2011- AXA Doctorate Progrrame at King’s College London in UK

2011- AXA Doctorate Progrrame at King’s College London in UK

Study Subject: Finance and Economics, Science, Technology, Social sciences

Employer: King’s College London

Level: PhD

Applicants must have completed a Masters degree before they commence their PhD. There is no age restriction. The AXA Research Fund is seeking to provide support to Students who wish to undertake a Ph.D. in a member state of the European Union or in one of the associated countries according to the 7th EU Framework Programme (FP7)1. In such cases, the Fund does not impose any conditions regarding the nationality of the applicant or the country of the laboratory where the master was undertaken. – Students who are citizens of one of the member states of the European Union or one of the associated countries according to the FP71, and who have obtained their master in one of these same countries. In such cases, the Fund does not impose any conditions regarding the country of the Ph.D.’s host laboratory.

The selection criteria are as follows:

1. The applicant’s academic excellence, judged on the high standard of his or her master and the quality of previous course work.

2. The originality of the Ph.D. project, its feasibility (access to the resources, etc.) and the impact of its potential outcomes.

3. The international scope of the host research laboratory.

Students who would like to be considered for the AXA PhD Fellowship are asked to discuss this with their supervisor/Department. It will be the responsibility of the academic Departments/Schools to nominate a limited number or their chosen candidates to the Graduate School for selection.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 07 March 2011

For further information, go to: http://infoscholarship.net