PhD scholarship for Historical Linguistics

[Lyle Campbell]

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ANNOUNCEMENT:  seeking applications for a PhD scholarship for Historical
Linguistics

Sponsor:  Marsden grant (Royal Society of New Zealand):  How languages are
shown to be related

Location:  Dept of Linguistics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ

Supervisor:  Prof. Lyle Campbell

Terms:  $14,000 NZ per year for 3 years,  + $3,000 tuition per year.
(Student fees are $3400, meaning the recipient will personally pay only
$400 in fees.)  Preference given to New Zealand citizens and residents.
(Note that citizens of Australia, France, and Germany pay the same fees as
New Zealanders, $3400/year [that is, only $400 beyond the tuition paid by
the scholarship]; citizens of all other countries pay foreign fees,
approximately $14,000 per year [minus the $3000].)

Some detail:  This award is for the person selected to enroll in the PhD
program at the University of Canterbury, to work on a PhD dissertation
topic which will contribute to the goals of the grant.  This can include
such things as language classification, the history of how various
different language families were established, methods for comparing
languages and establishing language relationships, evaluations of attempts
to reach beyond the limitations of the comparative method, the role of
grammatical evidence in establishing language relationships, the
relationship between typology and historical linguistics, assessment of any
of a number of proposed long-range genetic relationships, and so on.

To apply:  send letter/e-mail, with some details about your education,
linguistic background and interests, possible topic(s) you would want to do
your dissertation research on, and details about how to contact you.  If
you are selected as a potential candidate, you will be asked to supply two
letters of reference.  The person selected will have to make formal
application for admission to the University's PhD program, and receipt of
the scholarship is contingent upon admission by the University.

Contact:  For more information, please contact:
Professor Lyle Campbell, Head of Department
Dept. of Linguistics
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch, New Zealand
E-mail:  l.campbell at ling.canterbury.ac.nz
Fax:   64-3-364-2969
Phone: 64-3-364-2242

Application deadline:  Dec. 15, 1999


Professor Lyle Campbell,
     Head of Department
Dept. of Linguistics
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch, New Zealand
Fax:   64-3-364-2969
Phone: 64-3-364-2242