The University of Leicester School of Management is delighted to offer this scholarship in support of its doctoral programme. The successful applicant will receive the sum of £8000 per year over a period of three years in support of their PhD education. In return, you will have an opportunity to study at Leicester with an internationally renowned group of critical and heterodox scholars of management.
The John Lowe Foundation Scholarship is aimed at applicants wishing to pursue research within the subject area of accounting and/or finance. Our website (for details visit http://www.le.ac.uk/ulsm/) contains details of current accounting and finance research pursued by our academic staff. To be eligible for the award, applicants must be born in and/or currently live within Leicestershire at the time of application. Applicants will normally be expected to have a Master's degree in a social science discipline. Full details of the terms and conditions of the scholarship can be found on our website.
To apply, send a completed University of Leicester Graduate Application Form (available online at http://www.le.ac.uk/graduateoffice/application_form.pdf) and a 1500 word research proposal, together with a one page covering letter explaining why you would like to study for a PhD at the University of Leicester, to
Teresa Bowdrey
PhD Office
School of Management
Ken Edwards Building
University of Leicester
Leicester, LE1 7RH
Applications must be received by Friday 15th August 2008. Interviews will be held by Friday 29th August. For all PhD enquiries please contact the PhD administrator at t.bowdrey@le.ac.uk
