Seven teaching scholarships are available to PhD candidates beginning courses in October 2006. Teaching scholarships offer tuition fees and a stipend for 3.5 years and a defined teaching role and training programme. They offer the chance to gain valuable teaching experience and career development at the same time as carrying out doctoral research. The teaching workload, including training, preparation and marking time, should be 90 hours per year (equivalent of a half day per week, based on a three-hour session, during term time, i.e. for 30 weeks per year).

Eligibility: Full-time PhD candidates (UK, EU and overseas) beginning courses in October 2006. Only candidates who have or expect to obtain at least a first or upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) should apply. Please note that some departments may also require a masters degree. Candidates whose first language is not English must obtain an IELTS score of 7.0 or above (or equivalent).

Value of scholarship : Tuition fee (at the home/EU rate) and a full stipend (£12,300 in 2006/7) for 3.5 years. Overseas candidates will be required to demonstrate, before the offer of an award is confirmed, that they have sufficient funds to cover the balance of the overseas tuition fee.

Availability: Teaching scholarships are available in the following departments:

• Chemistry
• History of Art
• Management
• Politics
• Psychology
• Social Policy & Social Work
• Sociology

Application procedure and deadline: Please apply using the PhD studentship application form. The application deadline is 30 April 2006. Successful candidates will be notified of the result of their application by the department concerned. Candidates who have not heard by mid July 2006 should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.