RADMA Doctoral Studies Programme

The RADMA Doctoral Studies Programme provides up to three years' funding to talented prospective or mid-study PhD students, offering an opportunity to concentrate on their studentship for the period of the award. The expectation is that applicants will have a master's degree in a relevant field or an excellent first degree or equivalent. Applications are welcome across the breadth of the research and development management discipline. RADMA particularly encourages applications that explore important relevant issues or further understanding in areas including: management of scientific and technological activity within firms and public bodies; determinants of performance in research, development, product design and innovation; the interaction of organisation-wide processes such as strategy formulation and human resources with R&D; and the relationship between organisation-level activities and performance, and national and regional innovation systems or technology, science and industrial policies. To be eligible for funding, candidates must be accepted for PhD study at a UK university. Awards will be granted to and administered through the institution, not individual candidates. The award covers costs related to fees and specified living expenses up to a maximum of £24,720 per academic year, pro-rata for part-time students with partial funding as a possibility, conditional upon the receipt of acceptable annual progress reports.