Scholarships are available to support postgraduate research students commencing October 2007. Within the School, there are research degrees in the disciplines of AFRICAN STUDIES; AMERICAN AND CANADIAN STUDIES; ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL AND MODERN HISTORY; ARCHAEOLOGY; BYZANTINE, OTTOMAN AND MODERN GREEK STUDIES; CLASSICS; HISTORY OF ART AND THEOLOGY AND RELIGION.

On Wednesday 17 January 2007 at 3.00 pm Professor Shearer West, Head of the School of Historical Studies, will give a presentation to people applying for Arts and Humanities Research Council Postgraduate Studentships.

Awards are also available from the ESRC in certain subjects for linked Master's/PhD awards (1+3) or three-year PhD studentships only.

If you are interested in applying to study in the School of Historical Studies and would like to attend this meeting please contact the School of Historical Studies Postgraduate Office on 0121 414 3189 or email L.A.Robinson.1@bham.ac.uk quoting reference number HIST(J).

Details about the School and Departments are accessible on the University of Birmingham website at http://www.historical.bham.ac.uk/postgrad/index.htm

Applications for AHRC/ESRC funding must be submitted to the School of Historical Studies by 1 March 2007.

Applications for School scholarships must be submitted by 1 June 2007