Fully Funded! Edinburgh Doctoral College and Business School Scholarships 2023-24, UK

Deadline for applications: February 2, 2023

A number of fully funded scholarships are available for any area of study within the doctoral programme.

Key Information
Deadline	17:00, 02 February 2023
Value	Full tuition fees (UK or Overseas) with an annual stipend equal to the UKRI minimum rate for the relevant academic year of study
Nationality	All Countries
Contact	Email Email Scholarship Support Team

In order to attract the best and brightest PhD students, the University seeks to offer not only unparalleled research facilities and superb supervision, but also to provide development opportunities which will support our research students as they progress beyond their PhD through an exciting scholarship scheme.

This scholarship is awarded in collaboration between the University’s Doctoral College and the Business School.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. Programme: All candidates must hold a conditional or unconditional offer onto one of our Doctoral programmes (PhD in Accounting, PhD in Finance, PhD in Financial Technology, or PhD in Management, including the Professional Pathway) and expect to join in September 2023. While you can be awaiting an application outcome when applying for this scholarship only those with an offer can be considered. Therefore, please ensure all necessary documents have been uploaded to your programme application before the scholarship deadline.
2. Academic Standing: This normally requires a minimum qualification (or expected qualification if you are a current Masters student) of above-average academic achievement, typically 65% or above overall at the Masters level, with a distinction-level dissertation.
3. English Competency: You must meet the English requirements for the PhD in Management, PhD in Accounting, PhD in Finance, or the PhD in Financial Technology. The most commonly approved certificate is an IELTS, for which the minimum accepted score is 7.0 overall with at least 6.0 in each section.

Please note that we will not generally consider candidates who have already obtained a PhD or equivalent qualification.

Other factors such as financial status and nationality are not taken into account. We aim to attract the greatest diversity of applications to this scheme and will ensure that recruitment processes are robust and unbiased so that traditionally underrepresented groups, including those from a minority background, and those from the most deprived communities in Scotland and the rest of the world are treated fairly.

Value

Full tuition fees (UK or Overseas level) with an annual stipend equal to the UKRI minimum rate for the relevant academic year of study.

Subject to satisfactory progress, the scholarship is offered for 3 and a half years (or pro-rata for part time).

How to apply

To be considered, candidates must submit both a programme application and a scholarship application using the University’s Online Application System. You will only be able to access the scholarship application after you have applied to your chosen programme.

It is recommended that the programme application be submitted at least ten working days before the scholarship application.

• Programme Application Guidance
• Scholarship Application and Guidance

Selection Process

Eligible applicants will be ranked by a selection panel comprising of the Programme Directors and representatives of each of the Business School research areas.

Applications are ranked considering a number of criteria, most importantly:

• The academic background of the candidates, including their achievements so far
• Recommendations from your reference letters
• The potential of the candidates’ doctoral research proposal

Scholarship awards are subject to candidates successfully securing admission and joining the PhD in Management, Accounting, Finance, or Financial Technology in September 2023.

Award Announcement Date

Candidates will be notified of the outcome of their application in April 2023.

Please be aware that we also hold a reserve list. In the event that a successful candidate later declines their award, the award will be offered to the top candidate on the reserve list. Candidates will be notified if they are listed as a reserve candidate.

Source / More information: Official Website HERE.