Funding
PhD Funding Classical Chinese Studies (2012-2015)
The Department of East Asian Studies offers funding for one PhD fellowship to start in October 2012. The value of the scholarship will be £15,000 per year for a maximum of 3 years. This will cover university composition and college fees at UK/EU rate plus a significant part towards maintenance. For details, see the website of the Board of Graduate Studies.
Preference will be given to research proposals in the fields of early Chinese cultural history, religion and thought of pre-imperial and early imperial China, classical Chinese philology and text studies. It is expected that the candidate will be supervised by Professor Roel Sterckx. Candidates should have an undergraduate, and preferably, a master’s degree in Chinese Studies, have an advanced level of classical Chinese, and be proficient in modern Chinese. A reading knowledge of Japanese can be an advantage. Candidates are encouraged to contact Professor Sterckx for informal enquiries but should apply formally through the Board of Graduate Studies. For information on graduate admissions, see here.
We recommend that applicants apply by Thursday, 1st December, 2011.
CHINESE STUDIES: LIAO HONGJIA GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE BURSARIES
The Department may award up to five bursaries annually to assist advanced Ph.D. students with conference registration and travel costs. The maximum value of a bursary is £300. These awards are meant to complement other potential funding sources (college, external bodies) and priority will be given to applicants who have explored additional sources of funding. Applicants need to be registered as full-time Ph.D. candidates in Chinese Studies in the Department of East Asian Studies and need to demonstrate that their research paper has been accepted for presentation at the specified conference. Applicants may apply only once in any academic year and applications should be received in advance of the conference date.
Application forms can be downloaded here and need to be submitted to the Graduate Programmes Administrator, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, United Kingdom.
DEAS GRADUATE STUDIES: UNIVERSITY COMPOSITION FEE WAIVERS 2011-2012 FOR MPHIL AND/OR PHD IN CHINESE STUDIES
The Department of East Asian Studies proposes to award two University Composition Fee waivers at the Home/EU rate of £3770 for the academic year 2011-2012. They will be awarded in the field of Chinese Studies. Applicants should have been accepted to read a research degree in Chinese Studies (1 Year MPhil or PhD) at Cambridge University in the Department of East Asian Studies. Candidates should indicate their wish to apply in the personal statement submitted as part of their application materials for the Board of Graduate Studies.
