PhD Scholarships in Accounting and Finance at University of Edinburgh in UK, 2015

PhD Scholarships in Accounting and Finance at University of Edinburgh in UK, 2015

University of Edinburgh is offering PhD Scholarships for overseas students. Up to three PhD scholarships are offered per year in Accounting and/or Finance. Applicants must have Masters Degree from an accredited university in the UK or overseas, with evidence of above-average academic achievement. Up to three PhD scholarships are offered for three years. The application deadline is 1 May 2015.

Study Subject(s): Scholarships are offered in Accounting and/or Finance.

The major areas of interest in current staff research are as follows: Accounting: Accounting and consumer society, Accounting regulation, Accounting, strategy, and information technologies, Carbon accounting, Financial accounting, Healthcare and social care accounting and accountability, History of accounting and calculative practices, Management accounting, Market-based accounting research, Social studies of accounting and accountability, The accounting profession. Finance: Banking, Behavioral finance, Capital market anomalies, Carbon markets and low-carbon investment, Corporate finance, Corporate governance, Corporate pension risk analysis, Econometrics of financial markets, Empirical asset pricing, Institutional setting for IPO markets and under pricing of IPOs

Course Level: Scholarships are offered for PhD level of study.

Scholarship Provider: University of Edinburgh, UK

Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility: A Masters degree from an accredited university in the UK or overseas, with evidence of above-average academic achievement (more than 65% overall in your Masters) and the ability to undertake independent research (MSc dissertation at distinction level).

-Applicants with a First or 2:1 Bachelors degree will be considered if they have an outstanding research proposal and prior support from a prospective supervisor in the Business School. In such an instance, you must contact an appropriate supervisor before applying.

-An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of at least 7.0 overall, or the equivalent from our approved list of certificates

-Successful applicants will be expected to contribute to our teaching programmes during their second and third years of the scholarship.

Scholarship Open for International Students: EU/Overseas students are eligible to apply for the scholarship programme.

PhD Scholarships in Accounting and Finance

Scholarship Description: The PhD can be studied over three years full-time or six years part-time. Students are encouraged to present papers at conferences. Students are encouraged to submit articles for publication in refereed journals. The School has links with other schools in the University allowing students with cross-disciplinary interests to find expertise, support, and supervision.

Number of award(s): Up to three PhD scholarships are offered per year.

Duration of award(s): The award will be awarded for three years.

What does it cover? The award will be for three years, subject to satisfactory progress, at the following rates:

-European Union candidates: standard EU tuition fee plus maintenance fee of £14,000 per year

-Non-European Union candidates: standard non-EU tuition fee plus maintenance fee of £14,000 per year

Selection criteria: Not Known

Notification: Recipients of the scholarships are usually announced approximately 15 May.

How to Apply: To apply for this scheme, please use the University’s online EUCLID application system. Applicants should send their documents to the Research and PhD Support Team via e-mail. In addition to the application form applicants should supply:

A letter explaining:

-their reasons for applying,

-why they are the ideal person to receive a scholarship,

-A research plan,

-Their CV,

-Two academic referees

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 1 May 2015.