The Department of Politics and International Relations of the University of Leicester offers 1 PhD studentship and 1 Graduate Research Assistantship to join its research cluster on Parties, Participation and Public Opinion for a September 2015 start. Applications for both studentships are due by 19 April. One studentship focuses on Comparative Politics (broadly conceived) and the other is an assistantship focusing on Migrant Organisational Networks and jointly supervised with the Department of Mathematics as part of the Leicester Migration Network initiative.

Both studentships will pay full-time University UK/EU tuition fees for three years and include an annual stipend of £14,057. The successful applicants will also have access to a Research Training Support Grant worth £750 each year to help cover costs associated with their research work.

Further information is available here: https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/politics/postgraduate/research-degrees/research-degree-funding-opportunities-currently-available