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France: 6 PhD Studentships in Finance
Written by Administrator
Sunday, 30 March 2008
The PhD in Finance programme at EDHEC Business School is designed for the brightest and hardest-working individuals who are seeking faculty positions at leading educational institutions
and senior executive careers in the financial industry. It is uniquely
offered in two tracks: a “residential track” for high-potential graduate students
who will hold part-time research or teaching positions at EDHEC
Business School, and an “executive track” for high-level practitioners
who will keep their full-time jobs.
The key benefits of the EDHEC PhD in Finance are its outstanding faculty, its balance between course
and dissertation work, its supportive research environment and close
dissertation supervision, its talented and diverse participant body,
and the first-rate industry relationships and global impact of the
EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre. These combine to
create the best opportunities for participants to develop their
research expertise and to prepare for faculty positions at leading universities worldwide and top industry jobs.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE:
The programme is designed to be completed in three years; course
requirements will be fulfilled after two years. PhD students work
individually with faculty members on dissertation topics selected for
their academic and business relevance and in accordance with each
student’s research interests and professional goals.
Programme prerequisites are economics
and econometrics. PhD in Finance candidates on the “residential track”
who may be lacking in these fields will have the opportunity to take
supplementary graduate courses at EDHEC Business School during the first year of their doctoral studies.
Core courses in Financial Economics, Corporate Finance, Continuous-Time
Financial Economics and Empirical Methods in Finance offer PhD
candidates sound training
in financial theory and analytic methods so that they can take on a
broad variety of teaching and research assignments. Elective research
seminars expose candidates to the latest research advances in specific
fields, providing them with opportunities to develop a specialisation
and acquire additional skills necessary for their dissertation work.
PROGRAMME FACULTY:
The faculty is made up of specialists in finance, asset management, and
financial modelling and brings together the school’s senior economics
and finance professors and affiliated professors from top research
institutions the world over. The programme also draws on the resources
and reputation of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre,
Europe’s premier centre for applied financial research.
ADMISSIONS:
Admission to the EDHEC PhD in Finance is highly selective. Normal
entrance requirements include a master’s degree (or equivalent) from an
accredited school, college, or university (business management,
economics, or science and engineering degrees are preferred); high CGPA
in master’s-level and upper-undergraduate coursework; excellent GMAT
or GRE scores; English proficiency; evidence of research capability
(master’s thesis or research proposal); letters of reference; and a
letter of intent. The application deadline for September admission is
May 30th of the same year. However, PhD in Finance admissions are
rolling: the earlier an application is received, the earlier it will be
processed.
FINANCIAL AID:
Students on the residential track will work as research assistants at
the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre, as research
assistants to senior finance faculty, or as teaching
assistants (TA) in the department of accounting, law, finance and
economics. In return for their part-time duties with the school,
residential track participants will receive a full tuition waiver plus
competitive RA/TA compensation. A total of six RA/TA positions are
offered for PhD in Finance candidates entering the programme in
September 2008; they will be filled as early as possible.
CONTACT:
For further information about the PhD in Finance programme, please log on to http://www.edhec-risk.com/AIeducation/PhD_Finance or contact Ms Maud Gauchon, PhD Admissions at or on +33 493 183 267.
EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL
PhD Admissions
393-400 promenade des Anglais - BP 3116
06202 Nice Cedex 3
France www.edhec-risk.com
Study information
Qualification: PhD in Finance
Study duration: 3 years
Study mode:
“Residential track” (full-time on-campus presence) and “executive track” (short residential periods plus distance learning) ava
Start month: September
Entry requirements: Master’s degree (or equivalent) - business management, economics, or science and engineering degrees preferred.
Language requirements: Any of the following: TOEFL 603(PBT)/250(CBT)/100(IBT); TOEIC 900; IELTS 6.5; UCLES: CAE Pass.
No. of students per year: 5-7 per year on the “residential track”
Fees: 22,500 euros per annum
Funding information
Title: PhD Studentships in Finance (RA/TA-ships)
Value: 38,700 euros per annum
Number of awards per year: 6
Funding applies to: Open to applicants from a range of countries
