UK : Humanitarianism and Conflict Response PhD

A Master's degree in Humanitarian and Conflict Response, History, Politics, Anthropology, Medicine or related subject, or a Master in a related subject plus appropriate professional accreditation or experience or a Bachelor's degree (1 ^st or 2:1) plus additional appropriate professional accreditation or experience.

Candidates without a Masters degree must demonstrate evidence of a competent level of professional experience equivalent to at least 48 months continuous employment.

For further information do not hesitate to contact Dr Jenny Peterson jenny.h.peterson@manchester.ac.uk or Prof Bertrand Taithe  Bertrand.taithe@manchester.ac.uk, or for queries regarding the studentship/application process contact claire.bharath@manchester.ac.uk

Course fees:

For entry in 2010, the fees are £4,335 (£2,168 for part-time) per annum for home/EU students and £11,300 for international students. These figures will be subject to change for entry in 2011.

Scholarships/sponsorships:

Korchinsky PhD studentship & Salford Royal PhD studentship - the Institute will allocate these awards for 2009/10 (Jan 2010 start date). Each comprises a maintenance award and full tuition fees (£11,300 pa) and will be awarded subject to satisfactory progress for a period of four years. The award holders will be expected to undertake an element of teaching or administrative work as a condition of their award.

Applicants for the Scholarship should hold or be expecting a First Class degree award, and/or a Distinction in a related Masters degree.  Applicants who hold a good 2:1 in their first degree will be considered on merit. Applicants should include full details of any teaching experience or areas of expertise on their application form.  Applications including a 500 - 1000 words research statement must be returned by 1 December - see 'How to Apply'.

For further information do not hesitate to contact Dr jenny.h.peterson@manchester.ac.uk or Prof  Bertrand.taithe@manchester.ac.uk. For queries regarding the studentship/application process contact claire.bharath@manchester.ac.uk.

Number of places/applicants: Six places available.  New course so presently we have no data on the number of applicants.

Related website: www.hcri.ac.uk/

Academic department: School of Arts, Histories and Cultures

Contact email: pg-history@manchester.ac.uk

Contact telephone: + 44 (0)161 306 1259

How to apply:

Step 1

It is advised that you contact an academic that you believe will be suitable to supervise your research. You can find the contact details of the academics here. 

Step 2

Go to the Applicant's Guide to see what supporting documents you will need to submit with your application (Note that the page contains information specific to taught courses. 

Step 3

Download a referee report form and send it to your referees (to those eligible for the AHRC competition *, this reference can also be used in support of the funding application - as opposed to you chasing a separate one).

Step 4

Complete the standard online application form.

Step 5

You will then receive an email confirming that your application has been received. Claire in Admissions will email you if any of your supporting documents are missing.

Step 6

You will be informed of our decision by email and post.

For any queries please call Claire on 0161 306 1259.

*Information on funding applications such as AHRC funding can be found here. The deadline for AHRC funding is 15th March.

There is no specific deadline for the course - we have 4 intake dates through the year: September, January, April, July.  

Further Information

Application Deadline : 30 April 2010

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