Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme : Please circulate to potential candidates

[qisrar]

University Grant Commission in Hong Kong is offering very attractive fellowship program (please see attacehment with this email)

The Fellowship offers a monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (approximately US$2,600) and conference travel allowance of HK$10,000 (approximately US$1,300) per year for awardees for a maximum period of three years. In addition, PolyU will provide each PhD Fellow with a 3-year tuition scholarship.

Deadline for the electronic application is Dec 1, 2009. Please email appended below for the details.

I am wondering if you could forward this email to the departments/ candidates who might be interested in pursuing research in following or related themes.

• Micro-financing practices and wealth creation in transitioning economies
  
• Social entrepreneurial strategies for social impact
  
• Nonprofit effectiveness at the base of pyramid
  
• Role of Information and communication technologies in upliftment of base of pyramid
  
• Role of information and communication technologies in bridging social divides
  
• Impact of business solutions adopted for poverty alleviation on existing social networks and on poor's social capital

Please send me an email if you need any additional information. I will be visting India during November-January and interested candidates can meet me for additional details between Nov 7 to Nov 18 (either in Mumbai, Pune or New Delhi).

Best regards,
Israr Qureshi
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/ro/hkphd-fellowship/

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Israr Qureshi, Ph.D. (Ivey)
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Management and Marketing
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Hong Kong
E-mail: msisrar@inet.polyu.edu.hk
Ph# (852) 3400 3925
Fax# (852) 2765 0611
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