University of Sheffield offers AHRC Scholarships

AHRC Scholarships

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) supports world-class research that furthers our understanding of human culture and creativity. The University of Sheffield has been awarded substantial AHRC funding for postgraduate research scholarships across the Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences.

The University of Sheffield offers three types of AHRC award:

• Doctoral Awards – funding for full or part-time study leading to a doctoral degree (PhD). For 2013-14, we are inviting applications in the following subject areas: Librarianship, Archives, Record Management & Information Science;
  Asian Language & Culture;
  all subject areas in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities.

• Research Preparation Masters (RPM) Awards – funding for Masters courses where the focus is on advanced study and research training that is explicitly intended to provide a foundation for further research at doctoral level. For 2013-14, we are inviting RPM applications for subjects in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities.

• Professional Preparation Masters (PPM) Awards – funding for Masters courses where the focus is on the development of high-level skills and competences as a preparation for professional practice in a field relevant to the content of the course. For 2013-14, these are available in:
  Archaeology;
  Design;
  Interpreting & Translation;
  Journalism & Publishing;
  Librarianship, Archives, Record Management & Information Science.
• see: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/scholarships/ahrc