RADMA Doctoral Studies Funding 2024 Entry - Competition Closed for 2024 Entry

The award can cover fees, living expenses (bursary) and specific research costs.

This award provides funding to talented prospective or mid-study students towards their PhD studies in Research and Development Management.

Up to three years (pro-rata for part-time students)

To be confirmed by RADMA.

You must meet the minimum academic requirements for your preferred programme, in addition to those specified by RADMA.

RADMA's support is focused on the field of ‘R&D management' and we will give priority to research that explicitly links to the field. Though not intended as a rigorous and exhaustive list, the following four themes may be understood as a working definition of R&D management:

1. Management of scientific and technological activity within firms and public bodies;
2. Determinants of performance in research, development, product design and innovation;
3. The interaction of organisation-wide processes such as strategy formulation and human resources with R&D;
4. The relationship between organisation-level activities and performance, and national and regional innovation systems or technology, science and industrial policies.

RADMA will generally regard applications for research that explores important relevant issues or furthers understanding in one or more of these areas to be within our definition of the field.

Stage 1:

You must submit your completed online programme application for a place on your chosen PhD programme by 1 December 2023.

Your programme application should indicate your intention to apply for RADMA funding, and contain all necessary supporting documents. Incomplete applications may not be considered.

You must hold an offer before applying for RADMA funding, and your funding application must be supported by your supervisor.

Stage 2:

The completed RADMA funding application form and Application Spreadsheet  (with supporting documents, specified by RADMA) must be submitted to info@radma.net no later than midnight GMT 29 February 2024.

Applications for Doctoral Studies are reviewed in the first instance by between two and four academic experts in the field of R&D Management. Applications will be assessed on the following criteria:

• Relevance to the field of R&D management - based on the research topic
• Quality of the application, innovativeness and quality of the research - based on the research proposal and methodology
• Quality of supervisor and institution in R&D management
• Quality of the applicant - based on CV and references
• Relevance to practice - based on apparent relevance, involvement of practitioners, and evidence of industrial collaboration or sponsorship.

Research and Development Management Association (RADMA)

This competition has now closed for 2024 entry.  Deadlines for 2025 entry will be published here in due course.