UK postgraduate funding opportunities in Chinese studies, for Sept 2010 start

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Scroll down for opportunities at WREAC, Leeds, Leeds/Sheffield, Oxford (2 at Pembroke College and 1 at University College) and Nottingham (note early closing date).

WREAC (Leeds/Sheffield)

The White Rose East Asia Centre is able to offer an ESRC funded scholarship for a two year programme of MA studies in the area of Chinese Studies. This could be for a taught MA followed by a research MA or two years of taught MA studies. Please contact Dr Heather Zhang
(eashz@leeds.ac.uk) or Jenni Rauch (j.s.rauch@leeds.ac.uk) for further information.  Details of both scholarships are also available at
http://www.wreac.org/study/353-wreac-scholarships-2010.  Deadline for applications 12 March 2010

University of Leeds

The University of Leeds is able to offer an AHRC scholarship in Asian studies under the Research Preparation Master’s Scheme. This scholarship supports students undertaking Masters’ courses that focus on advanced study and research training (Arts/Humanities related) explicitly intended to provide a foundation for further research at doctoral level.  Awards are normally for one year's full time study or two years' part-time study. Please contact Dr Heather Zhang (eashz@leeds.ac.uk) for more information. Deadline for applications: 31 March 2010.

Universities of Leeds/Sheffield

The Universities of Leeds and Sheffield are also interested in hearing from candidates interested in applying for the ESRC open competition +3 or 1+3
scholarship in the field of East Asian Studies.  For further information, please contact at Leeds Mrs Karen Priestley (k.f.priestley@leeds.ac.uk) or
at Sheffield Dr Lili Chen (l.chen@sheffield.ac.uk) Deadline for applications: 15 March 2010


University of Oxford, graduate scholarship opportunities

In addition to the general graduate scholarships awarded by the Faculty of Oriental Studies and individual Colleges, there are a handful of full and partial scholarships dedicated to Chinese Studies at selected colleges. The major ones are listed below. For more information about programmes and admissions go to

http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/ea/chinese/chinese_graduate.html

http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/general/graduate_admissions.html

The Pembroke College Stanley Ho Scholarship in Chinese Studies
Pembroke College proposes to award a scholarship of £9,000 per annum to a person in the area of Chinese studies in the academic year beginning 2010. Applicants should have been accepted to read a research degree at Oxford University and at Pembroke College and should indicate their wish to apply for the scholarship with their application.

The Pembroke College Gordon Aldrick Scholarship in Chinese Cultural Studies

The Gordon Aldrick Scholarship, associated with Pembroke College, offers £5,000 per annum, tenable for up to three years. This is open to graduates beginning research in an area of Chinese cultural studies.

The Edwin Arnold Scholarship in Chinese Studies (in association with the Davis Fund of the Oriental Studies Faculty)

University College and the Oriental Studies Faculty are offering a joint graduate scholarship available to new applicants for the D.Phil or to the M.St.  Applicants must work on either Traditional or Modern China in the Humanities.  The total value of the scholarship is £9,000 per annum, for up to three years.

Those wishing to be considered for the Edwin Arnold Scholarship must state this at the end of the research proposal section of their application, to be submitted in the usual way by the application deadline of 12 March 2010.

The successful candidate will be offered a place by University College and membership of the College will be a condition of the award.

University of Nottingham

Various scholarships are available for MA and PhD study in contemporary China – closing date 1^st March 2010

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chinese/prospective/postgraduate/fees-funding.aspx#PhDs