University of Edinburgh Business School PhD Scholarships in Accounting and Finance Up to three PhD scholarships are offered per year in Accounting and Finance. Any area of study will be considered within these disciplines. Deadline: 17th of April 2016 Nationality Criteria: All Countries Value: UK/EU, OVERSEAS PLUS Stipend: British Pound14,000 per year ELIGIBILITY: 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 & 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 - Corporate social responsibility and sustainability - Econometrics of financial markets - Empirical asset pricing - Equity valuation - Energy finance - Institutional setting for IPO markets and underpricing of IPOs - Market microstructure; high frequency trading QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants should have: - 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 our approved list of certificates: http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/phd/eligibility AWARD: The award will be for three years, subject to satisfactory progress, at the following rates: - European Union candidates: standard EU tuition fee plus maintenance fee of British Pound 14,000 per year - Non-European Union candidates: standard non-EU tuition fee plus maintenance fee of British Pound 14,000 per year Successful applicants will be expected to contribute to our teaching programmes during their second and third years of the scholarship. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: 1. Download our scholarship covering letter template 2. Complete the downloaded covering letter explaining your reasons for applying and why you are the ideal person to receive this scholarship. 3. Email your completed covering letter, stating your full name and UUN in your email, tophd@business-school.ed.ac.uk DEADLINE: Applications should be made by 17th of April 2016. Shortlisted candidates should expect to attend an interview either in person or on the telephone or via Skype, or to have been interviewed already by a potential supervisor.Recipients of the scholarships are usually announced approximately 10th of May 2016. Contact person for applicants: phd@business-school.ed.ac.uk