Scholarships

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. This scheme aims to support the reform of the higher education system in Central and East European countries by providing opportunities for younger university teachers and researchers to gain access to West European higher education and to pursue research in Economics at an advanced level, leading to an MPhil or a PhD degree.

In the academic year 2012-2013, the scheme will be offered to candidates from Albania, the Republic of Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Montenegro.  There are five scholarships available in this round.  The scheme offers the opportunity for the beneficiaries to spend a part of each year at Staffordshire University but also requires them to complete most of their research work in their own institution, thus ensuring that they will remain in the region and continue to be active members of their home institutions.  The beneficiaries must undertake to remain in the region for at least two years after the completion of their doctoral programme.

PhD Scholarship guidance notes and application form (DOC, file size: 166KB)

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) (DOC, file size: 29KB)