Description: The Open Society Foundations and Staffordshire University's Faculty of Business & Law jointly invite applications from outstanding university graduates for scholarships for the MPhil/PhD Economics program by distance-learning mode. Eligibility: Applicants should: -be nationals of, and reside in, one of the following countries/regions at the time of applying for the scholarship: Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, or Montenegro.
-hold a teaching or research position, as an assistant, junior lecturer, or researcher, at a higher education or research institution in Albania, the Republic of Kosovo, Macedonia, or the Republic of Montenegro;
-demonstrate knowledge of English by passing a TOEFL (ITP) or IELTS test at an appropriate level by the time interviews are held for these scholarships, or by other means (such as having completed an academic program in English at another institution, or having obtained a satisfactory mark in one of the above-mentioned tests at a date no earlier than January 2011);
-return to their home countries at the end of the scholarship period. Deadline: 25 January 2013 For more information, please click here