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CREATe PhD Studentship

Applications are invited from suitably qualified graduates for a fully sponsored PhD studentship based within the School of Law and the SCRIPT centre at The University of Edinburgh. This three year full-time PhD studentship is offered with a start date of May 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. The PhD will investigate the relationship between copyright, creators' organisations and business models under the broad research theme of the role played by copyright, whether positive, negative, or neutral, in shaping the real world creative and business activities of creators and performers. This research theme forms part of the work programme of CREATe

The successful candidate will receive an annual stipend of £13,756 per annum and a fee-waiver which will cover the cost of fees at the Home/EU rate.

Details

This is a 3 year PhD studentship, funded by the University of Edinburgh and explicitly linked to a project within CREATe’s current research programme. The CREATe project ‘Creators’ Organizations’ to which this studentship is attached is based in the School of Law and the SCRIPT centre at The University of Edinburgh and led by Dr Smita Kheria. Formal organisations representing creators can play an important role in shaping the economic and social context of creativity for the creators as well as the business models of the relevant industries. As such, this project will involve a study of the labour relations of creativity for members of creators’ organisations in a number of creative sectors using a socio-legal approach, which may include conduct of historical or empirical research. The PhD candidate recruited will be expected to work within this broad scope. The successful candidate will be based in Edinburgh and it is expected that the candidate will be given opportunities to interact with the rest of the CREATe team and its activities.

Ideal candidates will have an undergraduate degree and a masters qualification in Law or other relevant field (such as Socio-legal studies, Economics or Business) and good knowledge of copyright. A Masters qualification in Socio-legal studies or Intellectual property Law is desirable, though not essential.

Research in Intellectual Property Law at Edinburgh Law School is linked to the activities of the prestigious SCRIPT Centre, sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. SCRIPT Centre is now part of a pioneering initiative to support the growth of the UK’s vital creative industries and arts sector: the RCUK Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy (CREATe).

CREATe (Creativity, Regulation, Enterprise and Technology) is run by a consortium of seven UK universities led by the University of Glasgow. It is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and will examine a range of issues relating to new digital technologies with a view to meeting some of the central challenges facing the UK’s creative economy.

Application Process

To apply for this PhD studentship, candidates must do the following:

1. Candidates must make an online application for admission to the PhD programme in the School of Law in the usual manner via the University’s application portal. The application must be made for full-time study. All information and supporting documents required by the application process must be provided at the point of submission.The PhD proposal which forms part of this application should be formulated within the scope of the CREATe project (described above); and,
   
2. After completion of the application for admission, candidates must complete the following Studentship application form and email it to pg.law@ed.ac.uk. It is a condition of eligibility that any applicant for this studentship has also submitted a complete application for admission (including all supporting documents) to the PhD programme in the School of Law. A Studentship application form, without a complete application for admission, will not be considered.

Interviews will form part of the selection process and any shortlisted applicants will be invited in person (or via web conference, where suitable) to give a short presentation on their proposal, followed by a question and answer session.

There is no deadline for making the application. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and the studentship may be offered to a suitable candidate at any time. As such it is advised that applications are submitted as soon as possible.

For administrative queries, please write to pg.law@ed.ac.uk

Informal enquiries about the research project may be addressed to Dr Smita Kheria, School of Law. Please note that applications to this email address will not be accepted.

PhD Studentship in Criminology

Deadline 31^st May 2013

A fully funded PhD studentship in Criminology is available from the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh. This studentship will be attached to the Crime and Victimisation Strand of the Applied Quantitative Methods Network (AQMeN), a multi-disciplinary Research Centre based within the School of Law.

AQMeN is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council to develop a pioneering set of research projects which aim to improve our understanding of current social issues in the UK and provide policy makers and practitioners with robust independent research-based evidence. AQMeN has three primary strands of research: Crime and Victimisation (led by Professor Susan McVie, University of Edinburgh), Education and Social Stratification (led by Dr Cristina Iannelli, University of Edinburgh) and Urban Segmentation and Inequality (led by Professor Gwilym Pryce, University of Glasgow).

The Crime and Victimisation Strand (CVS) will have four main areas of research and applications from prospective students are welcomed for any project that fits within these four substantive areas:

• explaining change in crime rates and trends over time and within different geographical spaces;
• exploring the characteristics of those who participate in crime as victims and/or offenders;
• determining the underlying factors and processes which explain ‘criminal careers’ at the individual and the community level;
• and evaluating the impact of specific criminal justice policies and interventions.

To qualify for this studentship, the applicant must propose to conduct research which fits within one of these four thematic areas.The primary methodological focus must involve the analysis of existing large-scale survey and/or administrative datasets and the proposal should indicate which statistical techniques are likely to be applied. Applications proposing a mixed methods approach will be considered.

This studentship provides a unique opportunity to work alongside the CVS research team, to receive training in advanced quantitative methods and to disseminate their research findings to a range of audiences, including policy makers and practitioners.

This competition is for a +3 award only, so potential candidates must demonstrate in their application that they already have sufficient training in research methods (in particular quantitative methods) through a postgraduate degree. The student will be funded for three years of research on a topic of their choosing that fits broadly within the research themes outlined above.

Application process: Interested applicants should apply by completing this application form and return this along with an up to date CV (detailing your educational history, qualifications, training received and any publications/presentations) to pg.law@ed.ac.uk. On your online application, please reference that you are applying for the ‘AQMeN Criminology Studentship’.  The deadline for applications is noon on 31^st May 2013.

Selection process: Applications will be evaluated by members of the AQMeN research team and the best applicants (judged in terms of academic merit of the application) will be invited to interview at which they will be expected to elaborate on their research proposals.

Eligibility: The competition is open to students who have completed (or expect to complete by the end of the current academic year) a Masters qualification in Criminology, Sociology, Social Policy or another relevant discipline (including Statistics) from an ESRC recognised outlet.

Full list of ESRC recognised outlets

Funding: The studentship will start in September 2013 and will include an annual maintenance stipend of £12,000 and payment of full-time fees for UK/EU candidates (and fees only equivalent for overseas students). A research allowance of £700 will also be provided. In addition, the student will be provided with a computer and funding to attend relevant national and/or international conferences.

If you have any questions regarding the scholarship please contact Professor Susan McVie for further information.

ESRC studentships in Socio-Legal Studies/Criminology are available at the Universities of Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Strathclyde.

Interested applicants should apply directly to the university where they believe their research interests are best represented in staff research activity. Awards will be allocated competitively by the governance committee representing the five universities. Students will work together with others from across Scotland and have rich opportunities to develop their interdisciplinary networks and expertise.

Candidates may apply for two types of studentships:

1. 1+3 awards: Students will be funded for a one year MRes or MSc, with an emphasis on research methods, followed by three years of PhD research. (These awards are available at the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow or Stirling).

2. +3 awards: Students who can demonstrate that they already have sufficient training in research methods will be funded for three years of research on a topic of their choosing. (These awards are available at all five universities).

Eligibility: The competition is open to (a) UK and EU students who have completed (or expect to complete by the end of the current academic year a Masters qualification in Socio-Legal Studies or Criminology or in a related discipline (e.g., Law, Sociology) from an ESRC recognised outlet (list at http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/guidance/postgraduates/index.aspx) and (b) UK and EU students planning to undertake such a Masters qualification followed by a doctorate.

Funding: Studentships will cover maintenance and fees for UK candidates, or fees only for EU candidates, starting from autumn 2013.

For details of how to apply please consult the Scottish Graduate School website: http://www.socsciscotland.ac.uk/studentships/applying_for_the_pathway,_aqm_and_open_competitions. You will then need to make contact with the designated pathway representative at the institution of your choice. Applicants will also need to submit an application for admission to the university in question – please note that deadlines for submission may differ in different institutions so check the details carefully.

Information about PhD programmes, including areas of supervision and how to apply can be found at:

Dundee: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/law/research/research_degrees.php

Glasgow: http://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/socialsciences/graduateschool/

Stirling: http://www.stir.ac.uk/postgraduate

Strathclyde: http://www.strath.ac.uk/ls-pgr/ 

Please contact Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne (Niamh.Nicshuibhne@ed.ac.uk) for further information.

New for 2013. The Scholarship is offered by the School of Law in memory of the late John Usher, who, among other prestigious appointments, held the Salvesen Chair of European Institutions here at the Law School from 1995-2004. During his time at Edinburgh, John also acted as Director of the interdisciplinary Europa Institute research centre and served two three-year terms as Dean of the Faculty of Law and Head of the School of Law respectively. John Usher was a pioneer in the study of the EU regulation underpinning the single market in financial services and the law of European Monetary Union.

The topic of your PhD research must be forward-looking and focus on the broad framework of the following themes:

• Institutions of the European Monetary Union
• European Banking Union
• European Fiscal Union
• EU Financial Services Regulation

About the award:

The successful candidate will receive funding to cover full-time fees for three years (Home/EU level) (or the equivalent thereof) but additionally, the candidate will also receive a study grant of £500 each year.

The scholarship will be awarded on the academic merit of the application and PhD proposal.

Please contact Professor Niamh Nic Shuibhne (Niamh.Nicshuibhne@ed.ac.uk) for further information.

Edinburgh Law School is pleased to be able to offer ten Tercentenary Awards for Excellence of £1,000 towards tuition fees in any LLM or MSc programme offered by the School, starting in September 2013 (including distance learning programmes, and also the MSc in European Union Politics and Law and the MSc in Global Crime, Justice and Security, both of which are offered jointly with the School of Social and Political Studies).

Completed application forms should be emailed to pg.law@ed.ac.uk by that date. Please submit only a single application form but state clearly on the form itself which awards you wish to be considered for.

Download an application form here:

The deadline for these awards is 30 April 2013.

Edinburgh Law School will offer one scholarship to a full-time candidate for the LLM in Legal Research or the LLM in History and Philosophy of Law in 2013/14, which will cover fees at the Home/EU rate.

Completed application forms should be emailed to pg.law@ed.ac.uk by that date. Please submit only a single application form but state clearly on the form itself which awards you wish to be considered for.

Download an application form here:

The deadline for this award is 30 April 2013.

The College Research Student Awards scheme is designed to attract high quality students applying for PhD research.

There are two types of award being offered, each tenable for 3 years subject to satisfactory progress. Applicants are automatically considered for both awards.

The College Studentships pay fees at the Home/EU rate, a stipend of £12,000 per year and a research expenses allowance of £440 per annum.  Applicants who are unsuccessful in obtaining a College Studentship are automatically considered for a College Scholarship.

College Scholarships pay fees at the Home/EU rate and a research expenses allowance of £440 per annum.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD YOU MUST HAVE APPLIED BEFORE 1 FEBRUARY 2013

Read more about eligibility for these awards and how to apply

The University of Edinburgh will offer 6 Master's scholarships for eligible distance learning Master's programmes offered by the University. Each scholarship will have a total value of £5,000 which will be deducted from the tuition fee for the entire part-time programme of study.

The deadline for these awards is 31 May 2013.

Read more about eligibility for this award and how to apply

The School of Law is pleased to be able to offer a range of Studentship and Scholarship support for students commencing their studies in the 2013/2014 academic session. These awards are in addition to the University and College awards, listed elsewhere on this page, which are also available to students studying for a PhD in the School.

School of Law Scholarships 2013/2014

-Two awards of fees at the Home/EU rate only

Applicants must complete the school's application form to indicate that they wish to be considered for this award

Deadline for these applications is 31 May 2013 and completed forms should be emailed to pg.law@ed.ac.uk.

Formed in 1996 for the advancement of legal education, the Edinburgh Legal Education Trust is offering two scholarships for Law students commencing their studies in September 2013.  Funding is available for one PhD scholarship and one LLM by Research scholarship in Scots Private Law.  

The deadline for this award is 6 May 2013.

Read more about the LLM by Research scholarship for research in Scots private law 

Read more about the PhD scholarship for research in Scots law 

Applicants must complete the school's scholarship application form

Completed application forms should be returned either electronically (pg.law@ed.ac.uk) or by post (Postgraduate Office, School of Law, The University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL).

The University of Edinburgh will offer a number of PhD scholarships for students starting their PhD research at the University in the 2013/2014 academic session. The awards are open to UK, EU and overseas students undertaking a research degree and may be held in any field of study. Applicants must have already applied for admission to a full-time PhD research programme of study at the University.

In order to attract the best and brightest PhD students, the University of Edinburgh seeks to offer not only unparalleled research facilities and superb supervision, but also to provide development opportunities which will support our research students as they progress beyond their PhD, through an innovative programme of integrated research, training and career development.

This exciting new scholarship scheme provides a valuable opportunity for postgraduate research students to undertake a package of training and development which will help them to develop the necessary skills required to meet their career choices, and offer them a breadth of development opportunities in areas such as teaching, public engagement, entrepreneurship, and research.

Each scholarship covers the UK/EU rate of tuition fee as well as a stipend which in year 1 is expected to be £14,000. Subject to satisfactory progress, the awards are tenable for up to three years.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD YOU MUST HAVE APPLIED BEFORE 1 FEBRUARY 2013

Click here for more information about the award and how to apply

The School of Law is pleased to announce one award for a PhD student commencing their studies in the 2013/14 academic session. These awards are only available to Home/EU students.

Applicants are advised that they must have applied via the University online applications system (EUCLID) to be considered for an AHRC award.

To download a copy of the School application form please click here . Applications must include a research proposal of around 1,500 words in length and two academic references.

Applications for this award will close on 30 April 2013.

Applications may be submitted either by post (Postgraduate Office, School of Law, The University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL) or electronically (pg.law@ed.ac.uk).

Applications will be short-listed and selected by panels in the relevant subject areas and then checked by the University AHRC panel. The School of Law will then contact applicants to let them know if they have been successful in their application.

Click here for further information about how to write a research proposal:

Click here to visit the AHRC webpage for further information about this scholarship

stating that they wish to be considered for nomination for an ESRC scholarship.  This email should be accompanied by a research proposal of around 1500 words, along with a completed cover sheet (download here) and equal opportunities form (download here ).
 
Guidance on writing a research proposal can be found in this document. The proposal should include the title of your proposed research and an identification of the research problem in the context of the existing research literature, along with detail of the methods which will be used to research the problem identified. Candidates are advised to discuss their research proposal with a relevant member of academic staff in the School of Law prior to submission. This discussion may include review of a draft proposal.

Binks Trust Scholarships for the LLM in European Law

The Binks Trust awards cover fees (at the Home/EU level) for the LLM in European Law, and are accompanied by a £500 study support grant (to assist with, for example, the purchase of books, printing costs, photocopying costs, or other related learning costs). The award will be available to graduates who have an outstanding academic record in law; preference will be given to candidates who are ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom (minimum of three years preceding application).

Applicants must complete the school's scholarship application form to indicate that they wish to be considered for this award.

Please email your completed form to pg.law@ed.ac.uk.

The deadline for these awards is 30 April 2013.

Africa LLM/MSc Tercentenary Scholarship

The Africa LLM/MSc Tercentenary Scholarship is open to all African students who have applied to an on-campus LLM or the on-campus MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Edinburgh Law School.

One scholarship will be available each academic year until 2013/2014.

The award is open to all suitably qualified African applicants; however, the 2013/2014 scholarship is particularly aimed at applicants who are citizens of (and normally resident in) Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa or Swaziland.  If no suitable application is received from these countries, the scholarship will pass to the next most suitable applicant. The award will be made solely on academic merit.

The scholarship will cover the costs of postgraduate tuition fees for one academic year. The successful applicant will also be given a partial maintenance grant (£7000) to help fund their studies at the University of Edinburgh. The maintenance grant will not cover the full costs of studying at the University and applicants should ensure they have sufficient financial support to complete their studies.

More detailed information can be obtained by emailing pg.law@ed.ac.uk.

Applicants must complete the school's scholarship application form to indicate that they wish to be considered for this award.  Completed forms should be emailed to pg.law@ed.ac.uk.

Applications for postgraduate programmes must be made in parallel through the normal University application route.

The deadline for this award is 30 April 2013.

UK/EU Master's Scholarships

Twelve scholarships are available to UK and EU students already accepted to a full-time Master's degree programmes in any subject offered by the University.

The scholarships will cover the UK/EU tuition fees up to £5,750. This amount is deducted from the tuition fee and is tenable for one academic year.

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit with candidates requiring a first-class or upper second-class (2:1) honours degree from a UK university or overseas equivalent.

The closing date for this award is 1 May 2013.

Read more about this award and find out how to apply

Edinburgh Global Master's Scholarships

The University of Edinburgh will offer 40 Master's scholarships for postgraduate study in any subject offered by the University for the 2013/2014 academic session.

Fifteen scholarships will have a value of £5,000 each, while a further twenty-five scholarships will have a value of £3,000 each. These scholarships will be tenable for one academic year and will be deducted from tuition fees.

Read more about this award and find out how to apply 

Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships

At least 30 Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships will be awarded for session 2012-2013.

Each award covers the difference between the tuition fee for a UK/EU graduate student and that chargeable to an overseas graduate student. The awards do not cover maintenance expenses. Subject to satisfactory progress, the awards are tenable for up to three years.

The awards are open to overseas students undertaking a research degree and may be held in any field of study. Applicants must be liable to pay tuition fees at the rate applicable to overseas students and must have already applied for admission to a full-time PhD research programme of study or currently be pursuing such a programme.

In order to be eligible for this award you must apply online by 1 February 2013

Non-University of Edinburgh Funding Opportunities

We understand that finding and securing relevant funding is important to help you through your studies and we hope that as a University we can help provide you with the funds you need. However in the cases where we can't, we would like to help you find other opportunities that maybe suitable. Below you can find links to other funding sources that may be suitable for your funding needs.

• LLM Study.com - Find out how to make an application for LLMstudy.com’s Annual Global Bursaries worth £500 each