The Governing Body of Peterhouse offers annually a number of Research Studentships, open to men or women; if candidates of sufficient merit present themselves, elections into not more than three Studentships may take place in July 2010.
Candidates should have applied to the University of Cambridge Board of Graduate Studies to start study for the degree of Ph.D. Candidates must be graduates of a University in the United Kingdom or elsewhere: if not graduates they should have graduated by August 2010. 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 Graduate Admission and Scholarship Application Form.
Application forms for Studentships can be found on the Peterhouse website http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk or 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 2010. Graduate Admission and Scholarship Application Forms together with the Graduate Studies Prospectus, may be obtained from the Board of Graduate Studies, 4 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RZ.
In awarding Studentships, first consideration will be given to candidates who nominate Peterhouse as their College of first preference in the Graduate Admission and Scholarship Application Form. Studentships may only be held at Peterhouse. To be a candidate for the Studentships it is not necessary first to seek to migrate to Peterhouse. Successful candidates must, however, do so if they are to hold the Studentship.
Studentships will only be awarded to candidates subject to their obtaining satisfactory results in their current final degree examinations.
An elected Student will be required to come into residence in October 2010. 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 E.U. registered graduate student as appropriate. 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.