PhD Funding and Scholarships 2012-13

The School is offering the following scholarships to full time PhD students for the 2012-13 session:

• Up to six full-time Scholarships covering full tuition fees as well as tax-free living expenses of £13,590 per year (estimated ESRC rate for 2012-13).
  
  
  • 4 of these scholarships are open to all research areas. Please see details regarding the priority research areas offered by the academic divisions within the Business School
  • 2 scholarships are being offered by the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR) which are only open to research in the area of CSR. Please see details regarding the priority research areas offered by ICCSR
  In addition, the Agnes Hempsell Fund is donating one full-time PhD scholarship for the 2012-13 session for research in the area of insurance (including risk management related to insurance). The scholarship will cover full tuition fees (at the Home/EU rate) as well as tax-free living expenses of £13,590 (estimated ESRC rate for 2012-13). Please see details regarding the priority research areas offered by the Centre for Risk and Insurance (CRIS).
  
  All scholarships are available to both Home/EU and overseas students.
  
  Students who want to be considered for any of the above mentioned scholarships, must submit their application by 30th March 2012 at the latest.
  
  Please note that applications for these Scholarships will be disregarded unless you have indicated, in the personal details section of the online application form or section 3 on the hardcopy postgraduate application form, where it asks 'how do you expect to pay for your studies' that you wish to be considered, i.e. you need to state 'NUBS Scholarship applicant'. School Scholarship applications will be evaluated on the basis of former qualifications, academic background, references and research proposal. All of the required documentation in relation to this must be submitted to us by the deadline.

The CR Index – a true measure of responsible business practice?

The International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at Nottingham University Business School (NUBS) is offering a PhD studentship covering full tuition fees as well as tax-free living expenses of £ 13,590 + £3,000 enhancement (provided by BITC) per year for a period of up to three years and up to £1,000 annually to cover agreed research expenses. For further details regarding this project, please click here.

The lead academic supervisor is Dr Wendy Chapple (Associate Professor in Industrial Economics, ICCSR) supported by Dr Christian Herzig (Lecturer in Sustainability Accounting and Reporting, ICCSR).

Candidates should have a good Honours degree in a relevant discipline, and have, or expect to have by autumn 2012, a Masters qualification from an ESRC recognised research training course or a Masters degree which includes a substantial research element or equivalent research experience in a work setting. It is likely that the project will require both qualitative and quantitative research skills. The studentship is open to Home/EU candidates only and will begin in October 2012.

To apply for this studentship applicants should provide the following:

• A full CV;
• A personal statement/letter (up to a maximum of two single spaced A4 pages) which clearly indicates the studentship that you are applying for, why you want to undertake this study, what you have to offer and any other information that you think we should know;
• Supporting information (e.g., transcripts, research skills, computing skills and experience, English language proficiency, etc.) in order to verify that you meet the entry requirements for our PhD programme, please refer to http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/phd/Admissions.html
• The names, postal and email address of two referees, one of which must be an academic who knows your work.

Applications should be sent to: Andrea Tomlinson, Nottingham University Business School, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Road, Nottingham, NG8 1BB, UK or by email to andrea.tomlinson@nottingham.ac.uk, by the closing date of 5:00pm on Wednesday 15th February 2012. Interviews will be held in Nottingham wc 20th February.

The successful candidate will be notified as soon as possible after interview and will be expected to work with the named academic supervisors to develop an ESRC collaborative studentship application to be submitted by the deadline of 15th March 2012.

For further information please e-mail or telephone:

Academic queries - wendy.chapple@nottingham.ac.uk or phone 0115 951 5278.
Application queries - amanda.shacklock@nottingham.ac.uk or phone 0115 846 6031
BITC Index Queries - blanca.palos@bitc.org.uk or phone 020 7566 8793

The University was recently successful in being chosen by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as one of only 21 Doctoral Training Centres accredited nationally. Over the next 5 years the new training centre will receive around £6 million from the ESRC, which will be used to fully fund PhD Studentships across the social sciences, including Business and Management.

The ERSC DTC Scholarships are open to Home/ EU applicants and will cover full tuition fees as well as tax-free living expenses of £13,590 per year. The application form and guidelines are available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/esrc-dtc/funding-application/index.aspx.

The Business School's internal deadline for applications is 1st March 2012. Short-listed applications will then be submitted by the Faculty of Social Science deadline 15th March 2012. However, if you are interested in applying for an ESRC DTC Scholarship, please contact Amanda.Shacklock@nottingham.ac.uk well in advance of these deadline dates. The Faculty of Social Sciences will also be holding an Open Event on Wednesday 1st February 2012. Further details about this event are available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/esrc-dtc/events/nottingham-esrc-dtc-event.aspx

Vice Chancellor's Scholarship for Research Excellence (European Union)

30 Full Tuition Fee Scholarships, including a £8,400 stipend per annum. These Scholarships are open to applicants who have an offer for a full-time Research degree programme AND who are classed as a European Union (non UK) student for fee purposes. Closing date for applications is 9th March 2012. Further information is available at University Scholarships.

The University is offering up to 50 full tuition fee scholarships for international students. The closing date is 9th March 2012. Further information is available at University Scholarships.

The International Office will be offering 10 full tuition and stipend scholarships in association with the China Scholarship Council. The China Scholarship Council Research Excellence Scholarship will close for applications on Friday 24 February.