ESRC Doctoral Training Centre +3 and 1+3 Studentships (Business and Management, Accounting, Finance or Leadership) Ref: 1135
About the award
ESRC Doctoral Training Centre +3 and 1+3 Studentships
(Business and Management, Accounting, Finance, or Leadership)
The Business School is pleased to offer ESRC 1+3 and +3 Studentships in Management and Business Studies to start in September 2013.
The South West Doctoral Training Centre has been accredited to offer a hub of world-class social sciences research. As one of only 21 Centres in the UK, the SWDTC is part of a national network which was launched in October 2011 that will train a new generation of social scientists.
The Business School hosts a large and diverse postgraduate research community with currently over 155 students enrolled on its Doctoral programmes. It has excellent research ratings with 94 per cent of its research classified as being of international quality (RAE 2008).
For the +3 PhD studentships we would require you to register for a PhD in Accounting, Finance, Management or Leadership.
For the 1+3 studentships we would require you to register initially on one of the following Masters programmes:
MRes in Leadership
MRes in Finance
MRes in Accounting and Finance
MRes in Management
MRes in Tourism Studies
Value
For eligible students the studentship will cover UK/EU fees, an annual Research Council maintenance grant (in 2012/13 this was £13,590 – the rate for 2013/14 is yet to be confirmed) for each year of study. Please see the information below on residential entry requirements for further information and eligibility.
Academic Entry Requirements:
1+3 Programme
For the 1+3 studentships you should have an appropriate first degree with a significant quantitative component of class 2:1 or above.
+3 Programme
For the +3 studentships you should also have a good Master’s degree in Business, Management, Accounting, Finance, Economics or a closely related discipline. Preference will be given to applicants who have received ESRC accredited training at Master’s level. If English is not your first language, a language test certificate is required with the following minimum requirements for this studentship: IELTS 7.0. Personal qualities should also include the ability to work independently and high degree of motivation necessary to complete a PhD in three years.
Residency Entry Requirements:
Home students receive a full ESRC studentship (fees and maintenance grant as described in the ‘Value’ section above); EU students who have not been resident in the UK for the last three years before the start of their studentship are only eligible for a fees-only award. If you are unsure if you are eligible, you can check the ESRC eligibility requirements in Annex 1 of the ESRC Postgraduate Funding Guide.
Summary
| Application deadline: | 14th February 2013 |
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| Value: | Full tuition fees + maintenance grant of £13,590 per year for three years (dependent on residential eligibility requirements) |
| Duration of award: | per year |
| Contact: PGR Office | PGRAdmin@exeter.ac.uk |
How to apply
In order to apply you will need to complete an online web form where you must submit some personal details and upload the following documents:
• CV
• Covering letter
• Research proposal
• Transcript
• IELTS/TOEFL certificate (where applicable)
• Details of 2 referees
Your covering letter should detail your reasons for applying and why you are the ideal person to undertake the doctoral research and to submit your thesis within three years.
Please add a one page appendix in which you set out succinctly
(i) your overall IELTS score, with components (if relevant);
(ii) the name of your (Master’s) training award and it’s level;
(iii) the subjects studied in your postgraduate degree(s) as relevant to your research proposal and the grades you received.
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