School of Arts, Languages and Cultures PhD Studentship In Japanese Studies 2025 Entry

• Tuition fees
• An annual maintenance stipend (£19,237 per annum for 2024/25)

+3.5 - covering a full postgraduate research programme

Please note that existing postgraduate research students cannot be considered for this funding.

3.5 years full-time or 7 years part-time.

One award for 2025 entry only

You must meet the academic requirements of PhD Japanese Studies:

• Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and 
• Master's degree in a relevant subject - with an overall average of 65% or above, a minimum mark of 65% in your dissertation and no mark below 55% (or overseas equivalent) 

The Scholarship is awarded for PhD research in the study of religion in Japan. Preference will be given to proposal addressing the following topics:

• Religion and emotion
• Religious minorities

Fluency (oral and written) in Japanese is required.

You must submit your online application for a place on your chosen Postgraduate Research programme by 13 January 2025. This is to ensure you hold an offer of a place by the time the school committee make their selection.

Section 9 of the application asks for your funding intentions. In this section, you should detail fully all the competitions in which you would like to be considered. There is no limit to the number of competitions you may enter, but all must be detailed in your online application form to ensure you are included. Please add a funding source, and populate the fields as below:

• Type of Funding: Uni of Manchester Scheme
• Awarding Body (free text): Studentship in Japanese Studies
• Status of Funding: Intend to Apply

Please note that there is no separate funding application form for the Studentship in Japanese Studies. All decisions are based on the online programme application and supporting documents.

Your full online application must include:

• A 1,500 word  PhD research proposal
• A copy of your Bachelor's and Master's academic transcript and certificate. If your Master's degree is pending, please provide an interim transcript.
• An up-to-date academic CV summarising your academic record, employment history, publications and highlighting experience demonstrating your research potential.
• The names of two academic referees, including one from your most recent institution. Your referees will be contacted directly via the Referee Portal following the submission of your application form.
• A certificate or evidence demonstrating your English language ability and proficiency.

• Academic merit and preparedness for research
• Quality and feasibility of research proposal
• Consideration of ethical responsibility

School of School of Arts, Languages and Cultures Postgraduate Research Committee (PGRC).

Your complete online application for your preferred PhD programme must be submitted by  13 January 2025.

Please note that this is a strict deadline and late or incomplete applications will not be included in the competition.

We expect to communicate the outcome to applicants by 30 May 2025.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide feedback on individual applications, as outcomes are determined by independent panels.

Offers of funding are not deferrable. If you cannot start your programme by the date mentioned in your studentship offer letter, the award will be withdrawn.