: 3 year PhD and 1 year Masters

ESRC Centre for Competition Policy, UEA

 

The ESRC Centre for Competition Policy (CCP), based at the University of 
East Anglia, invites applications for up to 4 fully funded (3-year) PhD 
studentships, including one ESRC quota award place, from October 2008.  
These studentships can be held in any area of competition or regulation 
policy appropriate for supervision by the Centre’s faculty members, who 
come from the Schools of Economics, Law, Business and Political, Social and 
International Studies (see http://www.ccp.uea.ac.uk/people.asp?id=Faculty 
for details regarding the academic staff at the Centre). The CCP 
(http://www.ccp.uea.ac.uk) is the leading focus for competition policy 
research in the UK, and welcomes interdisciplinary proposals. It received 
research training recognition from the ESRC in the 2007 interim recognition 
exercise.

The Centre also invites applications from those intending to pursue an 
academic career for one year masters studentships for the MSc in Industrial 
Economics and the LLM International Competition Law and Policy, from 
September 2008.  

Applicants must possess (or be about to complete) a good first degree in 
one of the related disciplines (Economics, Law, Business or Political 
Science) and, in addition, for the PhD studentships, applicants must 
possess (or be about to complete) a Masters degree to a good standard in a 
related area. They should have a demonstrable interest in an area of 
competition policy. The PhD studentships are tenable for 3 years (subject 
to satisfactory progress and the research remaining in an area relating to 
competition policy).  A full studentship includes home tuition fees, plus a 
maintenance grant of £12,300, with additional funding in some discipline 
areas.  Except for the ESRC award, successful applicants will be expected 
to provide research assistance in an appropriate area for the equivalent of 
0.5 days per week. Masters studentships are tenable for 1 year and include 
home tuition fees, plus a maintenance grant of £9,000.  

These studentships are only available to candidates who have been offered a 
place in a relevant UEA PhD or Masters Degree programme. Applicants should 
apply both for entry to the appropriate school and to the CCP for the 
studentship. 

To apply for funding, send a copy of your Masters/PhD admissions 
application and research proposal (for PhD studentships), as well as a 
completed CCP Studentship Application form (available on the CCP website) 
to Stu White ([log in to unmask]).

The closing date for applications is 28th March 2008. Applicants will be 
notified by end of April 2008 about whether they have been successful or 
whether they are on the reserve list. 

 
W. Stuart White
Centre Manager, ESRC Centre for Competition Policy University of East Anglia

Tel: 01603 591 624
Fax: 01603 591 622
Website: http://www.ccp.uea.ac.uk
Post: CCP, UEA, Norwich, NR4 7TJ