OSI Chevening MSc in Economics Scholarship

The Open Society Foundation, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Staffordshire University Business School jointly invite applications from university graduates with outstanding academic qualifications for ten scholarships on the MSc in Economics for Business Analysis programme at Staffordshire University. The aim of this joint scholarship scheme is to assist ‘capacity building’ in the region by speeding up the training of professional economists needed in the process of transition to a democratic market economy. The scheme will enable young university graduates to pursue postgraduate studies in economics in the United Kingdom with a view to returning to and working in the region after completing the programme.

In the academic year 2010-2011 the scheme will be offered to candidates from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Republic of Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Montenegro. There are ten scholarships available in this round. The scheme consists of two parts: an intensive MSc Preliminary Course (mid-July 2010 to mid-September 2010) followed by the main Masters programme (mid-September 2010 to August 2011). The Preliminary course consists of four intensive modules: (macroeconomics, microeconomics, statistics and English for Academic Purposes) to ensure that all candidates have the necessary experience and knowledge of the subject. The second part, the main MSc course, consists of two semesters of coursework (with four modules in each semester) and a dissertation written under the supervision of a member of staff. The beneficiaries must undertake to return to the region for at least two years after the completion of their study programme.

MSc in Economics Scholarship guidance notes (DOC, file size: 131.5KB)

OSI PhD in Economics Scholarship

The Open Society Foundation and Staffordshire University Business School jointly invite applications from university graduates with outstanding academic qualifications for five scholarships on the MPhil/PhD in Economics programme by Distance Learning mode. This scheme 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.

In the academic year 2010-2011, the scheme will be offered to candidates from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Republic of Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Montenegro. There are five scholarships available in this round. The scheme offers the opportunity for the beneficiaries to spend a part of each year at Staffordshire University but also requires them to complete most of their research work in their own institution, thus ensuring that they will remain in the region and continue to be active members of their home institutions. The beneficiaries must undertake to remain in the region for at least two years after the completion of their doctoral programme.

PhD Scholarship guidance notes (DOC, file size: 122KB)

For further information regarding to this scholarships please go to:

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/faculties/business/research/scholarships/index.jsp