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Bursaries for Women: PhDs and DBAs in the Centre for Business in Society

Traditional PhDs

The Centre for Business in Society (CBiS) at Coventry University is now one of the largest and most successful research centres focusing on responsible business. We are committed to helping to facilitate a better gender balance in the Boardroom and amongst C-suite executives, so we are providing fees-only bursaries for women candidates. Three research themes are being supported within this PhD bursary scheme:

 

Guidance Notes

Please ensure you read all the Guidance Notes and the attached Terms and Conditions below BEFORE completing an application form to make sure you are eligible to apply.

We are committed to making sure we help facilitate a better gender balance in the boardroom and in leadership roles. That is why we are offering bursaries to women who show outstanding potential to excel in their studies and future careers.

The Bursary

The current PhD bursary is for £13,788 (equivalent to three years’ full-time or six years’ part-time home fees).

Bursary Application Process and Eligibility Criteria

If you wish to be considered for a bursary, you MUST:

·        have made a current application for the PhD programme;

·        be self-funding and not in receipt of any other bursary or scholarship or sponsorship (this does not include loans);

·        apply for the bursary two months before the intended start date; and

·        be ‘female or identify as female’ gender. The Office for National Statistics describes female gender as “a social construction relating to behaviours and attributes based on a label of femininity. Gender identity is a personal, internal perception of oneself and so the gender category someone identifies with may not match the sex they were assigned at birth where an individual may see themselves as a woman”.

Please ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria and can provide evidence if requested.

For further information on any aspect of completing your application please email: Dr Jason Begley at Jason.Begley@coventry.ac.uk

By submitting an application for the bursary, you acknowledge and agree to the Terms and Conditions below

Your Bursary Proposal

To be considered for a bursary you will need to submit a detailed 1,500 word research proposal and description of your career plans.  

Your research proposal must address:

1.      The intended topic and how you will examine it.

2.      The likely resulting impact or benefits from this research.

3.      How on completing your PhD your career will progress.

Judging Panel

Your bursary application will be assessed by a panel.

Please note that this is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. There is no appeals process if you are not successful. The panel’s decision is final.  Please note that we will not be able to offer feedback.  

If your application is taken forward, you may be contacted by an academic member of staff to discuss the information you have provided in your application.

If you are successful in being offered a bursary, you will be notified soon after the assessment.

The award of a bursary is at Coventry University’s discretion and Terms and Conditions apply.

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Doctorate of Business Administration

The Centre for Business in Society (CBiS) at Coventry University is now one of the largest and most successful research centres focusing on responsible business. We are committed to helping to facilitate a better gender balance in the Boardroom and amongst C-suite executives, so we are providing fees-only bursaries for women candidates whose proposals reveal business excellence and the potential to be inspirational leaders. The Centre is home to over one hundred doctoral candidates and to our professional doctorate programme the DBA, which is aimed at practicing senior executives. We are offering four DBA fees-only bursaries.

Eligibility

The bursary will only be available to women applicants based in the UK, currently in management roles which fit the recruitment criteria for our DBA programme, who apply directly to Coventry University. To be considered you must be a self-funded applicant or sponsored by your employer.

The Bursary

We are offering a fees-only bursary of £13,700, which constitutes the first year’s fee to be paid to the University.

The Bursary Proposal

To be considered for a bursary you will need to submit a 1,500-word bursary proposal as part of the application. This is in addition to your DBA research proposal which is part of the standard application.

Guidance Notes

Please ensure you read all the Guidance Notes and the attached Terms and Conditions below BEFORE completing an application form to make sure you are eligible to apply.

We are committed to making sure we help facilitate a better gender balance in the boardroom. That is why we are offering bursaries to women who show outstanding potential to excel in their studies and future careers.

The Bursary

The current DBA bursary is for £13,700 (equivalent to the first year’s fee).

Bursary Application Process and Eligibility Criteria

If you wish to be considered for a bursary, you MUST:

  • have made a current application for the DBA programme;
  • be self-funding and not in receipt of any other bursary or scholarship or sponsorship (this does not include loans);
  • apply for the bursary two months before the intended start date; and
  • be ‘female or identify as female’ gender. The Office for National Statistics describes female gender as “a social construction relating to behaviours and attributes based on a label of femininity. Gender identity is a personal, internal perception of oneself and so the gender category someone identifies with may not match the sex they were assigned at birth where an individual may see themselves as a woman”.

The DBA programme is highly competitive. The application process requires several stages and submissions of information. We encourage you to apply as early as possible, to avoid missing any deadlines and so that your bursary proposal may be evaluated. 

Please ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria and can provide evidence if requested.

For further information on any aspect of completing your application please email: Dr Harjit Sekhon at Harjit.sekhon@coventry.ac.uk

By submitting an application for the bursary, you acknowledge and agree to the Terms and Conditions below.

Your Bursary Proposal

To be considered for a bursary you will need to submit a 1,500-word bursary proposal as part of the application.  This is in addition to your DBA research proposal which is part of the standard application.

Your bursary proposal must address:

  1. How your career has developed and what has helped you to reach your current position.
  2. How completing the DBA will help you to reach a senior leadership position.
  3. How on completing your DBA you will be paving the way for future generations of women leaders.

Judging Panel

Your bursary application will be assessed by a panel.

Please note that this is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. There is no appeals process if you are not successful. The panel’s decision is final.  Please note that we will not be able to offer feedback.  

If your application is taken forward, you may be contacted by an academic member of staff to discuss the information you have provided in your application.

If you are successful in being offered a bursary, you will be notified soon after the assessment.

The award of a bursary is at Coventry University’s discretion and Terms and Conditions apply.

Allocation of the Bursaries

Your bursary application will be assessed by a panel against a set of criteria based on the brief. Please note that this is a competitive process and not all applications will be successful. If your application is taken forward, you may be contacted by an academic member of staff to discuss the information you have provided in your application. The award of a bursary is at Coventry University’s discretion and Terms and Conditions apply.

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