Department of English and Creative Writing
Postgraduate research studentships – Jacqueline Wilson Scholarship
The University of Roehampton is pleased to make its annual Jacqueline Wilson
Scholarship open to a general call for research topics in the field of children’s
literature. This will be awarded to a postgraduate PhD student working in the field of
children’s literature or creative writing for children. The Jacqueline Wilson Scholar will
be based in the award-winning National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature
(NCRCL) with access to the Children’s Literature Collection and archives, and will
join a lively community of researchers, writers and students. This fully funded
scholarship will cover home/EU fees of £4052 for Home/EU students and
maintenance of £16,057 p.a. in 2015/16 for 3 years full-time subject to satisfactory
progress.
The scholarship is open to new students only and preference may be given to
proposals that build on the research interests of the NCRCL. These include, but are
not limited to: philosophy; theory; historical fiction; landscape; domestic spaces;
memory; reading. Applicants are encouraged to identify potential supervisors as part
of their application.
The Department of English and Creative Writing with over 600 students and 33
academic staff, has a growing international reputation for its research and teaching
excellence. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 80% of all our
research publications were ranked as "world leading" or "internationally excellent" for
their impact. The successful candidate will become part of an active and growing
community of postgraduate scholars in a vibrant research culture, established
external collaborations with London institutions and a very good track record of
student success.
The Department is looking for candidates of the highest quality, capable of submitting
a Ph.D. thesis within 3 years. Applicants should have completed an MA degree in a
relevant subject, such as children’s literature, reading or memory, prior to the start of
the studentship. Applicants should also be able to demonstrate strong research
capabilities and fluency in spoken and written English that meets the university’s
entrance criteria for doctoral study.
The University of Roehampton is set on a beautiful, traditional campus in south-west
London. The University provides its students with exceptional facilities, high quality
teaching and a close-knit, collegiate experience. It has a diverse student body and a
cosmopolitan outlook, with students from over 130 countries.
Deadline for applications: 3rd July 2015
Interviews will be held on 8th July 2015
For further information or for informal discussion please contact Professor David
Rudd: d.rudd@roehampton.ac.uk
Application packs can be found here:
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Courses/Graduate-School/Application-Packs/
To apply, please complete a PhD Application Form and email your application, along
with transcripts and letters of reference, to pgrscholarships@roehampton.ac.uk.
Please mention in your covering email that you are applying for the Jacqueline
Wilson Scholarship.
Please visit http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Courses/Graduate-School to find out more
about postgraduate research at Roehampton. For all non-academic queries relating
to the studentships, please contact Graduate School Admissions on 020 8392 3715,
email pgrscholarships@roehampton.ac.uk