Applications have commenced for the Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentships in UK. These awards are aimed at UK-registered students and Commonwealth students in other countries.
The studentships are funded by The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and the journal’s publisher, Routledge, in association with the ACU. It provide support for research projects within the provider’s fields of interest.
The proposed research project must fulfil at least one of the criteria below:
1. Relate to the Commonwealth as a whole or to any Commonwealth-wide institution or organization
2. Have a strong Commonwealth comparative aspect
3. Be of relevance to a Commonwealth country other than the UK
For example, a research project comparing LGBT rights in South Africa and Uganda would be eligible, as would a project on the reform of colonial-era anti-LGBT legislation in India, but a project on the role of Stonewall in advocating for LGBT rights in the UK would not.
Applications are welcomed from a broad range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, but preference may be given to disciplines usually covered by the Round Table journal, including (but not exclusively)
- politics
- international relations
- economics
- international history
- geography
- law
- development studies and
- area studies.
What does the studentship cover?
The studentships is worth GBP 5,500 each.
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Eligibility
The first studentship is open to registered PhD students from UK universities, although not necessarily UK citizens.
The second is open to registered PhD students from ACU member universities in Commonwealth counties other than the UK, and to Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarship alumni who are PhD students at any Commonwealth university outside the UK.
How to apply
Please apply through the ACU portal.
Deadline
Applications close on: Friday 28 July 2023
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