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Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI) PhD Studentship

The Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI) at the University of Manchester is pleased to announce three PhD studentships.  The studentships are to fund Doctoral research in any of BWPI’s core themes: Poverty and Social Protection; Global Poverty Reduction—Institutions and Policy; Working out of Poverty; and Urban Poverty, Conflict and Climate Change.  The funding for these studentships is generously provided by the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation (REBF) and constitutes the first in a new phase of postgraduate education launched by BWPI with the help of the REBF.

The studentships will be available from September 2013 and will cover UK/EU tuition fees—and in exceptional cases overseas fees—and a stipend of £13,726 per annum (fixed) for three years.  The successful applicants will join a vibrant team of first-rate scholars engaged in understanding global poverty broadly conceived.  They will be expected to play a role in the life of BWPI through their engagement with the full range of Institute’s activities; and they will make a contribution to the research and administration of BWPI.

Each of the successful applicants will normally be supervised by a team of 2 scholars drawn from BWPI’s Directors (Professors Armando Barrientos, David Hulme and Rorden Wilkinson) and Associate Directors (Professors Maia Green, Uma Kothari and Kunal Sen; and Drs Admos Chimowu, Sam Hickey and Stephanie Barrientos) as well as from the wider University community.   The BWPI PhD studentships will be awarded only to students registered, or meeting the registration requirements of either the University of Manchester’s Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) PhD Programme in the School of Environment and Development (SED) or any of the PhD Programmes in the University’s School of Social Sciences (SoSS).  The course of study undertaken by successful candidates conforms to the standard procedures of a PhD programme at the University of Manchester.

Further information about BWPI and our core research programmes can be found at www.bwpi.manchester.ac.uk 

Enquires about applications should be direct to:
Laura Dobson (SED): laura.dobson@manchester.ac.uk
Vicky Barnes (SoSS): vicky.barnes@manchester.ac.uk

Academic enquires should be directed to Professor Rorden Wilkinson: rorden.wilkinson@manchester.ac.uk 

Applications

Eligibility
Applicants should normally enjoy ‘home’ (UK/EU) tuition fee status. This generally includes UK or EU nationals having resided within the EU or the EEA for 3 years or more prior to starting their course. In some cases nationals of other countries may also enjoy ‘home’ tuition fee status if they satisfy certain residency requirements. Students not qualifying for UK/EU fee status can apply if they can demonstrate they have secured ‘top up’ funds covering the difference between ‘home’ and ‘overseas’ fees.  In exceptional circumstances, the studentships will cover the full cost of overseas fees.

How to Apply
Applications should be made through the University of Manchester’s online application procedure for postgraduate study by Friday 17 May 2013, specifying ‘Brooks World Poverty Institute Studentships’ as the subject of study. 

Information for applications made through IDPM can be found here.

Information for applications made through SoSS can be found here.

What to include
Your completed application should include the following documents:

In section 6 of the online application form, under ‘research title’ please insert ‘Brooks World Poverty Institute Studentships’. This will help us filter applications.

Students will be informed of the outcome of the selection process by 5 July 2013. If you have not been contacted by late July, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

 

ESRC PhD Studentship – ‘Rising Powers, Labour Standards and the Governance of Global Production Networks’

The School of Environment and Development (SED) at the University of Manchester is pleased to announce that a PhD studentship is to be funded by the ESRC for postgraduate research on ‘Rising Powers, Labour Standards and the Governance of Global Production Networks’ at the School's Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM).

The studentship will be available from September 2013 for three years and will cover UK/EU tuition fees, a stipend and fieldwork costs - subject to eligibility criteria (see below).

The successful applicant will be supervised by Dr Khalid Nadvi (SED) and Professor Rudolf Sinkovics (Manchester Business School (MBS)), and will conduct a programme of research as specified under Research Grant Reference Number: ES/J013234/1, awarded to Dr Nadvi under the ESRC Rising Powers and Interdependent Futures – Research grants proposal call.  The successful applicant will be expected from time to time to undertake some administrative support tasks on the project under the direction of the supervisors and to attend relevant workshops and international conferences organised by the project. The studentship will also conform to the standard procedures of a PhD programme at the University of Manchester.

The Rising Powers, Labour Standards and the Governance of Global Production Networks Project

The Project’s aim is to explore how the Rising Powers, most notably, Brazil, China and India are challenging existing forms of global economic governance and power. It does so by exploring whether, and how, these Rising Powers change the 'rules of the game' in international trade and global production and with what consequences, and focuses on how Rising Power states, firms and civil society engage with, challenge and potentially shape international labour and social standards in production. Meeting such standards has become increasingly important to the world of global production. However, with the growth of manufacturing firms and middle class consumers from the Rising Powers there is a fear of a 'race to the bottom' with declining labour standards and diminishing concerns with working conditions. Using the analytical framework of global production networks, the international and multi-disciplinary research team will undertake research in Brazil, China, India, the UK and the EU. The study will consider how emerging Rising Powers firms (both new multinationals and small firm clusters) engage with labour and social standards in their globalised production arrangements; how civil society in these countries shape local attitudes and norms on working conditions; how Rising Power governments define and implement labour standards and interact in global institutions where such standards are formulated; and, finally, consider the implications for other developing countries, for firms and consumers in UK and the EU, and for the future governance of globalised production arrangements.

The PhD studentship

The PhD studentship will allow us to develop an inter-disciplinary programme for post-graduate research and teaching that connects the distinct disciplinary strengths of the international business approach with a development oriented understanding of global production networks. The studentship will permit us to further the analysis to be undertaken on Rising Power firms and civil society and their engagement with and shaping of labour and social standards, through a more detailed and in-depth student research project focusing on one (or more) of the three Rising Power countries being studied: Brazil, China and India.  Individual research projects can focus on any aspect of this theme.

Criteria

Applicants should enjoy 'home' (UK/EU) tuition fee status. This generally includes UK or EU nationals having resided within the EU or the EEA for 3 years or more prior to starting their course. In some cases nationals of other countries may also enjoy 'home' tuition fee status if they satisfy certain residency requirements. If in doubt, please follow this link for more information on how to determine tuition fee status. Please note that unfortunately we will be unable to accept applications from students who do not enjoy 'home' tuition fee status.

How to Apply

The first step is to apply for a place on the PhD in Development Policy and Management, and to be offered a place on the programme. You must have submitted a complete application for the PhD programme by the Friday 3rd May 2013 in order to be considered for the award.

You must include a personal statement of no more than 700 words indicating why you would like to undertake this studentship award.

In section 6 of the online application form, under ‘research title’ please simply insert ‘Rising Powers, Labour Standards and the Governance of Global Production Networks Studentship’. This will help us filter applications.

Any enquiries relating specifically to the submission of applications for the studentship should be directed to: laura.dobson@manchester.ac.uk.

Students will be informed of the outcome of the selection process by 5 July 2013. If you have not been contacted by late July, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

 

School of Environment and Development Postgraduate Research Scholarships 2013

The deadline for submission of applications for these scholarships closed on the 15th March 2013.

If you have applied but have not heard from the School by Tuesday 30 April 2013, please assume on this occasion you have been unsuccessful.

 

The Sustainable Consumption Institute (SCI) Centre for Doctoral Training Applications 2013


The deadline for submission of applications for these scholarships closed on the 31st January 2013.

If you have applied but have not heard from the School by Tuesday 30 April 2013, please assume on this occasion you have been unsuccessful.


ESRC North West Centre for Doctoral Training Studentships 2013/14

The deadline for submission of applications for these scholarships closed on the 1st February 2013.

If you have applied but have not heard from the School by Tuesday 30 April 2013, please assume on this occasion you have been unsuccessful.


Other Opportunities

The following web addresses provide a summary of, or further links to, information on sources of funding available for study at the University of Manchester:

UK/EU Students

International Students

UK Research Councils

UK Charities/Government

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