Florence Hilda Yates Studentships - MLitt and MPhil

Award Summary

Two awards are available this year. One is open to ALL students, and the other is reserved for students from under-represented groups. Awards cover 100% of UK tuition fees for the MMus , MLitt  or MPhil in Music. Successful international candidates will be required to fund the difference between UK and international fees.

Overview

As one of the UK’s larger music departments, The International Centre for Music Studies  at Newcastle University sustains a distinctive and plural research culture. We are seeking candidates of the highest calibre in any of our areas of research strength, which include:

• Early music
• Ethnomusicology
• World musics
• Folk musics
• Popular musics
• Musics of the 20th and 21st centuries
• Critical and cultural musicology
• Music and Cultural policy
• Music analysis
• Composition, Performance, Improvisation, and interdisciplinary creative practice

Please see individual staff  profiles for possible supervisors and our website for further information on our research .

Number Of Awards

2

Start Date

September 2022.

Award Duration

1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.

Application Closing Date

Midnight, Sunday 24 July 2022.

Sponsor

Florence Hilda Yates endowment to ICMuS at Newcastle University.

Eligibility Criteria

Available for UK and International students.

You should hold, or expect to achieve, a minimum of 2:1 honours degree or equivalent in music or a related discipline.

International students whose first language is not English need IELTS 7.0 overall (minimum of 6.5 in all sub-skills) or equivalent.

We welcome all applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or sexuality, and encourage applications from traditionally under-represented groups in UK higher education. Eligibility criteria and evidence required are detailed on the application form.

How To Apply

You will need first to apply for a place on the MLitt or MPhil via the "Newcastle University Applicant Porta l". (N.B. do not use the "Apply to Newcastle" portal for MLitt or MPhil)

 Fields marked with a red asterisk must to be completed.

You will need to attach degree transcripts* and certificates. You will not be able to submit your application until you have submitted your degree transcript/s. If English is not your first language, upload your English language qualification when prompted by the application form.

You will need to: 

·        insert the code mus01 in the studentship/partnership reference field 

·        Yourpersonal statement (400 words) should outline: 

o  1) your preparedness to undertake your proposed research 

2) how the MMus might prepare you for doctoral research or other professional development 

3) how your research fits ICMuS

·        Please upload docx or pdf files.

·        Your research proposal (750 wordsmax) for dissertation or Major Creative Project ) should outline: 

1) the research questions your project will address 

2) the current state of the research within the field or discipline 

3) the methods you plan to use. 

2.     Complete the funding application form at https://app.geckoform.com/public/#/modern/FOEU01c3hhX9R2kI .

Contact Details

For further information email [email protected] .