FUNDING FOR THE MSc IN MIGRATION STUDIES
Departmental Awards
One full or part Departmental Award will be available. In principle, the criteria for selection will be outstanding academic ability and citizenship of (and normal residence in) a low income country as defined by the United Nations. For further details about this scholarship, as well as other funding advice please, click here http://www.qeh.ox.ac.uk/courses/funding (scroll down to ‘Departmental Award’ section). For the MSc in Migration Studies, the Departmental Award is awarded jointly by the School of Anthropology and the Department of International Development.
There is no separate application process for the departmental award. To be considered, candidates for admission to the MSc Migration Studies should choose 'Departmental Award' in the drop-down menu in the on-line application or write 'Departmental Award' on the paper application forms.
ESRC Studentships 2012 - Migration Studies Pathway
The University of Oxford is one of 21 centres of postgraduate excellence accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as a Doctoral Training Centre. In recognition of Oxford’s research strength in interdisciplinary migration studies, based in the ESRC Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), the International Migration Institute (IMI), and the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), the ESRC has earmarked THREE ESRC studentships in the Migration Studies pathway.
These studentships are now available for entry in October 2012, and are open to Home and EU students.
There are two routes in for those applying for an ESRC Studentship: through one of our one-year taught masters (the MSc in Migration Studies or the MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies) and progressing on to a doctorate (DPhil) (termed 1+3); or directly into a DPhil on a migration-related topic (termed +3).
The MSc in Migration Studies is jointly housed in the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography (SAME) and the Oxford Department for International Development (ODID); the MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies is housed in ODID. Students from these degrees usually progress to doctorates in Development Studies or Anthropology, but sometimes they transfer to Politics and International Relations, Geography, Law, Sociology, Economics, History or another appropriate department.
Please note that the three Migration Studies pathway studentships are not intended for those taking taught masters degrees on their own. All applicants should envisage undertaking a doctorate. Successful upgrading to the doctoral programme is subject to approval by the relevant department’s DPhil Admissions Committee, and is based on your performance in the MSc programme. Equally, these studentships are intended primarily for those who plan to undertake a doctorate in Anthropology or in Development Studies. However, other disciplines may be considered, if these can be shown to be the most appropriate home for your doctoral research proposal in migration studies.
Also note that, although your doctoral supervisor may be based at one of the University's research centres, DPhil degrees are awarded by the University’s departments (such as Anthropology or International Development). You should therefore apply to a department rather than to one of the research centres. Staff at COMPAS, IMI and the RSC routinely supervise students from different departments within the University and you may wish to contact prospective supervisors in these centres before making your application.
How to apply: This is a two-stage process. In the first instance, please apply for your chosen degree using the standard online graduate application form, indicating on the form that you wish to be considered for an ESRC studentship in the Migration Studies pathway.
Note: To be considered for an ESRC studentship award, you must apply for your chosen degree by the 20 January 2012 application deadline.
Application for the ESRC funding is separate. There is no application form, but you should send: A doctoral-level proposal (3-4 pp.) containing a description of your proposed research project, the problem to be addressed, the methods to be used, and a brief timetable for your proposed research; Your curriculum vitae
If you are applying for a taught masters course progressing to a DPhil (a 1+3 studentship), you should warn your referees that, in addition to submitting references to support your application for the taught masters, they may also be approached for a statement about your suitability for doctoral work.
Your application for ESRC funding should be sent to: The Director of Graduate Studies, c/o Nicola Shepard, Postgraduate Courses Coordinator, Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB; e-mail: nicola.shepard@qeh.ox.ac.uk.
Your application for ESRC funding must reach Nicola by 12 noon on Friday 20 January 2012.
All applicants must satisfy the ESRC’s citizenship and residence requirements and are advised to acquaint themselves with relevant ESRC sources of information on these requirements directly. EU citizens are eligible for ‘fees only’ awards. For further information, please check the University’s DTC in Social Sciences website. Further information about the courses can be found on the ODID and SAME websites.
