The Centre for Accounting and Society (CAS) is offering scholarship for dynamic international researchers in the field of accounting at the University of Edinburgh Business School.

The Centre for Accounting and Society (CAS) aims to study how accounting, the accounting profession and various calculative practices impact on the management and governance of organizations, cultural formations and the definition of economic and social relationships.

The University of Edinburgh Business School enjoys a long tradition of teaching and research. The School offers undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education programmes in business and management and provides a platform for research, discussion and debate on a wide range of business issues.

Applicants must have an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of least 7.0 (for applicants whose native language is not English), with no score lower than 6.0 in each section, or the equivalent from our approved list of certificates.

• Course Level: Scholarship is awarded in the field of accounting.
• Study Subject: Scholarship is awarded for pursuing research programme.
• Scholarship Award: The award will be for three years, subject to satisfactory progress, at the following rates:
• European Union candidates: standard EU tuition fee plus maintenance fee of £14,000 per year
• Non-European Union candidates: standard non-EU tuition fee plus maintenance fee of £14,000 per year.
• Scholarship can be taken at the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK

Eligibility:

Applicants can apply for this scholarship if they meet the following requirements:

• The Centre for Accounting and Society at the University of Edinburgh seeks two dynamic researchers to join a group of globally recognized academics exploring issues relating to:
• the accounting profession;
• accounting;
• social structures and relationships;
• accounting modes of representation;
• critical understandings of accounting and governance;
• accounting, uncertainty and major projects; and
  accounting and popular culture.
• Applicants considering contemporary or historical research in these areas are equally welcome.
  University seeks candidates with interests at the interfaces between accounting and sociology, literature, political economy, science and technology studies, cultural studies, and in the humanities broadly defined.
• Applicants should have the following:
• A postgraduate master’s degree from an accredited institution in the UK or overseas with evidence of above-average academic achievement (more than 65% overall in their Masters) and a postgraduate master’s dissertation with distinction (UK equivalent). MBA or master’s students without a dissertation are welcome to apply and should provide evidence of distinction level (UK equivalent).
• Applicants official transcript and grading scheme must be provided when they submit their application.
• An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of least 7.0 (for applicants whose native language is not English), with no score lower than 6.0 in each section, or the equivalent from our approved list of certificates.
  Successful applicants will be expected to contribute to our teaching programmes during their second and third years of the scholarship.
•  Applicants of all nationalities are eligible to apply for this scholarship programme.

How to Apply

• How to Apply: Applications should be sent by e-mail.
• Supporting Material: In addition to the application for the scholarship, the applicant must submit the covering letter explaining their reasons for applying and why they are the ideal person to receive this scholarship.
• Entrance Requirement: In order to be eligible applicants must have a postgraduate master’s degree from an accredited institution in the UK or overseas.
• English language /Test requirement: Applicants must have an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of least 7.0 (for applicants whose native language is not English), with no score lower than 6.0 in each section, or the equivalent from our approved list of certificates.

Application Deadline: Closed

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