As part of this process, LCIRAH is offering the
UK-based 3-year PhD studentship, to start in the 2013/2014 academic year. The
studentship will cover fieldwork costs, student stipend and UK/EU tuition fees.
Applications from outside the EU/UK will be considered. The doctoral position
is being offered in the field of agriculture and health, with a focus on
international development goals.
UK-based 3-year PhD studentship, to start in the 2013/2014 academic year. The
studentship will cover fieldwork costs, student stipend and UK/EU tuition fees.
Applications from outside the EU/UK will be considered. The doctoral position
is being offered in the field of agriculture and health, with a focus on
international development goals.
Study Subject(s): The
scholarship is offered to study agriculture and health, with a focus on
international development goals.
Course Level: This scholarship is available for pursuing doctoral
position at SOAS, University of London in UK.
Scholarship Provider: Leverhulme Trust, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
scholarship is offered to study agriculture and health, with a focus on
international development goals.
Course Level: This scholarship is available for pursuing doctoral
position at SOAS, University of London in UK.
Scholarship Provider: Leverhulme Trust, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility:
-This
studentship is available for work on a doctoral thesis to be undertaken full
time at SOAS.
-Only new applicants may apply: those already enrolled on a research degree
programme at SOAS are not eligible to apply.
-Academic
-Applicants must normally possess or be expected to possess a good UK Master’s
degree (or a qualification deemed equivalent by the School) in a relevant
discipline. This will be an inter-sectoral project, and we are looking for
students with a good grounding in applied economics and relevant skills or
interests in nutrition and/or agriculture, who would enjoy and be comfortable
with learning and using skills across different sectors in a
multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral research group.
studentship is available for work on a doctoral thesis to be undertaken full
time at SOAS.
-Only new applicants may apply: those already enrolled on a research degree
programme at SOAS are not eligible to apply.
-Academic
-Applicants must normally possess or be expected to possess a good UK Master’s
degree (or a qualification deemed equivalent by the School) in a relevant
discipline. This will be an inter-sectoral project, and we are looking for
students with a good grounding in applied economics and relevant skills or
interests in nutrition and/or agriculture, who would enjoy and be comfortable
with learning and using skills across different sectors in a
multi-disciplinary, multi-sectoral research group.
Scholarship Open for International
Students: Applicants from outside the EU/UK can apply for
this scholarship.
Students: Applicants from outside the EU/UK can apply for
this scholarship.
Scholarship Description: The Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and
Health (LCIRAH) has been established under a generous grant from the Leverhulme
Trust to build an intersectoral and interdisciplinary platform for integrating
research in agriculture and health, with a focus on international development
goals. Despite strong economic growth, undernutrition prevalence continues
to be alarmingly high in South Asia, with nearly half the region’s children
classified as stunted. It is recognised that agriculture has a potentially
critical role to play in future efforts to improve nutrition in the region.
Strategic choices made by policymakers may be important in determining how
effectively agriculture and other sectors can contribute to improved nutrition.
For example, does agricultural investment in marginal and less-favoured areas
yield better returns in terms of food security and nutrition outcomes than
investment in favoured areas? What categories of government investment,
particularly rural infrastructure investments (eg. roads, irrigation,
cold-chains), yield the highest returns in terms of nutrition outcomes? Some
research exists on the nexus between government expenditure and rural poverty
outcomes (eg. Fan, Hazell and Thorat, 2009),but there is little information
extending to nutrition outcomes. This PhD research project will attempt to
bridge this gap in knowledge by exploiting regional and temporal variation in
government expenditures, nutrition outcomes and other variables in one of the
countries in the region, and applying appropriate econometric methods to
uncover key relationships. Collating and merging various pieces of secondary
data (eg. district-level public expenditures, income and poverty, nutrition
outcomes data, etc.) will be a key part of the project.
Health (LCIRAH) has been established under a generous grant from the Leverhulme
Trust to build an intersectoral and interdisciplinary platform for integrating
research in agriculture and health, with a focus on international development
goals. Despite strong economic growth, undernutrition prevalence continues
to be alarmingly high in South Asia, with nearly half the region’s children
classified as stunted. It is recognised that agriculture has a potentially
critical role to play in future efforts to improve nutrition in the region.
Strategic choices made by policymakers may be important in determining how
effectively agriculture and other sectors can contribute to improved nutrition.
For example, does agricultural investment in marginal and less-favoured areas
yield better returns in terms of food security and nutrition outcomes than
investment in favoured areas? What categories of government investment,
particularly rural infrastructure investments (eg. roads, irrigation,
cold-chains), yield the highest returns in terms of nutrition outcomes? Some
research exists on the nexus between government expenditure and rural poverty
outcomes (eg. Fan, Hazell and Thorat, 2009),but there is little information
extending to nutrition outcomes. This PhD research project will attempt to
bridge this gap in knowledge by exploiting regional and temporal variation in
government expenditures, nutrition outcomes and other variables in one of the
countries in the region, and applying appropriate econometric methods to
uncover key relationships. Collating and merging various pieces of secondary
data (eg. district-level public expenditures, income and poverty, nutrition
outcomes data, etc.) will be a key part of the project.
Duration of award: LCIRAH is offering the above UK-based 3-year PhD studentship, to start
in the 2013/2014 academic year.
in the 2013/2014 academic year.
What does it cover? The studentship will cover fieldwork costs (10K for the duration
of the studentship), student stipend at the Research Council UK Doctoral
(London) rate (for 2012-13, this was £15,590), and UK/EU tuition fees.
Applicants paying fees at the overseas rate will be required to meet the
additional cost of overseas fees.
of the studentship), student stipend at the Research Council UK Doctoral
(London) rate (for 2012-13, this was £15,590), and UK/EU tuition fees.
Applicants paying fees at the overseas rate will be required to meet the
additional cost of overseas fees.
Selection Criteria:
-Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by a Selection Panel consisting
of three academic members.
-The assessment of your application will be based on the information in your
studentship application. Selectors will be looking at the degree results
and also at academic references, statement and other relevant information.
-Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by a Selection Panel consisting
of three academic members.
-The assessment of your application will be based on the information in your
studentship application. Selectors will be looking at the degree results
and also at academic references, statement and other relevant information.
Notifications: Successful
candidates will be notified by e-mail regarding the outcome of their
studentship application by the end of June. If you have not heard from us by
the end of June, you should assume that your studentship application was
unsuccessful.
candidates will be notified by e-mail regarding the outcome of their
studentship application by the end of June. If you have not heard from us by
the end of June, you should assume that your studentship application was
unsuccessful.
How to Apply: The LCIRAH studentship application form and further information about
the project is available for download from the download box at the top right or
can be obtained from:
Scholarships Officer
Registry
SOAS
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London
WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom
-Late or incomplete applications will not be considered
-Applicants must have also applied for admission as soon as possible
but no later than the studentship application deadline (2 April) in order to be
considered for this studentship. As the studentship is run through the Centre
for Development, Environment, and Policy (CeDEP), which is based in the
Department of Financial & Management Studies, applicants must
choose ‘MPhil/PhD Financial and Management Studies’ as the
programme of study in their application for admission. The application for
admission must be complete and references must have been submitted.
the project is available for download from the download box at the top right or
can be obtained from:
Scholarships Officer
Registry
SOAS
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London
WC1H 0XG
United Kingdom
-Late or incomplete applications will not be considered
-Applicants must have also applied for admission as soon as possible
but no later than the studentship application deadline (2 April) in order to be
considered for this studentship. As the studentship is run through the Centre
for Development, Environment, and Policy (CeDEP), which is based in the
Department of Financial & Management Studies, applicants must
choose ‘MPhil/PhD Financial and Management Studies’ as the
programme of study in their application for admission. The application for
admission must be complete and references must have been submitted.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The LCIRAH studentship application form must be received as soon as
possible but no later than April 2, 2013.
possible but no later than April 2, 2013.