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Funding

Applications are invited for the following PhD awards. Please note that you must have accepted an offer of a place on a relevant programme before you can be considered for the awards.

AHRC Funded Bursaries

Application Process - PhD Students

This AHRC bursary is available to PhD (Theatre and Performance) applicants for 3 years covering fees and maintenance.

You cannot be considered for a studentship unless you also have been offered a place on the course, so you must submit an online application form. To do this follow directions on the How to Apply page. Your online application must be submitted no later than Wednesday 29th February. Interviews (for invited applicants only) will be helf at LICA on Wednesday 7th March 2012.

To be considered for the AHRC bursary, or any other faculty studentship in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS) at Lancaster University, download and complete the application form. The funding application form must be submitted to Jennifer Bull, LICA PG Coordinator, LICA Building, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YW no later than 12noon Monday 26th March 2012.

Terms and Conditions

AHRC Funded Bursaries - Terms and Conditions

Only UK/EU students can apply for AHRC-funded bursaries. The rate for 2011-12 was £13,590 (Doctoral); we do not yet know what the rates will be for 2012-13.

Contact

If you have any questions or for further information please contact Jennifer Bull, LICA Postgraduate Coordinator,

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. For enquiries that are academic-related please contact Professor Elaine Aston,

Faculty Scholarships

Application Process

LICA is unable to offer any PhD fees only Faculty Scholarship awards, however the Department can offer a 1+3 (MA and PhD Home/EU) fees only Faculty Scholarship for applicants wanting to take MA by Research followed by a PhD.

Contact

If you have any questions or for further information please contact Jennifer Bull, LICA Postgraduate Coordinator,

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Other Funding

University Funding Opportunities

In additional to the listed funding opportunities there are a number of full and partial bursaries offered by Lancaster University. Details of all such funding opportunities are available on the University's Postgraduate Funding Pages and in a searchable database on the Student Services website.

UK Students

Information about funding opportunities for UK students, including Professional and Career Development Loans and Government Funding, is available from the Student Based Services website.

International Students

A number of funding opportunities are available for international students through the British Council, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the Department for International Development.

Student Profile

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Theatre Studies is a very close and friendly department. We can study a wide range of subjects from directing, through experimental theatre and theatre administration, to TV drama which is fantastic for achieving a broad understanding of theatre as a whole.Quote mark
Anna Scragg,
BA (Hons) Theatre Studies, 2006
  • Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA)
  • The LICA Building, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK