UNIRAZAK Postgraduate Research Scholarships for Malaysian and International Students, 2013/14

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Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK) is inviting applications for postgraduate research scholarships. These scholarships are awarded to pursue the degree of Master of Science (Management) or Doctor of Philosophy (Management). Each scholarship recipient will serve as graduate research assistant to the principal investigator and will also be assigned a research supervisor by the Graduate School of Business to guide him/ her to programme completion. Full time students are expected to devote half of their 40-hours week to the assigned research project and the other half to pursuing the completion of their degree and teaching or carrying out administrative duties as appropriate. In addition to the scholarship, research assistants will have the opportunity to receive stipends.

Study Subject (s): Scholarships are available to pursue the degree of Master of Science (Management) or Doctor of Philosophy (Management). Each scholarship recipient will serve as graduate research assistant to the principal investigator of one of the following research projects: Service innovation, Halal supply chain, Social network development, Sustainability management, Economic and social indicators, Emotional labour, Service commercialisations and Transgenerational entrepreneurship.

Course Level: Scholarships are awarded to pursue the postgraduate research program at Universiti Tun Abdul Razak.

Scholarship Provider: The postgraduate research scholarship is funded by the Government of Malaysia through theFundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) and the Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS).

Scholarship can be taken at: Malaysia

Eligibility: This is an open competition; however, a different programme fee structure applies to international applicants. Applicants must fulfill general entry requirements set by the Graduate School of Business.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Malaysian and international students can apply for this scholarship.

Scholarship Description: UNIRAZAK is now recruiting suitably qualified individuals to pursue the degree of Master of Science (Management) or Doctor of Philosophy (Management) at UniversitiTun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK). The postgraduate research scholarships are funded by the Government of Malaysia through the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) and the Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS). The award of scholarship to students undertaking a postgraduate research programme on a part-time basis will be at the discretion of the project's principal investigator and scholarship panel. In addition to the scholarship, research assistants will have the opportunity to receive stipends. Date of commencement as a research assistant can be as early as 1^St August, 2013. All postgraduate students will be required to attend a series of research related courses.

Duration of award (s): A full time student is expected to complete his/ her studies within the minimum duration of one (1) year for the Master of Science (Management) student or two (2) years since Doctor of Philosophy (Management). The continuity of this award will be based on the student's academic performance and his/her fulfillment of the stipulated work requirements.

What does it cover? A postgraduate research scholarship covers the cost of LOCAL tuition fee amounting to RM16, 200 for Master of Science (Management) or RM24, 240 for Doctor of Philosophy (Management). These scholarships are not cash awards, however, research assistants may receive stipend, as previously stated.

How to Apply: In order to be considered for these scholarships, applicants must complete the following:

-online application for admission to the Graduate School of Business; and

-Postgraduate Research Scholarship Application Form.

Email the Postgraduate Research Scholarship Application Form together with a letter of interest, to Dr. Dewi Amat Sapuan, Bureau for Excellence in Research and Teaching, at dewi-at-unirazak.edu.my. Please state "2013 – 2014 UPRS" as a subject.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 29th July, 2013.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

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