Aberystwyth University is offering 12 awards to students applying for doctoral study. To be eligible you must be a UK or other EU fee payer, to have or expect to obtain at least upper second class honours in your first degree and to apply and be offered a place for doctoral study at Aberystwyth. Successful applicants will receive a grant for up to three years, which will cover their tuition fees and also provide them with a maintenance allowance of about £12,600. Furthermore, they will be given access to a travel and conference fund.

The deadline for the 2008 competition is 1 March 2008, although some departments have earlier deadlines (eg the deadline for Department of International Politics is 1 February 2008). The subject areas on offer at postgraduate level at Aberystwyth include:

• art
• international politics
• biological sciences
• law and criminology
• computer science
• management and business
• education and lifelong Learning
• mathematical and physical sciences
• English literature and creative writing
• rural sciences
• European languages
• sport and exercise science
• geography and Earth sciences
• theatre, film and television studies
• history and Welsh history
• Welsh and Celtic studies
• information studies.

Selection for the above awards will be based on the application for admission, including research proposal and two academic references. 

The Aberystwyth University website features details of the regulations and criteria pertaining to these studentships. For application forms and further details, please contact the Postgraduate Admissions Office: 
 
Postgraduate Admissions Office
University of Wales, Aberystwyth,
Old College
King Street
Aberystwyth SY23 2AX, UK 
Tel: +44 (0) 1970 62227
Fax: +44 (0) 1970 622921,
E-mail: pg-admissions@aber.ac.uk
Website: www.aber.ac.uk/pga/

Founded in 1872, Aberystwyth was the first university institution to be established in Wales. Today, Aberystwyth University has over 7,000 registered students, including over 1,100 postgraduates across 18 academic departments. Aberystwyth postgraduate students:

• join a thriving and cosmopolitan postgraduate community
• attend a convenient, compact and friendly campus institution in a stunning environment
• enjoy access to the National Library of Wales (one of the five great copyright libraries), adjacent to the campus
• utilise information services that are among the best in the UK
• study in departments that are highly graded for their research and teaching, and are approved and recognised by research councils.

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