Center for International Business Research Award for PhDs

Contact Name: 
Brad Farnsworth
Typical application deadline: 
December
Page last updated: 
11/30/2010
Contact Phone: 
(734) 936-3917
Application Deadline: 
December 1, 2010
Contact e-mail: 
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Proposals from all University of Michigan colleges, schools and departments are eligible. 

In order to be eligible for a CIBE award of up to $5,000, your dissertation proposal already must have been approved by a University of Michigan college, school or department. Proposals are welcome from all disciplines, including sociology, political science, anthropology and economics, as well as business.

Keywords: 
Business/Industry
Economics
International
International students
Social sciences
Amount: 
$5,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Center for International Business Education (CIBE) announces its awards for the support of doctoral students in international business. CIBE believes that supporting doctoral students through research funding is important for the development of future faculty members. If your doctoral dissertation focuses on some aspect of international business, you may be able to receive financial support for your research from CIBE.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Funding Comments: 

All funds must be expended by the following September.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

The application has five parts:

1.                   Research proposal, maximum fifteen hundred words, describing the theoretical motivation for your research, the methodology to be used, and the anticipated significance of the research findings.

2.                   Curriculum vitae.

3.                   Doctoral program transcript (unofficial is acceptable but subject to verification).

4.                   Detailed budget and justification.  Applicants must show all other committed and potential funding sources. 

5.                   Letter of support from dissertation committee chair.

Fund Usage: 
Data collection expenses, (such as the purchase of publications, duplication costs, and on-line search charges,) and travel, both domestic and international, including transportation, meals, and accommodations.
Funding Restrictions: 

Purchases of equipment are not allowed.