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A leading financier and his wife have pledged their support for a new historical centre at the University of Edinburgh, which will study the influence of Scots abroad.
Investment fund manager Alan McFarlane and his wife, Anne, have donated £1million to the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies, to support two PhD scholarships in perpetuity and provide 10 undergraduate access bursaries to help students in financial need. The gift is believed to be the largest private donation to a history-related project at a British University. The McFarlanes are both Edinburgh graduates.
Scholarships
The two PhD scholarships will cover UK/EU tuition fees and a maintenance allowance for three year periods of study. Awards are made on a three yearly cycle. One award is available for September 2010 entry.
Eligible Candidates
Applicants for these awards must be able to demonstrate the relevance of their proposed project to the history of Scottish emigration and/or the impact of Scottish mobility on overseas countries.Proposals may focus on any period from the medieval centuries to recent times.Successful applicants will become members of the proposed Scottish Centre of Diaspora Studies which is to be directed by Professor Tom Devine.
Informal enquiries about these awards can be made to Professor Devine, Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography, 0131 650 4029 0131 650 4029 or email.
Contact us
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Graduate School Office
The University of Edinburgh
William Robertson Building
Room 133
50 George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9JY
Tel: +44 (0) 131 650 9948 +44 (0) 131 650 9948
Fax: +44 (0) 131 651 3070
E-mail: pg.shc@ed.ac.uk
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
A leading financier and his wife have pledged their support for a new historical centre at the University of Edinburgh, which will study the influence of Scots abroad.
Investment fund manager Alan McFarlane and his wife, Anne, have donated £1million to the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies, to support two PhD scholarships in perpetuity and provide 10 undergraduate access bursaries to help students in financial need. The gift is believed to be the largest private donation to a history-related project at a British University. The McFarlanes are both Edinburgh graduates.
Scholarships
The two PhD scholarships will cover UK/EU tuition fees and a maintenance allowance for three year periods of study. Awards are made on a three yearly cycle. One award is available for September 2010 entry.
Eligible Candidates
Applicants for these awards must be able to demonstrate the relevance of their proposed project to the history of Scottish emigration and/or the impact of Scottish mobility on overseas countries.Proposals may focus on any period from the medieval centuries to recent times.Successful applicants will become members of the proposed Scottish Centre of Diaspora Studies which is to be directed by Professor Tom Devine.
Informal enquiries about these awards can be made to Professor Devine, Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography, 0131 650 4029 0131 650 4029 or email.
Contact us
School of History, Classics and Archaeology
Graduate School Office
The University of Edinburgh
William Robertson Building
Room 133
50 George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9JY
Tel: +44 (0) 131 650 9948 +44 (0) 131 650 9948
Fax: +44 (0) 131 651 3070
E-mail: pg.shc@ed.ac.uk
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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