LINCS is now offering two School of Management and Languages (SML) Scholarships and one Professorial Scholarship for the next academic year, commencing September 2015!
SML scholarships available: 2
The term of the Scholarships is three years. Successful candidates will be expected to make a contribution to activities in the Department in return for a fee-waiver, a maintenance allowance of £13,863 per annum and a research support allowance of £2,250 over the registered period of study.
We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates to develop projects relevant to key research areas across our two Research Centres:
- Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies in Scotland – postgraduate research areas
- Intercultural Research Centre – postgraduate research areas
Additionally, appropriate candidates may apply to join the International Doctoral Programme on Transformations in European Societies. Current themes of the program are: migration/ interculturality, urban society/culture, and worlds of work.
The closing date for applications is Friday 27th March 2015.
Professorial Scholarship
Public Service Interpreting: Standardizing Quality and Professionalization
Lead Supervisor: Professor Claudia Angelelli, Chair of Interpreting
Number available: 1
The term of the Scholarship is three years. The successful candidate will be expected to make a contribution to activities in the Department in return for a fee-waiver, a maintenance allowance of £13,863 per annum and a research support allowance of £2,250 over the registered period of study.
Project Outline
In multilingual societies, cross-linguistic/cultural communication is increasingly frequent, especially when it relates to accessing services. As a result of mobility, immigration, and displacement, users of services (e.g. health care, justice, education) often do not speak the same language as providers (who generally speak the societal language). When providers and users do not share a language, translators and interpreters mediate communication. Translators and interpreters vary in their abilities and qualifications, and for some language combinations or communicative settings there simply are no professional interpreters or translators. This project explores constructs of linguistic rights and linguicism by studying quality and professionalism across languages and settings.
The closing date for applications is Friday 27th March 2015.
How to apply
For both the SML Scholarships and the Professorial Scholarship please submit your application via the Heriot-Watt Online Application Portal.
Under Application Type please select ‘Research PG’ from the options. In the section Planned Programme of Study please select ‘Languages, PhD’ from the options.
Please state clearly on your application which PhD scholarship you are applying for.
Once you have completed your application, ensure that you click ‘Application is Complete’ on the checklist.
In order that your application can be processed, please ensure that all the supporting documents listed below are submitted with your application:
- RESEARCH PROPOSAL (approximately 5 – 8 pages)
The research proposal should contain as much as possible of the following: an introduction or outline of the proposed topic; a statement of objectives and/or specific research questions; a summary of some of the relevant literature which supports the research objective(s); an indication of the intended research methodology; an indication of the theoretical structure and/or conceptual outline; a provisional timetable of the major phases of the research process; results expected from the research e.g. practical value of the research or possible contributions to knowledge or policy or methodology. At this stage we are not looking for a definitive document but merely an indication that you have thought through most of the above issues.
Please note that work submitted may be subject to screening via plagiarism software. - ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS & DEGREE CERTIFICATES
Copies of full academic transcripts from all previous academic degree courses and copies of degree certificates for degrees already awarded. If you are currently pursuing a degree course please provide all available marks to date. - ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
If you have not already studied a degree programme that was taught and examined in the medium of English we require evidence of language proficiency. For IELTS: the minimum overall IELTS score is 6.5 with no score lower than 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. Further information can be found at https://www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa/knowledge-of-english - REFERENCES
If you have references available these should be submitted with your application. If they are not currently available please ensure that you provide the names and contact details, including email addresses, of two academic referees on the application form.
Candidates may also submit a Curriculum Vitae.
Closing date
The closing date for both the SML Scholarships and the Professorial Scholarship is Friday 27th March 2015.
Further Information
For further information, and if you have any queries, please contact Caroline Murray c.a.murray@hw.ac.uk
http://www.sml.hw.ac.uk/about/programmes/phd/lincs-phd-scholarships-2015.htm