PhD Scholarships in Art and Celtic Studies, University College Dublin

Ireland. Up to 10 PhD research scholarships (€16,000 per annum) are available for excellent candidates who wish to pursue PhD degree within the College of Arts and Celtic Studies. The scholarships are provided by the University under UCD Ad Astra scholarships scheme.

Applications will be accepted from suitably qualified applicants regardless of nationality or residence. Applicants, however, must make their own visa/consular arrangements to ensure that they are eligible to reside in Ireland for the duration of their studies.

To be eligible for the PhD research scholarships applicants must have at least a first or upper second-class honours primary degree and/or master’s degree, or the equivalent and be qualified for direct admission to a Ph.D. programme. If examination results are not known at the time of application, UCD may make a provisional offer of a Scholarships subject to the student achieving a specified grade in their degree, or such other conditions as the university may impose.

Applications may be made in either Irish or English. In order to facilitate evaluation by the Selection Board, UCD may have to provide a translation of an application where such has not been provided by the applicant himself/herself. Applicants are free to submit their own translations with their applications.

Applications will be evaluated by College Selection Board on the basis of their excellence, originality and potential. Applications will be evaluated and ranked according to the following criteria:

• Academic excellence and potential of the candidate.
• Originality and potential of the research proposed.
• Potential contribution to or ‘fit’ with College’s research programme or expertise including thematic PhD programmes.
• Testament of referees.
• Prior experience and formation in chosen field of study. In addition to academic excellence and potential, cognisance will be taken of prior professional experience and training, particularly where this involved research and equivalent tasks, that may further indicate the applicant’s future potential as a research student.

Application deadline: 29 June, 2007.

For further information

The College of Arts and Celtic Studies :
Email: gs.artsceltic@ucd.ie
Phone: +353 (0)1 716 8241
Postal Address: Barbara Gannon, UCD College of Arts and Celtic Studies Graduate School, Room A108, Newman Building, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4.

Website: http://www.ucd.ie/artsceltic/graduateschool/adastra.htm

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