PhD Scholarship
Department of German, PhD Scholarship, 2011-2012
The Department of German, University College Cork, is offering a PhD-scholarship to the value of €5,770 (for fees) p.a., tenable for one year, but subject to extension on review. Suitable candidates in the broad area of German Studies, including, but not restricted to, Holocaust Studies; Intercultural Communication; German-Irish Relations; Film Studies; German and Comparative Literature; Philosophy and Drama and Theatre Pedagogy are invited to apply by 25.11.2011. Further information on the research areas covered by the Department can be found on our homepage and individual staff members’ pages; see: http://www.ucc.ie/en/german.
Applicants must be full-time registered postgraduate students with at least Second Class Honours (Grade 1) or equivalent in their first or subsequent degree. Scholarships normally involve the teaching of two hours per week as assigned by the Head of Department. Suitably qualified candidates may additionally be able to earn further income from Departmental evening courses.
Applicants must apply through PAC (www.pac.ie), and also submit an application to the Department of German. The application should include a CV with the names of two potential referees, a cover letter and a proposal of approx. 1,500 words (see Terms and Conditions for further information*). The award of the scholarship is subject to the student’s being accepted to the relevant PhD or PhD track programme by relevant College and Department Graduate Studies Boards. Whilst the application must be written in English, theses may be written in English or German.
Applications entitled “PhD Scholarship Application” as hard copy should be sent to: Department of German, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland or in electronic format to german@ucc.ie.
For further information, please email: German@ucc.ie or telephone ++353-21-4902078.
The College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences (CACSSS) has over 300 doctoral students and provides a wide range of activities and training through its Graduate School. For information on the application procedure and on the range of research areas in CACSSS, see:
http://www.ucc.ie/en/cacsssgrads/appphd/
*Terms and Conditions
Department of German Scholarship in German, 2011-2012
1. Candidates intending to pursue the PhD Degree are required to register in the first instance on a PhD track (i.e. provisional registration for a PhD). Such students will be subject to a review within 12 to 18 months (or pro rata for part-time students) from the date of registration and will be required to demonstrate progress in the form of a minimum of 10,000 words of written work, as well as being required to make an oral presentation on their work and/or defend their work at interview. Students who have successfully passed the review may, then, subject to approval, transfer to the PhD. Acceptance onto the PhD is conditional upon the availability of suitable supervision within the department.
2. Should a successful applicant also be the recipient of any other scholarship or grant, s/he must declare the award to the Department of German.
3. Should, during the period of the scholarship, a successful applicant also be the recipient of any other scholarship or grant s/he must notify the Department of German.
4. The scholarship holder and his/her research supervisor must submit annual reports to the Graduate Studies Committee, Department of German. If progress reports are deemed unsatisfactory, the scholarship will be terminated.
5. The Department of German should be notified in good time of any medical or personal problems likely to cause disruption to the scholarship holder’s research schedule.
6. Applications will be assessed taking the following criteria into consideration:
Quality of the project;
Research methodology;
Why the research merits the support of a PhD Scholarship;
Research plan;
Progress to date (if applicable);
Applicant profile;
Teaching experience.
7. Successful applicants must confirm their intention to take up the scholarship by 30 November, 2011.
8. Subject to the proposal being passed by relevant graduate boards, the scholarship will commence in January or July 2012.
Boyle Postgraduate scholarship
We are now accepting applications for the Boyle Scholarship in the Department of German for the academic year 2011/2012:
The following conditions apply (see University Calendar):
- The award shall be termed "The Boyle Postgraduate Scholarship in German".
- The Scholarship shall be offered annually and shall be open for competition among suitably qualified graduates of University College Cork of not more than two years standing as a postgraduate in the subject German.
- The general arrangement for the competition and the adjudication thereof shall be made by a Board consisting of the Registrar and Senior Vice-President Academic, the Head of the Department of German and the Head of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences.
- The successful candidate shall register (if not already registered) for a higher degree in German at a University or other recognised third level institution.
- The current value of the Scholarship is c. €5,000 and shall be tenable for one year.
This Scholarship will be paid monthly via payroll over the academic session.
Recipients of the Boyle Scholarship are requested to spend a period of time, committed to their research, in a German-speaking country .
If you want to apply, please submit an overview of your research project to the Department of German, including the period(s) of the academic year 2011/12 you intend to spend abroad and the objectives you hope to achieve within the specified time frame(s).
Submission deadline: 11/11/2011.
