2020 Cumberland Lodge Amy Buller PhD Scholarship at Royal Holloway University of London

January 27, 2020

Deadline: February 3, 2020.

The Amy Buller PhD Scholarship offers an outstanding PhD candidate full funding for three years, to complete a PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London, on a research area aligned to the charitable objectives of Cumberland Lodge.

The Amy Buller PhD Scholar plays an active role in the residential life of Cumberland Lodge and benefits from their association with an educational charity with a vision of building more peaceful, open and inclusive societies.

The role involves carrying out 12 residential weekend duties at Cumberland Lodge per year, helping to host our visiting student study retreat groups. This will sometimes involve helping to facilitate our St Catharine’s Sessions, short seminars focused on particular areas of social and ethical interest outside of students’ normal fields of academic study.

In addition to this teaching experience, the Amy Buller PhD Scholar has the opportunity to network with public figures and academics from a wide range of disciplines, and will be periodically invited to contribute essays, blogs and podcasts, and to give informal talks to our visiting groups.

ELIGIBILITY

Applications are particularly welcomed from candidates with research proposals in the fields of Sociology, Social Geography, Social Policy and Criminology, Politics, Religious Studies, Philosophy, the History of World War II (including the period before and after the war), and Psychology.

BENEFITS

1. In addition to covering Home/EU tuition fees, the Amy Buller PhD Scholar receives an annual tax-free stipend of £12,600, and a contribution of up to £500 annually towards research expenses.

2. He or she is expected to act as an ambassador for the Lodge at high-profile conferences and during student retreats, and to support our work with postgraduate students.

3. The Amy Buller PhD Scholar is free to use the resources and facilities at Cumberland Lodge to further their research.

4. These opportunities enable the successful candidate to enhance his or her own public engagement and teaching profile, and to contribute to the impact of the charitable foundation itself.

APPLICATION

To apply, please submit your PhD application to Royal Holloway using the college’s online application portal, and email your CV and a covering letter, outlining how you meet the eligibility criteria, to Janet Heaney, Doctoral School Recruitment & Scholarships Administration Manager at Royal Holloway, at Janet.Heaney@rhul.ac.uk.