University of Edinburgh Business School PhD Scholarships for International Students in UK

University of Edinburgh Business School is offering up to three PhD
scholarships for UK and international students. Scholarships are offered per
year in Accounting and/or Finance.

University offers a
number of general and subject-specific funding schemes. The aim of the
scholarships is to attract the best and most motivated people to Edinburgh.

The University of
Edinburgh is the sixth old
est university in the English-speaking world and one
of Scotland’s ancient universities. The University’s mission is the creation,
dissemination and curation of knowledge.

An International
English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of at least 7.0 overall or the
equivalent from approved list of certificates.

Course
Level:
Scholarships are offered for pursuing PhD programme.

Study
Subject: Scholarships
are awarded in Accounting and Finance.

The major areas of
interest in current staff research are as follows:

Accounting:

Accounting
for charities
Accounting
and consumer society
Accounting
narratives
Accounting
and popular culture
Accounting
regulation
Accounting,
strategy, and information technologies
Financial
accounting
Healthcare
and social care accounting and accountability
History
of accounting and calculative practices
Management
accounting, governance and control
Management
controls for major programmes & projects
Market-based
accounting research
Social
studies of accounting and accountability
The
accounting profession

Business and climate
change:

Benchmarking
carbon performance
Carbon
accounting
Carbon
markets & low carbon investment
Risk
management

Finance:

Banking
Behavioural
finance
Capital
market anomalies
Corporate
finance
Corporate
governance
Corporate
pension risk analysis
Econometrics
of financial markets
Empirical
asset pricing
Equity
valuation
Energy
finance
Institutional
setting forIPO markets and underpricing of IPOs
Market
microstructure; high frequency trading

Scholarship
Award:
Scholarships of value £14,500 + tuition fees (UK/EU and overseas).

Scholarship
can be taken in the UK

Eligibility: The following criteria must
be met in order for applicants to be eligible for scholarship:

A
postgraduate master’s degree from an accredited institution in the UK or
overseas with evidence of above-average academic achievement (more than
65% overall in your Masters) and a postgraduate master’s dissertation with
distinction (UK equivalent). MBA or master’s students without a
dissertation are welcome to apply and should provide evidence of
distinction level (UK equivalent). Your official transcript and grading
scheme must be provided when you submit your application.
An
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of at least
7.0 overall, or the equivalent from ourapproved list of certificates.

Nationality:
UK and
international students can apply for these scholarships.

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirements:
Entry to the PhD programme is highly competitive, and usually requires that
applicants have the following minimum qualifications:
A postgraduate master’s degree from an accredited institution in the UK or
overseas
Evidence of above-average academic achievement (more than 65% overall) and a
postgraduate master’s dissertation with distinction (UK equivalent). MBA or
master’s students without a dissertation are welcome to apply and should
provide evidence of distinction level (UK equivalent).
Applicant’s official transcript and grading scheme must be provided when
you submit your application.

English
Language Requirement:
If English is not applicants first language, you will need to satisfy one
of the following requirements:-

International
English Language Testing System (IELTS): 7.0 (with no score lower than 6.0
in each section)
Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT: 100 (with scores no lower than
20 in each section)
Pearson
Test of English (PTE): 67 (with at least 56 in each of the “Communicative
Skills” sections)
Cambridge
Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): an overall score of 185 (with
no less than 169 in each skill)
Cambridge
Certificate in Advanced English (CAE): an overall score of 185 (with no
less than 169 in each skill)