Master and PhD Scholarships at University of Madrid, Spain

The Business Department at Universidad Carlos III is requesting applications for its Master in Business Administration and Quantitative Methods. The department is offering 15 scholarships to qualified students to take part in this program, either in the  Finance track  or Management track.
The objective of the scholarships for this master is to prepare highly qualified and motivated students to carry out original research in the fields of finance and management, with a thorough preparation in empirical methods and statistics.
This Master also represents the first two years in our five year PhD program. The program is a full-time program with all classes been taught in English. Graduating students find placement in the world of research, both academic and non-academic, in international organizations, central banks, government agencies and firms.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Students in the first year acquire a broad set of theoretical and methodological skills in the fields of Finance, Management, and Statistics.
During the second year, students complete their training in their areas of specialization and have the option to continue along a more intense academic track as preparation for the PhD program, or complete their training with more applied courses. Those in the finance track have access to courses in the MSc in Finance, and those in the Management track can take courses from the MSc in Management or the MSc in Marketing.
Our PhD program has been accredited as a Program of Excellence by the Spanish Government and it is internationally oriented.
The MB&QM is part of the QTEM Network joint with the Université Libre de Bruxelles; Universiteit van Amsterdam; Goethe-Universität Frankfurt; Université de Lausanne; Norwegian Business School; Taiwan University and Luiss Guido Carli University. Some students will have the option to stay in these institutions as part of their training.

FUNDING:
Selected candidates receive a yearly scholarship of approximately 14,000 euros (before taxes) for two years. This scholarship is renewable for students that are accepted into the PhD program. Renewals will be made  individually and  conditional on the student’s academic and research performance. Scholarships, if renewed, may cover an additional period of up to three years at most. Scholarship recipients are required to act as Teaching Assistants in those subjects and degrees in which the Department is involved.
 

For more detailed information about our program please visit the website:
http://www.uc3m.es/portal/page/portal/postgraduate_studies/masters/Master_Business_Quantitative_Methods
 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: To apply for the program and scholarships visit the website:
http://www.uc3m.es/portal/page/portal/postgraduate_studies/masters/Master_Business_Quantitative_Methods/Admission 

The application deadline is April 22nd 2013. 

To apply you will need the following documentation:
1.  Application form
2.  Two letters of reference (model form). Letters of reference must be sent directly by the authors to the following email address: adm-postgrado@uc3m.es. Note, that we will NOT accept letters of reference sent by applicants directly
3.  Certificate of grades received by the applicant as an undergraduate (and any postgraduate courses if applicable). Certificates must be stamped by the university and be in English or Spanish.
4.  Degree. If the applicant has not completed his/her degree, the applicant will obtain a certificate stamped by the university with the EXPECTED completion date.
5.  TOEFL exam grades or equivalent. For additional information please visit http://www.toefl.org
6.  CV
7.  Motivation letter
8.  Results from the GRE or GMAT (highly recommended)

Please consult our website for complete details about our application procedure: http://www.uc3m.es/portal/page/portal/admission/master_phd 

FURTHER INFORMATION: For more information, please feel free to contact our Program Assistant Almudena Crespo (acgil@pa.uc3m.es)  or the post-graduate office (info.postgrado@uc3m.es). 

For further information, please visit the official website at http://www.uc3m.es/portal/page/portal/postgraduate_studies/masters/Master_Business_Quantitative_Methods/Scholarships