Kanji Swami MPhil/PhD Scholarship
Deadline: 2 April 2022
The Centre of Jaina Studies offers 1 fully funded MPhil/PhD scholarship in the study of the Digambara Jaina Tradition preferably with focus on Kanji Swami. The scholarship is generously funded by the Kanji Swami society. The Kanji Swami MPhil/PhD Scholarship will contribute to fees and living costs and is paid for 3 years.
The Centre of Jaina Studies would like to cast the net widely and invites students who approach Jaina Studies from different disciplinary backgrounds, for example, historical, philosophical, anthropological or from within the study of religions to apply.
Eligible Programmes
● Full-time MPhil / PhD (new admissions only, starting in September 2022) in the following fields of Jaina Studies, i) Kanji Swami Studies, ii) Digambara Jaina Studies (with or without relevant languages), at the Department of History, Religions and Philosophies.
Candidate Criteria
● Applicants for the MPhil/PhD scholarships must possess or expect to be awarded a masters degree with Distinction mark or equivalent. Applicants with a non-UK masters degree must be in the top rank of their cohort as evidenced by references and transcripts.
● Applicants for the MPhil/PhD scholarships must have demonstrated in the research proposal of their application for admission that their research is in one of the following subject areas: i) Digambara Jaina Studies ii) Jaina Philosophy.
● The scholarship is open to UK, EU and overseas full time students.
● In order to be considered for the MPhil/PhD scholarship, applicants must have an offer of admission for a PhD or MPhil at SOAS by 2 April 2022. It is expected that the selection will start at the end of May.
● Applicants must meet the English language condition of their offer of admission to study at SOAS as soon as possible but no later than 1 June 2022. If your offer is conditional on English, please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirements as soon as possible.
Candidate Assessment
● Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by a Selection Panel consisting of three academic members of the Centre of Jaina Studies at SOAS.
● The assessment will be based on the information in your application. Selectors will be looking at degree results, academic references, statement of intent and full research proposal for MPhil/PhD applicants, and other relevant information.
Notification of Results
Successful candidates will be notified not later than by the end of July. If you have not heard from us by the end of July, you should assume that your application was unsuccessful.
Scholarship application deadline
● Scholarship applications must be received no later than 2 April 2022.
● In order to be considered for the MPhil/PhD scholarship, you must ALSO submit a complete online application to your programme by the scholarship deadline.
● Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Scholarship Application Procedures
Applicants should follow the following steps:
● STEP 1: Apply for your programme by 2 April 2022
Applicants must submit a complete on-line application for admission and as soon as possible and no later than the studentship deadline (15:00 UK time, 2 April 2022).
Please follow this link to apply for a Research programme.
Important: Applicants for the MPhil/PhD scholarships must have demonstrated in the research proposal of their application for admission that their research is in one of the following subject areas: i) Kanji Swami, ii) Digambara Jainism.
● STEP 2: Apply for the scholarship by 2 April 2022
Please provide the following documents:
You must apply for this scholarship via the online scholarship application form, which will open on 19 February 2022.
● Kanji Swami Scholarship Form
For enquiries, please:
Email: scholarships@soas.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7074 5091/ 5094
Prof. Dr. Peter Flügel