ESRC/PIC Masters Studentship Scheme 2010-LSE-UK

Posted by sakshi on March 27, 2010

The London School of Economics and Political Science offers ESRC/PIC Masters Studentship Scheme in Population Studies for the Master’s Students for the academic year 2010/11

The Population Investigation Committee (PIC) established a scholarship fund in 1996, perceiving that UK students were having difficulty in obtaining funding for the further study of demography beyond undergraduate level. In 2009, the ESRC & the PIC entered into a funding agreement for a five-year period to enable additional scholarships to be offered under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two bodies. The aim of the scheme is to aid the recruitment & initial development of talented students in demography by contributing to student fees and maintenance costs. The ESRC has entered into the scheme to build capacity in a priority area for the Council. The ambition within the co-funding agreement is to actively increase the research capacity within Demography.

Eligibility:

Eligibility for the Scholarships is restricted to students accepted on an approved one-year Masters course with a high demographic content. The ESRC-approved eligible courses and institutions are:

1. University of Dundee: DUN04000 Department of Geography – DUN04001 – MSc Applied Population & Welfare Geography.
2. University of Liverpool: LIV10000 Department of Geography – LIV10003 – MA Research Methodology (Population Studies).
3. University of London, London School of Economics & Political Science: LSE15000 Department of Social Policy – LSE15001 – MSc Social Research Methods (Population).
4. University of London, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: LSH02000 Department of Epidemiology & Population Health – LSH02001 – MSc Demography & Health (DH) and LSH02002 – MSc Reproductive and Sexual Health Research (RSHR).
5. University of Southampton: SOT07000 Division of Social Statistics, School of Social Science – SOT07001 – MSc in Social Statistics (Research Methods Pathway) (providing a high proportion of demographic units will be undertaken), and, SOT07002 – MSc Demography.
6. Additionally, not more than two awards per year MAY be offered for the following courses which are not ESRC-approved but are approved by the PIC:
7. University of London, London School of Economics, Department of Social Policy: MSc Health, Population and Society. Department of Social Policy & DESTIN (Development Studies Institute): MSc Population and Development.
8. University of Liverpool, Department of Geography: MA Population Studies.

Award details:

The value of a scholarship in 2010 will be £15,000, to include tuition fees. An initial payment of £12,000 is made at the beginning of the academic year from which it is expected that tuition fees will be deducted. Institutions can deduct tuition fees up to the maximum agreed RCUK level. In 2009/10, this amount was £3390. The balance of £3,000 is paid in late February or early March of the following year, on receipt of a satisfactory progress report from the student’s supervisor. Awards are usually administered by the institution at which the student will be studying and maintenance may well be paid out in instalments.

How to apply:

Applications via course tutors should consist of five copies each of:

1. A completed application form.
2. Two references from persons able to confirm the student’s suitability for an award.

Application deadline:

The closing date for applications in 2010 will be 7 July 2010.

Source:

http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/PIC/scholarship.htm

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