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Commonwealth PhD Scholarship
Fully Funded PhD in Finance, Sustainable Finance, FinTech and Financial Econometrics at University of Southampton Business School University of Southampton Business School in United Kingdom
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Fully funded Commonwealth PhD Scholarship. Funding includes tuition fees, a monthly living allowance, return travel costs, and an allowance package.
Deadline
Oct 20, 2026
Country
United Kingdom
University
University of Sussex Business School

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Ongoing programCommonwealth PhD Scholarships
by Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom
Commonwealth PhD Scholarships support fully funded doctoral study, mainly at UK universities, for candidates from eligible Commonwealth countries with strong academic and development potential.
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About this position
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.
Funding details
Fully funded Commonwealth PhD Scholarship. Funding includes tuition fees, a monthly living allowance, return travel costs, and an allowance package.
What's required
Applicants should be highly motivated prospective PhD students with strong quantitative skills and a solid background in finance, economics, econometrics, or related disciplines. Candidates should have an ambition to undertake high-quality academic research and be eligible for the Commonwealth PhD Scholarship. The post asks interested candidates to provide a CV, academic transcripts, a short description of their proposed research idea or research interests, and details of their quantitative/econometric background.
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