Supervisor: Paul Jones (paul.jones@coventry.ac.uk)
Crowdfunding can be defined as an alternative way of funding, where a group of people, the crowd, financially contributes small amounts of money to projects, products or ideas. As a relatively new phenomenon, crowdfunding as a field of research is at an early stage of development, providing many opportunities for young researchers to make a mark theoretically, empirically and in the policy domain.
About the host Centre/Department:
The International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship at Coventry University in the UK and IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre at Deakin University in Australia, are seeking expressions of interest from candidates who are interested in pursuing a PhD in either the area of Crowdfunding or social enterprise through these two research centres. The International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship (ICTE) is a unique institution formed to support sustainable socio-economic transformation through systemic approaches to entrepreneurship in communities nationally and internationally. The IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre conducts multidisciplinary research on small and medium size private businesses and not-for-profit enterprises.
Candidate specification:
Successful applicants will have:
• A minimum of a 2:1 first degree (second class honours upper division) in a relevant discipline/subject area with a minimum 70% mark in the project element or equivalent with a minimum 70% overall module average, and/or
• A Masters Degree in a relevant subject area will be considered as an equivalent. The Masters must have been attained with overall marks at 70%. In addition, the dissertation or equivalent element in the Masters must also have been attained with a mark at 70%.
• The potential to engage in innovative research and to complete the PhD within a prescribed period of study
• Language proficiency (IELTS overall minimum score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component).
Application Procedure:
https://pgrplus.coventry.ac.uk/studentships/fbl-crowdfunding
Funding:
£15,000 bursary plus tuition fees - UK/EU/International
Duration of study:
Full- Time- three and a half years fixed term
Entry point is May 2018
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