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PhD Accounting Scholarship

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Accounting PhD / DBA
Accepting applications Applications for 2025 now open
Open to students enrolled on:
Award value We offer several PhD scholarships that cover tuition fees (£4,700 for UK applicants / £23,500 for non-UK applicants) and provide a three-year stipend of £20,780 per annum. Additionally, recipients receive £3,500 per annum for teaching activities. Scholarships also offer funding for conference attendance over the three years.
Closing date Applications must be submitted by 7th March 2025.
Criteria:

Awarded on the basis of outstanding academic merit.

You must have a good undergraduate degree in a relevant subject and a masters degree, preferably at distinction level, with a strong background in either quantitative/ computational skills or qualitative methodological approaches.

You must submit a research proposal and be able to supply two reference letters.

Scholarship available for one year and renewable for a further two years subject to performance.

PhD funding is available to both UK and International students.

How to apply:

Formal applications are made online at the following page: www.reading.ac.uk/pgapply

Candidates interested in applying should list the PhD in Accounting Scholarship in the funding section of their application.

We will also need to receive:

  • Full academic transcripts and certificates
  • Two academic references
  • Research proposal
  • English language certificate (upon request, if applicable).