Kanji Swami MPhil/PhD Scholarship

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Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by a Selection Panel consisting 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, and other relevant information

Application requirement details:

Full-time MPhil / PhD (new admissions only) in the following fields of Jaina Studies: Kanji Swami Studies, Digambara Jaina Studies (with or without relevant languages), at the Department of History, Religions and Philosophies.

Study level you are applying for: Doctorate

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.

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:
• Digambara Jaina Studies
• Jaina Philosophy
• The scholarship is open to UK, EU and overseas full-time students