Closing date for applications: 1st April 2009

The University of Manchester's Faculty of Humanities are delighted to invite applicants for forthcoming studentships in the Arts and Humanities.
Studentships are being offered either under the new Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Block Grant Partnership scheme or the Open Competition - the exact availability is subject to the outcome of the University's bid to the AHRC (due to be announced w/c 23 February 2009).

Available studentships: Awards for Research Master's and Professional Masters' degrees. UK students who satisfy certain residency criteria are eligible to apply for full awards covering fees and maintenance. (Maintenance levels up to £9,040 p.a. for Master's awards at 2008-9 rates.) Students from EU countries other than the UK who satisfy certain residency criteria are eligible to apply for fees-only awards.

Entry requirements:Candidates should normally have gained a first degree (usually an Honours degree, such as a BA, BMus, BSc, LLB or equivalent) from a HEI, or be an undergraduate expecting to graduate before 31 July 2009. Other qualifications may be considered only exceptionally. If your undergraduate degree will not be awarded by 31 July, then you will not be eligible to apply in this year's competition. Please see the Guide for Applicants for further details of academic eligibility.

How to apply: Initially candidates should submit an application to a postgraduate programme at the University of Manchester, using the standard graduate application form. For details on applying to Manchester, see http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/. Candidates should also complete a University of Manchester AHRC application form. Whilst these are available to download now, please do not put in your Manchester AHRC application until the AHRC announce the outcome of our BGP bid (w/c 23rd February 2008).

If you are interested in applying for an AHRC studentship, you are strongly advised to contact the relevant School Postgraduate Office and make your application for admission onto a programme as soon as possible. You may do this prior to submitting the AHRC application forms to speed up the process.

For more details on eligible subject areas/courses, residency eligibility criteria and academic eligibility criteria, and on how to apply for an AHRC studentship at Manchester, see the notes of guidance on the University's website: http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/ahrc/ 

Application forms:
Research Preparation Masters Application Form (PDF, 89 KB)
Professional Preparation Masters Application Form (PDF, 71 KB)
Application Guidance Notes (PDF, 101 KB)

Note on Documents
Although these forms are able to be Word-processed, they cannot be saved once completed. We therefore recommend that applicants work on the majority of the text in a Word file and cut and paste into the application forms once ready.

Before submitting an application, you must read the Guide for Applicants.

Note: As part of the application procedure, candidates must supply references. These can be the same references as those submitted for as part of the postgraduate application form as long as they are full-length. We require 5 copies of your references submitted in a sealed envelope along with the AHRC application form.