale starting at £12,300 for the first year. Further particulars for the position are available upon request.

To apply, please send a covering letter and CV which contains the names and contact details of two referees to:

Dr Sophia Davidova
AEBM Imperial College
Wye Campus
Wye, Ashford
Kent, TN25 5AH
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0) 207 594 2690
Fax: +44 (0) 207 594 2838
Email: S.M.Davidova@kent.ac.uk or s.davidova@imperial.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 9 February 2007.

Further information on Kent Business School can be found on their website at: http://www.kent.ac.uk/KBS/


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