JAMES WATT/SML SCHOLARSHIPS 2014-17 at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
The Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies is now offering up to five James Watt/SML Scholarships to start in the academic year 2014-15. The term of the Scholarships is three years.

Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates to develop projects relevant to the department’s research programme and its research centres (http://irc.hw.ac.uk/research/phd.html and http://www.ctiss.hw.ac.uk/research/post-grad.html)

Applications relating to “New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe” are particularly welcome http://www.irc.hw.ac.uk/research/clusters/clusters-migration/cost-phd.html

Successful candidates will be expected to make a contribution to activities in the Department in return for a fee-waiver, a maintenance allowance of £13,726 per annum and a research support allowance of £2,250 over the registered period of study.

For informal enquiries about themes relating to the “new speakers” project please contact Bernie O’Rourke at b.m.a.o’rourke(arrova)hw.ac.uk

For information on how to apply please contact Caroline Murray at c.a.murray@hw.ac.uk
Deadline for applications – 31 March 2014

Chair of COST Action New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe: Opportunities and Challenges: http://www.cost.eu/domains_actions/isch/Actions/IS1306