CBS Ph.D. Scholarships in Civil Society´s Organisations and Forms of Ownership in Denmark, 2017 for Phd

  •  Phd
  •  31-Dec-2016
  •   Denmark, United Kingdom

The Copenhagen Business School invites applications for a three-year position as Ph.D. scholarships in the CISTAS project at the Department of Business and Politics. International students are eligible to apply for this scholarship programme.

The main objective of the university is to provide high quality, comprehensive educational and training opportunities that are compatible to changing needs of the students.

CBS is one of the largest business schools in Europe and one of the 8 Danish universities. CBS do not focus solely on technical aspects or on organizational managerial aspects, but rather take a socio-technical perspective and a multidisciplinary approach to address a range of strategic, structural, and operational activities involved in gathering, processing, storing, distributing and use of information and its derivatives in organizations and society.

In order to be eligible applicants must be fluent in English.

Handelshøjskolen i København Information

Handelshøjskolen i København Grants

CBS Ph.D. Scholarships in Civil Society´s Organisations and Forms of Ownership in Denmark, 2017 for Phd Founded in 1917, Handelshøjskolen i København (Copenhagen Business School) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Frederiksberg (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Capital Region of Denmark. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet (Ministry of Higher Education and Science, Denmark), Handelshøjskolen i København (CBS) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 15,000-19,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Handelshøjskolen i København (CBS) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 102 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.

Eligibility Criteria

The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:

The applicant must;

  • Hold a Master in social science disciplines and/or humanities
    •Demonstrate high theoretical and methodological competencies
    •Demonstrate their potential ability to contribute to and enrich the principal components of the CISTAS project in general and the topic of civil society´s organisations and forms of ownership in particular when formulating their Ph.D. research proposal (max 5 pages).
    •Demonstrate professional proficiency in English  and Danish (written and spoken) enough to work with empirical material from the Danish civil society.

Offered Benefits

A Ph.D scholarship runs for a period of 3 years, and includes teaching obligations equivalent to ½ year’s work (840 work hours). The scholarships are fully salaried positions, according to the national Danish collective agreement. The scholarship includes the tuition fees, office space, travel grants plus a salary, currently starting with per month app. DKK 23.770 up to DKK 28.964 depending on seniority, plus a pension contribution totaling 17,1 % of 85 percent of the base salary.

The salary level and appointment are determined by the Ministry of Finance’s collective agreement with the Central Academic Organisation.

Application Process

The mode of application is online. The application (see link below) must include a 5-page project description. This research proposal should contain a presentation of an original research question, a description of the initial theoretical framework and methodology, a presentation of the suggested empirical material as well as a work-plan.

In addition to the research proposal, the application must include the completed application form, copies of a Master’s degree certificate or other certificates of a corresponding level, brief curriculum vitae (CV), a list of papers and publications, and one copy of a selected written work (e.g. Master’s thesis).

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