Martin Enilov

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Finance at the University of Southampton Business School , with supervision interest from Martin Enilov (Lecturer in Finance, University of Southampton). The opportunity is linked to the Commonwealth PhD Scholarship and is aimed at talented students from eligible Commonwealth countries who want to undertake full-time doctoral study in the UK. Research areas of interest include Sustainable Finance , ESG and Climate Finance , Biodiversity and Nature-related Financial Risk , FinTech , Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Finance , Energy and Commodity Markets , Cryptocurrency and Digital Finance , and Applied Financial Econometrics (including mixed frequency data sampling). The scholarship is described as fully funded and includes tuition fees , a monthly living allowance , return travel costs , and an allowance package . The post encourages applicants with strong quantitative skills and backgrounds in finance, economics, econometrics, or related disciplines. Eligible countries listed in the post are Bangladesh, Gambia, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, and Zambia. Deadline: 20 October 2026, 4:00pm UK time. How to apply: Contact Martin Enilov as soon as possible with your CV, academic transcripts, a short description of your proposed research idea or research interests, and details of your quantitative/econometric background. Use the linked Commonwealth PhD Scholarship information for further details.