PhD in Finance Program Announcement
EDHEC-Risk Institute, Singapore

EDHEC-Risk Institute PhD in Finance - Exclusive doctoral programme offers 2 fully funded PhD studentships in Singapore.

The PhD in Finance programme at EDHEC-Risk Institute is designed for the brightest and hardest-working individuals who are seeking positions at leading research institutions and careers as finance specialist leaders in the financial industry. It is offered in two tracks: a "residential track" for high-potential graduate students and young professionals who hold part-time teaching positions at EDHEC Business School or research positions at EDHEC Risk Institute-Asia, and an "executive track" for high-level practitioners who keep their full-time jobs.

The key benefits of the EDHEC PhD in Finance are its strong curriculum and balance between course and dissertation work, its outstanding faculty, its supportive research environment and close dissertation supervision, its talented and diverse participant body, and the first-rate industry relationships and global impact of EDHEC-Risk Institute. These combine to create the best opportunities for participants to develop their research expertise and to prepare for positions at leading research institutions worldwide and top industry jobs.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE: The programme is designed to be completed in three years with core course requirements to be fulfilled during the first year. Once they have passed their comprehensive examinations, PhD students work individually with faculty members on dissertation topics selected for their academic and business relevance and in accordance with their research interests and professional goals.

Programme prerequisites are economics and econometrics. 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 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 top economics and finance scholars and leading experts drawn from the world's best universities.

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 next application deadline for February 2014 admission into the residential track of the PhD in Finance in Singapore is mid-September 2013.

FINANCIAL AID: Students on the residential track will work as (senior) research assistants at EDHEC Risk Institute-Asia (Singapore). In return for their part-time duties with the Institute, residential track participants will receive a full tuition waiver (of a worth of circa USD150,000) plus competitive compensation (SGD3,000 before personal income tax and provident fund payments, where required for three days of research assistant service per week, candidates with significant industry experience will receive SGD3,600 per month). A total of two positions are offered for PhD in Finance candidates entering the programme in February 2014.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To receive the application package, please contact: Ms Brigitte Bogaerts, PhD Admissions, phd.admissions@edhec-risk.com, +33 493 183 267, http://phd.edhec.edu

Next application deadlines: 13 September 2013 and 13 December 2013

FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information about the PhD in Finance programme, please log on to http://phd.edhec.edu or contact Ms Brigitte Bogaerts, PhD Admissions at: phd.admissions@edhec-risk.com or on +33 493 183 267