University of Edinburgh Business School PhD Scholarships for International Students in UK, 2017
University of Edinburgh Business School is offering up to three PhD scholarships for UK and international students. Scholarships are offered per year in Accounting and/or Finance.University offers a number of general and subject-specific funding schemes. The aim of the scholarships is to attract the best and most motivated people to Edinburgh.
The University of Edinburgh is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland’s ancient universities. The University’s mission is the creation, dissemination and curation of knowledge.
An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of at least 7.0 overall or the equivalent from approved list of certificates.
Degree Level: Scholarships are offered for pursuing PhD programme.
Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded in Accounting and Finance.
The major areas of interest in current staff research are as follows:
Accounting:
Accounting for charities
Accounting and consumer society
Accounting narratives
Accounting and popular culture
Accounting regulation
Accounting, strategy, and information technologies
Financial accounting
Healthcare and social care accounting and accountability
History of accounting and calculative practices
Management accounting, governance and control
Management controls for major programmes & projects
Market-based accounting research
Social studies of accounting and accountability
The accounting profession
Business and climate change:
Benchmarking carbon performance
Carbon accounting
Carbon markets & low carbon investment
Risk management
Finance:
Banking
Behavioural finance
Capital market anomalies
Corporate finance
Corporate governance
Corporate pension risk analysis
Econometrics of financial markets
Empirical asset pricing
Equity valuation
Energy finance
Institutional setting forIPO markets and underpricing of IPOs
Market microstructure; high frequency trading
Scholarship benefits: Scholarships of value £14,500 + tuition fees (UK/EU and overseas).
Eligibility: The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:
A postgraduate master’s degree from an accredited institution in the UK or overseas with evidence of above-average academic achievement (more than 65% overall in your Masters) and a postgraduate master’s dissertation with distinction (UK equivalent). MBA or master’s students without a dissertation are welcome to apply and should provide evidence of distinction level (UK equivalent). Your official transcript and grading scheme must be provided when you submit your application.
An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of at least 7.0 overall, or the equivalent from ourapproved list of certificates.
Eligible Nationality: UK and international students can apply for these scholarships.
Application Procedure: You must submit your online application for the PhD programme by the scholarship closing date.
Your personal statement in the online application will be considered as your scholarship application.
Application Form
Application Deadline: Scholarship application deadline is April 17th, 2017.
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