Background
The Open Society Foundations and Staffordshire University Faculty of Business & Law jointly invite applications from university graduates with outstanding academic qualifications for scholarships for the MPhil/PhD in the economics program by distance-learning mode. This program aims to support the reform of the higher education system in Central and East European countries by providing opportunities for younger university teachers and researchers to gain access to West European higher education and to pursue research in economics at an advanced level, leading to an MPhil or a PhD degree.
Distance Learning Mode
The program requires that successful candidates enroll in the MPhil/PhD program at Staffordshire University. Each year, they will spend 3-4 months at the university and the remaining time at their home institutions.
Eligibility
- Be nationals of, and resident in, one of the following countries/regions at the time of applying for the scholarship: Albania, the Republic of
Kosovo, Macedonia and the Republic of Montenegro.
- Hold a first degree (the equivalent of a BA degree) with good grades in economics or related disciplines;
- Hold a teaching or research position, as an assistant, a junior lecturer or researcher, at a higher education or research institution in one of
the countries in the scheme;
- Be able to 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 2010).
- Return to their home countries at the end of the scholarship period.
Deadline: 23 January 2012
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