Funding for study in London!

FUNDING FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDY ON
LATIN AMERICA, THE UNITED STATES AND THE CARIBBEAN

The Institute for the Study of the Americas (University of London) is now calling for applications from well-qualified candidates for its postgraduate degrees.

The following funding opportunities are available for students wishing to study one of the degrees below:

• AHRC studentships, for students with a history focus (deadline 8 March 2010)
• School of Advanced Study Studentships (deadline 8 March if also applying for an AHRC award, or 12 April 2010 if only applying for a SAS Studentship)
• Institute bursaries (deadline 24 May 2010)

For more details about funding opportunities go to: www.americas.sas.ac.uk/postgraduate_study/grants.htm

Degrees on offer:

• MA in Caribbean and Latin American Studies
• MA in Latin American Studies
• MSc in Globalisation and Latin American Development
• MSc in Latin American Politics
• MSc in Latin American Studies (Development)
• MA in United States Studies
• MSc in US Foreign Policy
• MSc in US Politics and Contemporary History
• MA in Comparative American Studies
• Research degrees (MPhil/PhD)

Reasons to study at the Institute for the Study of the Americas:

• We are the only postgraduate centre in Europe to offer degrees on comparative Americas as well as each sector of the hemisphere.
• We were the only American studies department in the UK to be awarded the top rating of 5* in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).
• We offer the largest Latin American programme in the UK.
• Our academic staff are world leaders in their specialist fields.
• Our students have access to over 3 million volumes in the library collections of the University of London. More information about the Library.
• We offer an unequalled programme of events presenting current research in the field, with free entry to our students. Information about forthcoming events.
• We publish highly topical research in-house and through Palgrave Macmillan. Information about publications.
• See our frequently asked questions and quality assurance information for more details.

Further information
For more details of postgraduate study at the Institute, please see www.americas.sas.ac.uk/postgraduate_study.htm or
contact the School of Advanced Study Registry by emailing sas.registry@sas.ac.uk or calling +44 (0)20 7862 8662 or 8661

The Institute for the Study of the Americas is a member-institute of the University of London’s School of Advanced Study.