Walton Scholarships
Two scholarships of £4,500 to be awarded annually by the Department of Theology & Religious Studies to full-time graduate students in the Department. The funds have been made available from the residuary estate of Miss E. R. Walton.
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Open to full-time MA and MPhil/PhD students in the department
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If you are eligible for AHRC (or equivalent) funding, you must also apply for funding from such sources if applying for the Walton Scholarship
Details
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The aims of the Scholarships are to assist students of excellent academic calibre to continue their training beyond a first or masters degree and to attract high quality applicants to undertake MA programmes or to undertake or continue research MPhil/PhD programmes at King's College London within the Department of Theology & Religious Studies.
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The Scholarships will be awarded after open competition, and will be open to intending full time MA or research MPhil/PhD students to be registered in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies, and/or to current full time research MPhil/PhD students registered in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies.
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If eligible, applicants must have applied to the AHRC (or appropriate Research Council) for funding to study at King's College London by the appropriate deadline.
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The Scholarships will be tenable for one year of full-time study. Successful applicants will be awarded the scholarship for one year and one year only except in exceptional circumstances.
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As a condition of acceptance of the award, successful applicants will be required to complete a final report at the conclusion of the studentship.
Application procedure
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All applicants must complete the application form which must be submitted electronically to trs@kcl.ac.uk with “Walton” and the current academic year, written in the subject line of the email.
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It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the academic referee nominated in the application form submit their electronic references to the Department of Theology & Religious Studies by the deadline of 01 May of the current academic year.
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It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that the electronic application form reaches the Department of Theology & Religious Studies by the deadline of 01 May of the current academic year.
Selection procedure
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The allocation of Scholarships will be made by the Postgraduate and Research Committee (PARC) of the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at a meeting to be held as soon as practicable after the deadline.
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Candidates will be notified as soon as possible after the meeting of the decision of the Committee, which will be final.
Contact
Further details can be obtained from trs@kcl.ac.uk
Application form
Download the application form (doc)