PhD Scholarship for Research into Productivity

Type of award

Scholarship

Managing department

Faculty of Humanities

Value

• Tuition fees
• An annual maintenance stipend (£18,622 per annum for 2023/24)
• A research training support grant

Specified use

+4 - covering a full postgraduate research programme

Please note that existing postgraduate research students cannot be considered for this funding.

Tenable period

4 years full-time or 8 years part-time.

Continuation of award

Continuation of the award is subject to satisfactory progress.

Number available

A number of awards are available on a competitive basis.

Funding provider

Alliance Manchester Business School and The Productivity Institute

Level(s) of study

This funding is available to students undertaking the following types of study:

Allowed study options

This funding is available to students undertaking the following modes of study:

Subject restrictions

This funding is available to students undertaking study in:

Academic requirements

• Bachelor's (Honours) degree at 2:1 or above (or overseas equivalent); and
• Master's degree in a relevant cognate subject - with an overall average of 70% or above (or overseas equivalent)

Nationality restrictions

This funding is available to all nationalities.

Other eligibility criteria

Planned research should relate to the productivity performance of developed economies and to the research areas of  

The Productivity Institute.

This covers firm performance, skills and human capital, finance and investment, macroeconomics, regional and international comparisons, public policy, and the productivity challenges created by the new technologies and the transition to net-zero. The Productivity Institute is multi-disciplinary and welcomes applications from business studies, economics, and related social sciences.

Application procedure

You must submit your online application for

PhD Business Management

by

1 December 2023.

Your programme application should contain all necessary supporting documents. Section 9 of the application asks for your funding intentions. In this section, you should detail fully all the competitions in which you would like to be considered. Please add a funding source, and populate the fields as below:

• Type of Funding: Uni of Manchester Scheme
• Awarding Body (free text): PhD Scholarship for Research into Productivity
• Status of Funding: Intend to Apply

Please note that there is no separate funding application form for the Productivity Scholarship. All decisions are based on the online programme application and supporting documents.

Application form
Additional documentation

Your full online application must include:

• A 3,000 word  PhD research proposal.
• Copies of the academic transcript and certificate from both your Bachelor's and Master's degrees. If your Master's degree is pending, please provide an interim transcript.
• An up to date academic CV, detailing your education and qualifications; employment history; publications; and any other relevant information.
• You must nominate two academic referees (including one from your most recent institution). Your referees will be contacted directly via the Referee Portal following submission of your application form.
• If you are not from a majority English speaking country, you must additionally provide English Language evidence (e.g IELTS).  

Selection criteria

• Performance in interview
• Academic merit and preparedness for research
• Quality and feasibility of research proposal
• Consideration of ethical responsibility

Selection body

Alliance Manchester Business School and

The Productivity Institute
Closing date

01 Dec 2023

You must submit your online application for PhD Business Management by 1 December 2023.

Deferral information

Offers of funding are not deferrable. If you cannot start your programme by the date mentioned in your studentship offer letter, the award will be withdrawn. You are permitted to re-apply in future.

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