Reporter 8/11/01: Peterhouse

Peterhouse

RESEARCH STUDENTSHIPS

The Governing Body of Peterhouse offers annually a number of Research Studentships, open to men or women who will not normally have been undergraduate members of the College; if candidates of sufficient merit present themselves, elections into not more than three Studentships may take place in July 2002.

Candidates should be under twenty-five years of age on 1 December 2002. Prospective candidates over this age limit should write to the Senior Tutor explaining why they believe that their candidature should be considered; in certain circumstances (e.g. where an applicant's academic career has been unavoidably interrupted) allowances may be made. Candidates must be graduates of a University in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; if not graduates they should have graduated by August 2002. They must intend to be candidates for the degree of Ph.D. in the University of Cambridge. Tenure of a Studentship is subject to the condition that the elected Student be accepted by the Board of Graduate Studies. Application to the Board is made through the Cambridge Intercollegiate Graduate Application Scheme (CIGAS).

Application forms for the Studentships may be obtained from the Senior Tutor, Peterhouse, Cambridge, CB2 1RD, England. Studentship applications, together with a curriculum vitae, must reach the Senior Tutor not later than 1 April 2002. CIGAS application forms, together with the Graduate Studies Prospectus, may be obtained from the Board of Graduate Studies, 4 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RZ, England.

In awarding the Studentships, first consideration will be given to candidates who nominate Peterhouse as their College of first preference in CIGAS Form A. Studentships may only be held at Peterhouse.

Studentships will only be awarded to candidates subject to their obtaining satisfactory results in their final degree examinations.

An elected Student will be required to come into residence in October 2002. The Studentships are subject to reviews of diligence and progress and are renewable annually for up to a maximum of three years total tenure.

The value of a Studentship will be determined after considering a successful candidate's income from other Studentships or similar sources. A Student without other emoluments of this kind receives a maintenance award set at the value recommended by the Board of Graduate Studies for a home, or an overseas, or EU registered Graduate Student as appropriate. The sum paid in the academical year 2000-01 was £6,248. A Peterhouse research student without other income as described also receives direct payment of certain approved fees by the College on the Student's behalf. The Studentship is thus generally sufficient to cover all fees and basic living expenses.

These awards are for study at Peterhouse only.

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