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Postgraduate Studentships and Bursaries

The School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy actively seeks to offer funding to outstanding applicants for postgraduate study.

Postgraduate Taught Degree Bursaries– 2013 Entry

School Bursaries

In 2013-14, the School is funding up to five postgraduate bursaries for new MA students. Each bursary will cover the equivalent of the Home/EU tuition fees for a MA students, ie circa £3,920, based on the tuition fee rate for the academic year 2012/13, and will be awarded to academically outstanding applicants. For the purposes of the award of a School Bursary, an academically outstanding applicant will normally possess at the time the Masters programme commences, a relevant first class honours undergraduate degree. Applications are therefore welcome from academically outstanding students expecting to graduate in 2013.  All applications received by Friday 28th June 2013 will be considered. 
Applicants do not need to complete an additional application to be considered for PGT funding within the school. Successful applicants should expect to be informed by Wednesday 31st July 2013.

Applicants for the following 8 MA programmes are eligible for these bursaries:

MA Comparative Ethnic Conflict
MA European Union Politics
MA International Relations
MA Irish Politics
MA Medical Ethics and Law*
MA Moral, Legal and Political Philosophy*
MA Politics
MA Violence, Terrorism and Security

 * New for 2013-14.

The School reserves the right, in the absence of suitable candidates, not to award one or more of the bursaries.

 

 MA in Legislative Studies and Practice – Bursaries provided by NI Assembly Commission

There is a separate funding scheme for the MA Legislative Studies and Practice degree programme, which is supported by bursaries provided by the NI Assembly commission. The bursaries will cover the equivalent of home/EU fees and include maintenance support in the region of £8,500.

Applicants for the programme should possess a 2:1 (or equivalent) honours degree at undergraduate level in, as appropriate, Politics, European Studies, International Studies, Philosophy or a cognate subject area. In line with University Regulations there is a language requirement for applicants whose first language is not English (IELTS 6.5 or approved equivalent).

The deadline for applications is Friday 24th May 2013. Short-listed applicants for the programme will be interviewed. The date for the interviews will be confirmed later.

 

Postgraduate Research Studentships – 2013 Entry

The School has been awarded six studentships funded by the Department of Employment and Learning (DEL) in Northern Ireland to fund students commencing a research degree in September 2013. Each studentship will cover approved tuition fees and maintenance payments for three years. The studentships are available to UK and other EU and EEA nationals. Specific eligibility criteria apply.

Of the six studentships:

  • two will be awarded for research projects in any area or areas where the School has distinctive research strengths
  • four will be awarded for specific research projects, namely:
    • Emerging Security Governance in the Cyber Domain: Technology, Politics, and Rights in practice (Supervisor: Dr. Mike Bourne)
    • Peace Filmmaking in Kashmir and Northern Ireland (Supervisor: Dr. Cathal McCall)
    • From London to Rio: Hospitality, Governance and Protest at the Olympics (Supervisor: Dr. Debbie Lisle)
    • Cross-Community Identities in Deeply Divided Societies: the case of Northern Ireland (Supervisor: Dr. John Garry)

Students wishing to apply for one of the specific research projects listed should contact the project supervisor for further details and to discuss their application.

Students wishing to be considered for any of the six studentships are required to have submitted a completed application, including research proposals and references, on or before 22 February 2013. The School expects to be in a position to make offers of an award to successful candidates before 8 March 2013.

For important guidance on applying see the information on the School’s Postgraduate Research Degrees

Applications should be submitted via the University admissions information website.

Please note that it is imperative that the School receives references by the closing date above.

For questions regarding the application procedure, please contact the Postgraduate Secretary Caroline McNeill who will be pleased to advise on the procedure for submitting applications.

China Scholarship Council/Queen’s University Scholarships – 2013 entry

The School is offering scholarship funding for PhD research in the area of Bioethics. The deadline for applications is 15 February 2013. For further details of the application process, see here

Other funding opportunities

For further information on other possible funding opportunities, see the University’s Postgraduate Awards