KESS Scholarship - A challenge to the Welsh digital economy: investigating the digitisation of special collections
Aberystwyth University in association with the National Library of Wales are seeking to recruit a 1-year MPhil student to work on a project entitled:
A challenge to the Welsh digital economy: investigating the digitisation of special collections
The prospective applicant should have a minimum of a 1st or good 2:1 degree. A postgraduate relevant qualification or work experience in a relevant area such as archives, libraries and information studies or theatre studies, would be advantageous. The project is part-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) through the European Union’s Convergence programme administered by the Welsh Assembly Government. KESS PhD scholarships are collaborative awards with external partners (in this case, the National Library of Wales).To apply, please submit the following:
1. To Lucy Tedd (lat@aber.ac.uk) by the 18th of November 2010: send a completed KESS application form (put the reference number AU20003 in the top right hand box of the application form), the names of two personal referees, an up to date CV and a proposal (see below in 2). KESS application forms are available to download at the links below.
2. To the Postgraduate Admissions Office by 18th November 2010: A Research Programme Application Form, two references (which may be the same as the above) and an MPhil proposal of up to 1,000 words where you expand on your experience and interests and describe why you are a good candidate for this research studentship. Please refer to the Project Description at the link below. Application and reference forms may be downloaded from http://www.aber.ac.uk/pga/web/apply.htm
Value of Award: A stipend of £9,000. Each scholarship has an additional budget of up to £5,200p.a. for travel, equipment/consumables and training to support your research. KESS MPhil Scholarship holders do not pay fees.
Length: Full-time for 1 year. (Theses must be submitted 6 months after the funded year of study). Starting date 1 January 2011.
Training: It is compulsory for each KESS scholar to achieve a 30 credit Postgraduate Skills Development Award (PSDA) in addition to the MPhil.
Eligibility: To be eligible to apply for a KESS award, you must be resident, upon application, in the Convergence Area of Wales and you must be able to take paid employment in the Convergence area on completion of the scholarship.
The Convergence Area means the following counties of Wales:
Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Caerphilly, Torfaen
Interviews will be held Monday 29th November
Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Amy Staniforth at mws@aber.ac.uk or 01970 622024
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