Scholarship
The Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting, Maynooth University, Ireland, invites applications for scholarship to PhD in the Economics.
Scholarship award:
– Full annual tuition fee support (approximately €6200 per annum)
– A fixed maintenance award of €9007 per annum
– Participation in departmental activities as a Graduate Teaching Assistant with a requirement to undertake teaching support duties for up to 25% of the notional study year. This will involve up to 455 hours of teaching support duties in the course of a year, with not more than 20 hours in any one week. These duties will be carried out under the direction of the Head of Department, or a member of staff nominated by the Head.
– The studentship will be awarded for the duration of the studies, subject to satisfactory annual review of progress in research, and performance in teaching support. The studentship will be awarded for 5 years or 4 years depending on whether the successful student is commencing study or is in the early stage of PhD studies. Five (5) or four (4) years is the expected duration of the studies, subject to satisfactory annual review of progress in research, and performance in teaching support.
– Master’s degree students may benefit for not more than two years and PhD students for not more than 5 years, and this benefit is cumulative i.e. a maximum of 5 years is available where a student on a PhD-track progresses from Masters to PhD.
Important Dates
July, 2020.
Eligibility
Full time postgraduate research degree students commencing a programme of study in September 2019 or in the early stage of PhD studies (less than one year) are eligible to apply for studentship support in the Department. Students who have fees paid from external sources are not eligible to apply.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted to [email protected]
Last Date
The last date for application is July, 2020
Contact Details
For any further details, the applying candidates can refer to official notification using the following link https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/economics-finance-and-accounting/
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