The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester

School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures

Postgraduate Funding Opportunities 2007- 8

GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS

The School’s postgraduate community is one of the UK's largest and most diverse in the UK, enjoying state-of-the-art facilities and excellent support within a high-quality research environment. In step with our continuing expansion, we are enhancing our support for students registering for a research degree (PhD) in 2007- 8. In addition to our current 17 Graduate Teaching Fellowships (GTFs), we are offering:

Graduate Teaching Fellowships (Full and Part-time) in:

· Academic Reading in French (Part-time)

· French Language & Linguistics (Full-time)

· Italian (Full-time)

· Linguistics & English Language (Full-time)

· Polish (Part-time)

· Russian (Full-time)

· Spanish (Full-time)

Please note, the GTF must be undertaken in conjunction with a PhD programme of study at the University of Manchester and applicants for the GTF MUST possess relevant teaching experience.

The full-time GTF will be required to teach for 6 hours per week and the part-time GTF will be required to teach for 3 hours per week.

The full-time GTF is open to Home/EU and International applicants and comprises three elements: the payment of full Home/EU or International fees [2007/8 academic session £3240 per annum (Home/EU) or £9500 per annum (International)], which is paid directly to the University, a monthly salary for teaching (2006/7 academic session: £5596.55 per annum), which is paid directly into your bank account in 10 monthly instalments and a bursary (2007/8 academic session: £6754.80 per annum) paid in quarterly instalments by cheque, which is normally collected the first week of October, January, April and July.

The part-time GTF will be paid pro-rata, ie. the above amounts will be halved.

The application criteria for the GTF are as follows:

1. You must apply and be accepted for a PhD programme of study in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures.

2. You must possess previous teaching experience.

Further information regarding the teaching element of the Italian, Polish and Russian GTFs, please contact Dr Felicitas Starr-Egger, Language Experience for All Programme (LEAP) Manager, University Language Centre, email .

For further information regarding the teaching element of the Academic Reading in French GTF ONLY, please contact Mr John Morley, Director, University-wide Language Programmes, University Language Centre, email .

For further information regarding the teaching element of the French Language & Linguistics GTF ONLY, please contact Professor David Adams, Head of French Studies, email or Professor Maj-Britt Hansen, email:

For further information regarding the teaching element of the Linguistics GTF ONLY, please contact Mr Martin Barry, Head of Linguistics and English Language, email

For further information regarding the teaching element of the Spanish GTF ONLY, please contact Dr Nuria Triana-Toribio, Head of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies, email .

Please note, the funding for the GTF in Polish is provided jointly by the University of Manchester and the Ministry of Education and Science of Poland. Contribution from the Polish Ministry means that a salary/bursary of approximately £8,500 per annum will be offered. At the time of the application, candidates have to be citizens of Poland. Excellent command of Polish and English and appropriate training in language teaching (to be arranged for the appointed candidate by the Polish Ministry of Education) are also required.

For general information and guidance regarding entry requirements and applying for a PhD programme of study, please contact Michelle Fenlon, the Postgraduate Admissions Officer; telephone 0161 275 3559, email:

The closing date for receipt of applications with all the required supporting documentation is 14 May 2007. Short-listed applicants will be invited for interview before the end of June 2007. Please note, strong preference will be given to new PhD applicants and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

HOW TO APPLY
· Applications for postgraduate PhD programmes must be submitted (with all the required documentation) using the online application formfrom the University’s website:
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/
· The Funding Application Form and the University of Manchester GTF Application Form must be downloaded and submitted to Sara Duncalf (details overleaf). The Forms are available from:
http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/PostgraduateStudy/funding200708/
Please remember to enclose a full CV with the GTF Application Form
· Return the GTF Application Form and Funding Application Form to the following address: Sara Duncalf, Postgraduate Office, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, Humanities Lime Grove Building, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
· Please quote reference number GTF/2901

Please note, for successful applicants the GTF award will be made only if you are unsuccessful in obtaining full funding in external funding competitions (AHRC/ESRC or any other external body). Therefore applicants cannot hold a full AHRC/ESRC or any other external award and a Manchester University School award simultaneously.

If you have accepted a GTF and are notified of success in an external funding competition after 7 September 2007, you will be expected to take up the GTF award and fulfil the teaching commitments for that one year only. The fee/bursary element of the GTF will then be adjusted accordingly to take account of the external award.

A week long teaching induction programme which is specifically designed and compulsory for all GTFs will be held in the first or second week of September. Candidates who accept GTF posts have to make themselves available to attend the full teaching induction course during this period.

PhD Studentships (fees and maintenance)

The School is also pleased to announce support for Home/EU and International students registering for a research (PhD) or a taught (MA) programme.

The PhD Studentship competition is open to full-time and part-time students applying for a PhD programme within the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures at the University of Manchester. Students who are eligible and suitably qualified must also apply for an externally funded studentship award i.e. AHRC or ESRC as appropriate. Applicants should discuss their suitability for external competitions with their prospective Supervisor or Postgraduate Programme Director. Please note, we are also in a position to consider studentship applications from candidates who have missed the deadline for the external funding competitions (AHRC/ESRC).

If you require advice or information on applying for a PhD programme of study, email the Postgraduate Admissions Officer, Michelle Fenlon, in the first instance:

Alternatively, you may wish to contact the relevant PhD Programme Director/Admissions Officer regarding your research topic and/or your suitability for externally funded competitions:

Chinese: Professor Hong Liu ()

French: Professor Dee Reynolds ()

German: Professor Stefan Berger ()

Italian: Dr David Laven ()

Japanese: Professor Ian Reader ()

Linguistics & English Language: Professor David Denison ()

(Admissions Officer): Dr Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero

()

Middle Eastern Studies: Dr Fikret Turan ()

Polish: Professor Vera Tolz ()

Russian: Professor Vera Tolz ()

Spanish & Portuguese: Dr Encarnación Gutiérrez Rodríguez

()

Translation Studies: Professor Mona Baker ()

· For full-time PhD students – Payment of the full-time Manchester Home/EU fees (£3240 in 2007-8) or partial assistance with overseas fees, plus a maintenance bursary up to the maximum value equivalent to the AHRC award.

· For part-time PhD students – Payment of the part-time Manchester Home/EU fees (£1620 in 2007-8), plus a maintenance bursary up to the maximum value equivalent to the AHRC award.

Please note, for successful applicants the award will be paid only if you are unsuccessful in external funding competitions (AHRC/ESRC), therefore applicants cannot hold an AHRC/ESRC award and a School studentship award simultaneously.

The closing date for receipt of applications with all the required supporting documentation is 29 June 2007. Allocations will be decided by a School Committee to be held by mid July 2007. This competition is open only to new PhD applicants, not currently registered PhD students. Please note, only successful candidates will be contacted.

HOW TO APPLY
· Applications for postgraduate PhD programmes must be submitted (with all the required documentation) using the online application formfrom the University’s website:
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/
· The Funding Application Form must be downloaded and submitted to Sara Duncalf (details below). The Form is available from:
http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/PostgraduateStudy/funding200708/
· Return the Funding Application Form either by email to or to the following address: Sara Duncalf, Postgraduate Office, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
· Please quote reference number STB/2901

Please note, we reserve the right to allocate as appropriate from our budget, and all of the above awards are made on merit.

PhD Fee Bursaries (assistance with fees)

We are offering a number of full-time and part-time fee bursaries for UK/EU and International PhD students.

These awards cannot be held alongside full external awards from bodies such as AHRC/ESRC or any other external agency.

HOW TO APPLY
· Applications for postgraduate PhD programmes must be submitted (with all the documentation required) using the online application formfrom the University’s website:
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/
· The Funding Application Form must be downloaded and submitted to Sara Duncalf (details below). The Form is available from:
http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/PostgraduateStudy/funding200708/
· Return the Funding Application Form either by email to or to the following address: Sara Duncalf, Postgraduate Office, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
· Please quote reference number STB/2901

You may apply for the Studentship and/or Bursary competitions as well as the GTF but any applicant who does so, will automatically be withdrawn from the PhD Studentship and Bursary competitions if they are offered and accept a GTF. Other applicants who are on the GTF shortlist will remain in the competition for the Studentships and Bursaries.

Please note, we reserve the right to allocate as appropriate from our budget, and all of the above awards are awarded on merit.

MA Fee bursaries (assistance with fees)

We are offering a number of full-time and part-time fee bursaries for UK/EU and International MA students.

The closing date for receipt of applications with all the required supporting documentation is 29 June 2007. Awards will be decided by mid July 2007. This competition is open only to new MA applicants and only successful candidates will be contacted. Please note, the fee bursary cannot be held alongside any award from an external body eg AHRC/ESRC or any other external agency.

MA Programmes:

· Contemporary China: developing student’sinterest and knowledge of contemporary China from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including the study of history, religion and society, language, culture, politics, international relations and economic development.

· European Languages and Cultures: MAs in French Studies; German Studies; Italian Studies; Russian and East European Cultures and Societies; Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies; with interdisciplinary MAs including: Cultures of Migration, Diaspora and Exile; Literature and Ideas in the 18th and 19th Centuries; Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Culture and Dictatorship; Performance, Film and Visual Culture; Sexuality and Gender Studies; Holocaust Studies.

· Latin American Cultural Studies: an interdisciplinary programme offered by Spanish and Portuguese Studies and Social Anthropology (Spanish or Portuguese language not essential).

· Linguistics and English Language: MAs in Linguistics; Languages and Linguistics (including all major European languages); Applied Linguistics; English Language.

· Middle Eastern Studies: MAs in Middle Eastern Studies; Arabic Studies; Hebrew Studies; Persian Studies; Turkish Studies; Pre-Islamic Middle Eastern Studies; Islamic Studies; Middle Eastern History.

· Translation and Interpreting Studies: all languages. Specialist options in: audiovisual translation; commercial translation; scientific and technical translation; literary translation; cross-cultural pragmatics; translation of religious texts and translation for international organisations, including pathways in Arabic and Chinese.

For more information on the above programmes, please visit our website:

http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/PostgraduateStudy/MAProgrammes/

If you require advice or information on applying for an MA programme of study, email the Postgraduate Admissions Officer, Michelle Fenlon:

If you have an enquiry relating to the academic content of an MA programme, you may wish to contact the relevant Programme Director/Admissions Officer:

Contemporary China: Dr Sam Liang

()

European Languages and Cultures: Dr Cathy Gelbin

()

Latin American Cultural Studies: Professor João Cézar de Castro Rocha

()

Linguistics and English Language: Dr Ricardo Bermúdez-Otero

()

Middle Eastern Studies: Professor Hoda Elsadda

()

Translation Studies: Dr Luis Pérez-González

()

HOW TO APPLY
· Applications for postgraduate MA programmes must be submitted (with all the documentation required) using the online application formfrom the University’s website:
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/howtoapply/
· The Funding Application Form must be downloaded and submitted to Sara Duncalf (details below). The Form is available from:
http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/PostgraduateStudy/funding200708/
· Return the Funding Application Form either by email to or to the following address: Sara Duncalf, Postgraduate Office, School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
· Please quote reference number STB/2901

Please note, we reserve the right to allocate as appropriate from our budget, and all of the above awards are awarded on merit.

FURTHER FUNDING INFORMATION:

§ Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC):

Web: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk

School deadline: 5 March 2007

§ Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC):

Web: http://www.esrc.ac.uk

School deadline: 5 March 2007

§ Prospects: A guide to postgraduate study, including guidance on postgraduate funding.

Web: http://www.prospects.ac.uk/

§ British Council:

Web: http://www.britishcouncil.org/

January 2007