Alliance 91Ö±²¥ Business School PhD Scholarships 2025 Entry

Type of award

Studentship

Managing department

Alliance 91Ö±²¥ Business School

Value

  • Tuition fees
  • An annual maintenance stipend (£19,237 per annum for 2024/25)
  • 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

This award is internal.

Level(s) of study

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

  • Postgraduate research

Allowed study options

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

  • Full-time
  • Part-time

Subject restrictions

This funding is available to students undertaking study in:

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Business and Management
  • Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

Academic requirements

  • 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)

Nationality restrictions

This funding is available to all nationalities.

Application procedure

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 Manchester Scheme
  • 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 91Ö±²¥ Business 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.

Application form

Additional documentation

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.

Selection criteria

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

Selection body

Alliance 91Ö±²¥ Business School Postgraduate Research Committee (PGRC)

Closing date

01 Dec 2024

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.

Decision date

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.

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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