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THE OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATION and STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL (UK)
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MPhil/PhD IN ECONOMICS
BY DISTANCE LEARNING MODE

The Open Society Foundation and Staffordshire University Business School jointly invite applications from university graduates with outstanding academic qualifications for five scholarships on the MPhil/PhD in Economics programme by Distance Learning mode.

Eligibility

Applicants should:

• Be nationals of and normally resident in Croatia at the time of applying for the award;
• Hold a first degree (the equivalent of a BA degree) with good grades in economics or related disciplines;
• Hold a teaching or research position, as an assistant, a junior lecturer or researcher, at a higher education, research or public sector institution in one of the countries in the scheme;
• Be able to demonstrate their knowledge of English by passing a TOEFL (ITP) or IELTS test at an appropriate level by the time interviews are held for these scholarships.

Areas of study and selection criteria

Candidates may apply to undertake research in any area of theoretical or applied economics.  Candidates will be selected on the basis of:

1. their potential to complete a PhD in economics successfully, and
2. the availability of relevant supervisory capacity in their chosen areas of research both at Staffordshire University and their home institution.

This year, applications are invited in the following areas:

• Corporate governance and enterprise performance
• Foreign direct investment and its impacts
• Monetary policy and the financial sector
• International and European economics
• International trade, competitiveness and economic development
• Economic consequences of national and ethnic conflicts
• Economics of small and medium sized firms and SME policy
• Entrepreneurship
• Economics of purchasing and supply chain.

Scholarship details

Each scholarship provides academic tuition fees at Staffordshire University, a stipend to cover living costs (for one person only), and return air travel from the scholar’s home country.

Scholarships are granted for a period of up to 4 years. Each year, the scholars will spend 3-4 months at Staffordshire University and the remainder at their home institution. On completion of the scholarship, scholars are expected to return to their home country to resume their work there.

Application forms and deadline

Applications forms and guidance notes for applicants are available below. Completed applications should be submitted to the Institute for the Development of Education and must reach the address below by 23 January 2009 at the latest.

For further information, please contact the Open Society Institute scholarships administration centre in Croatia at the address below:

Institute for the Development of Education
(Institut za razvoj obrazovanja)
Preradovićeva 33, 10000 Zagreb
Tel: 01/4817 195, 01/4555 151
E-mail: iro@iro.hr; www.iro.hr

Materials

Application form and guidance notes (115 kb)

Previous year's competition

Staffordshire University MPhil/PhD in Economics: Distance Learning Mode (2008)
Staffordshire University MPhil/PhD in Economics: Distance Learning Mode (2007)
Staffordshire University MPhil/PhD in Economics: Distance Learning Mode (2006)