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• Tuition fees
• An annual maintenance stipend (£19,237 per annum for 2024/25)
• A research training support grant

+4 - covering a full postgraduate research programme

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

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

A number of awards are available on a competitive basis.

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

You must submit your completed online programme application for a place on your chosen PhD programme by 1 December 2024. Your programme application should contain all necessary supporting documents.

Section 9 of the application asks for your funding intentions. Please add a funding source, and populate the fields as below:

• Type of Funding: Uni of 69´«Ã½Scheme
• Awarding Body (free text): AMBS School Studentships
• Status of Funding: Intend to Apply

Please note that there is no separate funding application form for Alliance 69´«Ã½Business School Studentships. All decisions are based on the online programme application and supporting documents.

If you are shortlisted for an award, you will be invited to attend a funding interview. You may be asked to prepare a presentation on your proposed research. The interview panel will consist of a Division Co-ordinator and an independent interviewer.

Your full online application must include:

• A 3,000 word (exclusive of references).
• A copy of your Bachelor's and Master's academic transcript and certificate. If your Master's degree is pending, please provide an interim transcript.
• An up-to-date academic CV summarising your academic record, employment history, publications and highlighting experience demonstrating your research potential.
• The names of two academic referees, including one from your most recent institution. Your referees will be contacted directly via the Referee Portal following the submission of your application form. You may wish to notify your referees to submit their references promptly, as this is part of the review process.
• A certificate or evidence demonstrating your English language ability and proficiency.

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

Alliance 69´«Ã½Business School Postgraduate Research Committee (PGRC)

Due to the high demand for AMBS studentships, we operate a staged process as set out below. However, we reserve the right to close the competition at any stage if all awards have been allocated, so we recommend that you apply as early as possible.

• Stage 1: Deadline 1 December 2024; decision by 7 February 2025
• Stage 2: Deadline 15 March 2025; decision by 30 May 2025

Please note that the given deadlines are strict and late or incomplete applications will not be included in the competition.

We expect to communicate the outcome to applicants by the dates specified above.

In some instances due to the competition for places and the volume of applications received, it may be necessary to roll your application forward to the next stage. If this is the case we will let you know after the initial deadline has passed. If your application is incomplete by the stage 1 deadline, your application will be rolled forward to stage 2.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide feedback on individual applications, as outcomes are determined by independent panels.

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.