Applications are invited for PhD scholarships within in the Business School at University of Hull. Four PhD scholarships are available for new students who have applied for September 2014. The scholarship will pay the equivalent of the Home/EU tuition fees. Non Home/EU students will need to pay the balance of the international tuition fee. All students, regardless of nationality, will receive a maintenance allowance of £13,590 per year, for the normal duration of the award, to a maximum of three years. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of the best overall application with particular attention paid to the research proposal. Application deadline is 3rd February 2014.
Study Subject(s): Scholarships are awarded within the Business School. Applications are particularly encouraged in the following areas: Accounting & Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility; Empirical Finance & Banking; Logistics, Project Management, Supply Chains & Operations Management; Marketing; Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management; Economics; Regional and International Business; Systems Thinking, Problem Structuring & Information Systems.
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing PhD degree level at Business School of University of Hull, UK.
Scholarship Provider: Business School of University of Hull, UK.
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: In order to be considered for this scholarship, applicants must:
1) Have applied to study on the PhD programme before applying for this scholarship. Applicants must write their admissions application code on this scholarship application for consideration.
2) Be able to commence their studies in September 2014.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Home/EU and international students can apply for these PhD scholarships.
Scholarship Description: Four PhD scholarships are available for new students that have applied for September 2014.
The scholarship will pay the equivalent of the Home/EU tuition fees. Non Home/EU students will need to pay the balance of the international tuition fee. All students, regardless of nationality, will receive a maintenance allowance of £13,590 per year, for the normal duration of the award, to a maximum of three years.
Number of award(s): Four PhD scholarships will be offered.
Duration of award(s): These PhD scholarships will be offered for three years.
What does it cover? The scholarship will pay the equivalent of the Home/EU tuition fees. Non Home/EU students will need to pay the balance of the international tuition fee. All students, regardless of nationality, will receive a maintenance allowance of £13,590 per year, for the normal duration of the award, to a maximum of three years.
Selection Criteria: These scholarships will be awarded on the basis of the best overall application with particular attention paid to the research proposal.
Notification: Successful applicants will be notified by Wednesday 30 April 2014 and the scholarship will be offset against your tuition fee at registration.
How to Apply: To apply to study on a PhD programme at the Business School, applicants must submit by post and email the
following:
-A completed postgraduate application form
-A research proposal of approximately 3,000 words (excluding referencing) detailing excellent knowledge of subject literature and research methods. The research proposal should be properly referenced utilising Harvard referencing style.
- A covering letter to accompany the completed application form outlining the case for the scholarship award
- A current detailed CV, identifying any research employment or experience and, where applicable, details of conference presentations or publications Copies of educational transcripts and degree certificates
-Two good references
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for this scholarship application is 3rd February 2014 for entry in September 2014.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application (http://www2.hull.ac.uk/student/pdf/PhD%20scholarship%202014.pdf)