Peter and Norah Lomas PhD Scholarship in Economics
Award Summary
The studentship will cover PhD fees at the home rate (£4,596 for 2022/23) and a stipend equal to that provided by ESRC scholarships (£16,062 for 2022/23). Fee increases will also be covered by the scholarship.
International students can opt to have the scholarship to fully cover the fees at the international rate (£18,600 for 2022/23) and receive a stipend of £2,058. They would need to indicate their preferred choice only after the notification of the award.
Students can also apply for paid research or teaching opportunities when they arise in the School. These are paid at standard hourly rate, based on qualifications and experience.
Overview
Newcastle University Business School invites applications for a number of PhD studentships for full-time students undertaking a PhD in Economics or Economic History. The school particularly welcomes applications that are theoretical and/or quantitative and that are aligned with one or more of the following key research themes in economics:
- Economics of safety, health, environment, and risk
- Behavioural and experimental economics
- Labour, education, and health economics
- Macroeconomics, policies, and institutions in open economic systems
- Spatial, urban, regional, international, and industrial economics
- Applied time series econometrics
- Finance, financial economics, and financial econometrics
Number Of Awards
Not specified
Start Date
September 2022
Award Duration
Three-year PhD
Application Closing Date
20 May 2022 at 16:00 (GMT)
Sponsor
This scholarship is funded by a gift to the University by alumnus, Mr. Peter Lomas.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should have a good Honours degree (first-class or upper-second-class Honours) in a relevant subject area, like Economics, Statistics, Maths, etc. Additionally, they must possess, or expect to receive by April 2022, a Master’s-level qualification, or equivalent, with merit or above in a relevant subject area.
The successful candidate will be expected to actively participate in the intellectual life of the Economics Subject Group. This includes participating in internal and external research seminars provided by the group; and engaging with training opportunities offered by the Economics Subject Group, the Business School, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Northern Advanced Research Training Initiative network.
The award is available to home* and international candidates.If English is not the candidate’s first language, the candidate must provide evidence of IELTS 7.0 (with minimum of 6.5 in the writing and 6.0 in all other sub-skills).
*The home category includes EU students with pre-settled or settled status who meet the residency history criteria.
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