Leeds University Business School Economics Department Scholarship

Information about the Award

• This competition is open to home and international applicants. Up to two scholarships will be awarded.

Duration of the Award

• Full-time (3 years). The award will be made for one year in the first instance and renewable for a further period of up to two years, subject to satisfactory academic progress;

Funding

• The award will cover full fees at the University of Leeds standard rate of fees.
• A maintenance grant at the standard UKRI rate (£15,609 in Session 2024/22).

Other Conditions

• Applicants must not have already been awarded or be currently studying for a doctoral degree.
• Awards must be taken up by 1 October 2024.
• The awards are available for new Postgraduate Researchers undertaking full-time or part-time research study leading to the degree of PhD. Students who are already registered for PhD research study are excluded from applying.
• Applicants must live within a reasonable distance of the University of Leeds whilst in receipt of this Scholarship.

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Information about Leeds University Business School (LUBS)

We are a leading, full-service business school, regularly world ranked by the Financial Times, QS and The Economist, and one of a small number of schools worldwide to be triple accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. We deliver undergraduate, Master’s, MBA, PhD, executive and professional education and online study, to over 5000 students from around 100 countries.

We are a top ten business and management research institution, according to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The School is one of the leading higher education institutions in the UK, ranked in the top 100 universities in the world (QS rankings 2024) and a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive UK universities.

Our six departments form the framework for our teaching and research. Much of our research involves cross-departmental, cross–University, cross-institutional and international collaborations organised through cross-disciplinary Research Centres. Our mission is to make an exceptional impact on business and society globally through leadership in research and teaching.

Stage 1: First, apply for a research place of study by completing a study application form. Ensure your application matches with research themes in the Economics Department. You will be expected to meet our eligibility criteria for PhD candidates, including the English language requirements if your first language is not English. Once you have received your student ID number (a 9-digit number) move onto stage 2.

Stage 2: Apply for the Leeds University Business School Economics Department scholarship by working your way through the scholarship application form. You must submit your scholarship application by 12:00pm on Friday 11^th March 2024.

If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence that you meet the Faculty’s minimum English language requirements (below).

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As an international research-intensive university, we welcome students from all walks of life and from across the world. We foster an inclusive environment where all can flourish and prosper, and we are proud of our strong commitment to student education. Within the Leeds University Business School, we are dedicated to diversifying our community and we welcome the unique contributions that individuals can bring, and particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to Black, Asian, people who belong to a minority ethnic community, people who identify as LGBT+; and people with disabilities. Applicants will always be selected based on merit and ability.

Candidates should ideally have a first-class or at least a good upper second-class undergraduate degree. In addition, they should also hold a British Master’s degree (or equivalent degree from an overseas university) or an equivalent professional qualification with a minimum average score of 60% (or equivalent), and in an appropriate academic discipline.

The minimum English language entry requirement for research postgraduate research study in the Leeds University Business School is an IELTS of 7.0 overall with at least 6.0 in each component (reading, writing, listening and speaking) or equivalent. The test must be dated within two years of the start date of the course in order to be valid.

For further information, please contact the Graduate School Office:

email: phd@lubs.leeds.ac.uk