The new Centre for Arts Doctoral Research Excellence at the University of Warwick expects to offer up to 17 fully-funded 3.5* year PhD scholarships for Home/EU students, including four Wolfson Foundation awards, commencing in the academic year 2016-17. In addition, overseas (non-EU) applicants will be considered for the University’s Chancellor’s International Scholarships scheme.
This is an opportunity for excellent graduates from across the globe to become part of a vibrant doctoral Arts and Humanities research community. CADRE scholars are offered the chance to develop an innovative approach to interdisciplinary research and tackle societal challenges from a humanities perspective. CADRE aims to equip scholars with the knowledge, skills and understanding to pursue the profession of their choice, whether in academia or in the public or private sectors; to be informed and active citizens; and to seek to apply their expertise to the major issues facing society today.
As a CADRE Scholar you will have access to the following:
- World leading interdisciplinary supervision
- A rich community of peer learning through the Arts PGR Development Exchange
- The chance to participate in the annual Arts Postgraduate Research Festival
- The chance to learn a language and spend time at a non UK archive
- A range of reading groups and seminars hosted by departments across the Faculty
- A personalised development journey, ensuring that you complete your studies having developed the essential skills to compete for an academic or non-academic position
The Faculty of Arts at Warwick provides an outstanding academic environment in which to develop your research. The faculty includes the following departments, but would also welcome proposals that take a cross disciplinary or interdisciplinary approach:
- Classics and Ancient History
- English and Comparative Literary Studies
- Film and Television Studies
- French Studies
- German Studies
- Hispanic Studies
- History
- History of Art
- Italian
- Centre for Cultural Policy Studies
- Theatre Studies
- Philosophy
- Centre for the Study of the Renaissance
The Application deadline for this year’s competition is 11:59pm (GMT) on Wednesday 13th January 2016.
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