SUSSEX EUROPEAN INSTITUTE/DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS AND CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES

DOCTORAL STUDENTSHIPS, 2009-10

The Sussex European Institute (SEI) and Department of Politics and Contemporary European Studies offers a number of doctoral scholarship opportunities for students starting in Autumn 2009.

ESRC STUDENTSHIP APPLICATIONS

We welcome applications from potential doctoral students interested in applying for ESRC 1+3 and +3 Studentships through the University of Sussex. We are looking to support doctoral candidates for three different types of competition:

• We will be nominating candidates for the two dedicated ESRC 1+3 Quota Awards in European Studies/Development Studies offered by the University of Sussex School of Social and Cultural Studies which will be allocated in Spring 2009.

• We will be nominating candidates for the three ESRC 1+3 Quota Awards offered by the University of Sussex School of Social and Cultural Studies which will be allocated in Spring 2009.

• We will also be nominating candidates for the School of Social and Cultural Studies' Entries in the ESRC 1+3/+3 Open Competition. The School can enter up to six candidates for this competition. Applicants for +3 Awards must already be taking, or have successfully completed an ESRC recognised research training Masters at Sussex or at another institution.

We especially welcome candidates wishing to conduct research in the following areas of our core research expertise:

• Comparative Politics - particularly the comparative study of political parties, public policy and comparative European politics.

• European Integration - particularly European political integration, the political economy of European integration, European security and EU external policy and the domestic politics of European integration, including Euroscepticism.

• British Politics - particularly party politics, public policy and the politics of migration.

• Citizenship and Migration - particularly the politics of race and ethnicity.

Please note that ESRC Studentships are only open to applicants from the UK (fees and bursary) and other EU countries (fees only).

LADY MONICA COCKFIELD SCHOLARSHIPS IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STUDIES

The Sussex European Institute also offers one doctoral scholarship in Contemporary European Studies for students pursuing research in the field of European integration.

The scholarship covers tuition fees up to the level paid by UK/EU students for up to three years for Full-Time students.

These scholarships are aimed specifically at students whose research focuses on the mainstream of European economic and political integration and the issues confronting a post-enlargement EU at the EU-level.

Sussex International Research Scholarships

Non-EU students are eligible to apply for the SIRS which will cover the difference between Home/EU and Overseas fees. These scholarships are for 3 years and the deadline for application is 30 March 2009. Full details are available at:

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/scholarships_and_bursaries/pg/overseas/orsas.php

For further information about these scholarships please contact: Professor Paul Taggart for further details: P.A.Taggart@sussex.ac.uk.

Applications for all of these studentships are also welcome from those already registered for a DPhil at Sussex.