UACES Scholarships for International Postgraduate Students

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible Countries: There is no restriction on nationality.
• Acceptable Course or Subjects: The program is available to undertake research in any area of contemporary European Studies.
• Admissible Criteria: The applicants must meet all the following criteria for both the UACES Scholarship and UACES-JMCT Scholarship :
• Students who are looking for funding to enroll in a postgraduate course are not eligible to apply
• Applicant must be a UACES Student member – note that membership of the EuroResearch email list or attendance at UACES Graduate Forum events does not constitute the membership of UACES
• Your research project must be in the ‘Contemporary European Studies’ subject area (we define ‘Contemporary’ as post-WW2, and ‘European Studies’, as typically, but not exclusively, an aspect of European Integration or related areas)
• Candidate must be a postgraduate student (typically a PhD student; possibly other postgraduate courses that have a very strong research component)
• Only the UACES Scholarship:

1. From a  BAME background AND/OR
2. Is enrolled at a university outside of Europe and North America AND/OR
3. Is studying for a PhD in a discipline not traditionally associated with UACES (e.g. anthropology, cultural studies, philosophy etc)

Offered Benefits

For 2020, UACES is offering four UACES Scholarship and two UACES-JCMT Awards of 1,500 GBP each. The award is for to pay:

• travel to and from your research destination
• accommodation at your destination
• the food at your destination
• local transport at your destination

Award funds must be used for fieldwork that occurs between 1 February 2020 and 31 July 2020, but ensure that trips will not be outside these dates otherwise visits will not be considered.

Application Process

How to Apply: Before start applying for the award program, applicants need to be a Student Member of UACES (based in any country) in order to apply for a UACES scholarship. You can become a UACES member here.

• To apply: Applicants must download the application forms and submit via email to [email protected]

1. UACES application Form
2. UACES-JMCT application Form

• Required Documents: Successful applicants will be required to submit a final report and to provide evidence that their fieldwork has taken place.
• Entry Requirements: To participate, the applicant must be a UACES Student member
• Language Requirement: Before submitting your application, check out the English language qualification that accepts by the university.