The Fennell Doctoral Scholarship

Applications for the scholarship are invited from candidates engaged in the history of the Americas for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Award

The three-and-a-half year Fennell Doctoral Scholarship will support a new PhD scholar to explore the history of the ‘Americas’. The scholarship will cover full fees (UK or overseas) as well as provide an annual stipend at the standard UKRI rate (rate for 2023-2024 to be announced, but the equivalent for 2022-2023 was £17,668) for three-and-a-half years.

For more information on how to apply, please see the link below.

Eligibility

Applicants for these awards must be engaged in research in the history of the Americas and also:

  • hold a UK 2.1 or first class honours undergraduate degree (or overseas equivalent) in a relevant field
  • demonstrate an equally high standard of academic performance in a postgraduate master’s degree in a relevant field, or be on course to do so

Informal enquiries about the awards can be made to Professor Frank Cogliano

Applying

Applications for this scholarship are no longer being accepted as the deadline date of the 21st of March 2023 has now passed. 

Frequently Asked Questions

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Notification

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their applications by May 2023.  We reserve the right not to make an award in the event that no suitable applications are received. 

Contact

If you have a question which has not been answered above, please email the HCA Postgraduate Research Office (hca-pgr@ed.ac.uk).