Applications for the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) PhD Scholarships in the UK for the 2023/24 academic session are currently open.
The ICTD is a research centre aiming to improve tax policy and administration in lower-income countries through collaborative research and engagement. The ICTD is funded by the British and Norwegian governments and by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Worth of Award
Students will receive full scholarships including university fees, a stipend in line with UK research council funding (currently 17,668 GBP per year), and other benefits such as funds to attend conferences, to cover visa costs and part of relocation expenses.
Eligibility
- To be eligible for funding, PhD projects should focus on taxation in African and/or south Asian countries. Within the broad area, candidates can focus on any issue of their own interest.
- While projects do not need to fall within one of the existing research programmes, candidates may find it helpful to review the research portfolio of the ICTD and its individual Fellows on the ICTD website.
- The ICTD is a multidisciplinary centre: as such, suitable proposals can take any disciplinary or interdisciplinary approach, including those coming from economics, political science, anthropology, amongst others.
How to Apply
Your applications should include
- CV
- Research proposal (1500 words)
- Personal statementIf shortlisted you will need to provide
- CV
- Research proposal (2000-3500 words)
- Two academic references
- Degree certificates and transcripts
- English language qualification (where applicable)
Deadline: Applications for the ICTD scholarship should be submitted by March 15, 2023 by 23.59 BST.