The School is committed to appointing only the very best candidates to our PhD program. To apply you should have a good first degree (BA or BSc Honours or equivalent), at first class standard (or upper second class with clear evidence of 1st class work), and/or a Masters qualification (at Merit or above) in Geography or a cognate discipline related to the Studentship. Applicants for Studentship 4 (Emotions and the Home in Modern Britain) must hold a Masters degree in a geographical or historical subject related to the themes of the studentship.
All applicants will be judged according to the same criteria, namely:
- Record of academic and/or professional achievement
- Quality of Research Proposal
- Compatibility with the School’s research interests/themes relating to the Studentship.
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Deadlines:
To be considered for a Queen Mary Studentship your application must be received by Queen Mary’s Admissions and Recruitment Office no later than 5pm on Monday 21st February. All short-listed applicants will be interviewed (either face-to-face or, in the case of overseas candidates, by telephone) and applicants must be available for interview between 24th February and 21st March 2011.
Applications may be submitted in hard copy (download paper-based form here) to The Admissions and Recruitment Office, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom, or on-line using the instructions here
How to Apply
All applications should submitted directly to Queen Mary’s Admissions and Recruitment Office, as either a hard copy or on-line. But applications should be clearly marked ‘For the Attention of’ the School through which candidates wish their application to be processed.
Candidates applying for Studentships 1, 2 or 3 should complete the standard application process for the School of Geography’s PhD Program (including in their application their Degree Transcript(s), two References, Curriculum Vitae, Statement of Purpose, PhD Proposal Form, and a 1500–2000 word Research Proposal) set out here:
http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/admissions/phdadmissions/apply/index.html
with advice and guidance on how to put together a Research Proposal available here: http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/admissions/phdadmissions/proposal/index.html
Candidates applying for Studentships 4 and 5 may choose which School they wish their application to be processed through, depending on the location of their preferred Primary Supervisor, and should follow the application process for that School.
Applicants for Studentship 4 should therefore mark their application for the attention of EITHER the School of Geography (following the application process outlined above) OR the School of History, following the application process outlined here: http://www.history.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/apply/index.html
Applicants for Studentship 5 should mark their application for the attention of EITHER the School of Geography (following the application process outlined above) OR the Department of Drama, following the application process outlined here: http://www.drama.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/application/index.html
Applicants for Studentship 6 should mark their application for the attention of the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, following the application process outlined here: http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/prospectivestudents/research/howtoapply/index.html
In addition, ALL candidates must also provide a further 750-1000 word Research Summary (to be attached to their application) that addresses the following questions:
- What is the subject of your proposed doctoral dissertation? (500 words max) Please include a brief title.
- Why is Queen Mary the right place for you to undertake this research?
- What ethical issues—if any—are relevant to your research?
- What research training and professional preparation have you already received?
- What further training and professional preparation will you need to complete the doctorate and begin your career?
It is recognised that there will be some repetition across these materials, and we expect that your Research Summary will be in part a distillation of points already made in your main Research Proposal and Statement of Purpose.
Applicants for the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award should follow the separate application procedures outlined here.
