PhD Scholarships in Finance, University of Melbourne

Australia. The Department of Finance is seeking outstanding Australian and New Zealand students from the field of finance who intend to study full-time toward a PhD in finance. Scholarships holders must be future academic leaders. They must demonstrate high scholastic achievement and be driven to answer questions at the frontier of finance.

Value: The scholarships is valued at $40,000 per year. This value will be reviewed annually.

Duration: This is a continuing scholarship for the period of the normal, three-year enrolment in the PhD. Should a student seek an extension the time to complete the PhD, the scholarship may be extended at the discretion of the Head of the Department of Finance and with the advice of the PhD Admissions and Progress Committee of the Department of Finance.

Eligibility: To be eligible an applicant must satisfy the following selection criteria:

• The applicant must hold a four-year honours degree in finance and/or a research master’s degree in finance or qualifications deemed to be equivalent.
• The applicant must have a grade point average in excess of 80% in the final two years of their honours degree or a grade point average in excess of 80% in the final year of their honours degree and masters degree combined.
• The applicant must be enrolled full-time in the PhD program in Finance or have accepted an offer of admission to the PhD program in finance.
• The applicant must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.

Applicants short-listed for this scholarship will be interviewed at The University of Melbourne by a panel of finance scholars. Short-listed applicants must make themselves available for this interview. Travel and accommodation will be organized and paid for by the Department of Finance.

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