Programme Closing Date: 7 February 2013

Our students and researchers are based in the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics. The English Literature section has particularly strong research expertise in Renaissance and Early Modern Literature and Culture, Eighteenth-century and Romantic Literature and Culture, Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Modern and Contemporary Literature and Culture, American Literature and Culture, Children’s Literature, Postcolonial Studies, Film and Digital Media and Theatre Studies.

Our students receive excellent supervision and use outstanding, dedicated facilities, including a newly-refurbished computing suite. There is a diverse and dynamic postgraduate culture.

For 2013 entry we will be awarding one studentship in English Literature (including Film) through the AHRC’s Research Preparation Master’s scheme. This scheme supports students undertaking Master’s courses that focus on advanced study and research training explicitly intended to provide a foundation for further research at doctoral level.

Home (UK) students and those EU students who have been resident in the UK for a minimum of three years are eligible for a full award comprising fees and an annual, tax free stipend of £9,490 (2012/13 rates). Other EU students are eligible for a fees-only award. To see if you would be eligible for a full or fees only award, please refer to the AHRC’s residency eligibility criteria in Annex A of the AHRC Studentship Funding Guide (PDF: 500KB).

Eligibility
You should meet the AHRC’s student eligibility criteria* and be intending to undertake one of the following programmes at Newcastle University in September 2013:

• MLitt (English Literature)
• MLitt (Film Studies)
• MA in Film: Theory and Practice
• MA in English Literature, 1500-1900
• MA in Modern and Contemporary Studies

*Full information on AHRC eligibility criteria can be found in Section 7 and Annex A of the AHRC Studentship Funding Guide (PDF: 500KB). Please note that if you require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK, you will not be eligible for this funding.

For further details of person specification, how to apply and contact details please see Newcastle University’s website which can be accessed by clicking the Apply link below.