St John's College proposes to award a Luisa Aldobrandini Studentship to enable a student from one of the universities of Rome to undertake postgraduate study in the University, commencing in October 2009. The successful applicant will be selected from those who have obtained a place at St John's College to read for the M.Phil. or Ph.D. Degree.
To be eligible for the Studentship to be awarded from October 2009, a candidate must have obtained or obtain the Laurea from one of the universities in Rome (Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza', Università degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata', Università degli Studi di Roma 'Roma III' and Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli in Roma) between 1 October 2007 and 1 October 2009.
The Studentship will be tenable for the duration of the student's course up to a maximum of three years and will comprise (a) a maintenance grant of at least £10,000 a year; and (b) approved College and University fees. The value of any Studentship awarded will be reduced appropriately to take account of any payment from other sources.
There is no separate application form for this Studentship. Candidates should apply to the University through the University's Board of Graduate Studies for admission as a graduate student, specifying St John's as their first choice of College. The graduate application form can be downloaded from the Board's website (http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/gradstud/). However, candidates who would prefer to receive a paper copy of the graduate application form and the Graduate Studies Prospectus should send an email to graduate-admissions@joh.cam.ac.uk, giving their postal address. The papers of those who are accepted by the relevant University Department will be passed on to St John's who will then consider the candidate for a place in the College. All eligible candidates who by 1 May 2009 have been made a conditional offer by St John's to read for the M.Phil. or Ph.D. Degree starting in October 2009 will be considered for the Luisa Aldobrandini Studentship. The successful candidate will be notified by the end of June 2009.
In view of the delays that can occur as a result of sometimes lengthy selection processes in the University Departments it is suggested that candidates for the Luisa Aldobrandini Studentship ensure that their graduate application forms reach the Board of Graduate Studies by 31 December 2008. Candidates whose forms are submitted after that date will be considered if their forms reach the College in time.
The following fully-funded Scholarships are available at St John's College for the academical year 2009-10:
Benefactors' Scholarships for Research
The Craik Scholarship
The J. C. Hall Scholarship
The Paskin Scholarship
The Pelling Scholarship
Full details can be found on the St John's College website (http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/proxyadmissions/graduate_admissions/finances/scholarships/).