NEW scholarships at the Oxford

NEW scholarships at the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance

Oxford University’s new interdisciplinary Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance is offering up to six Institute Scholarships from existing PRS or DPhil students who wish to spend some of their time researching topics connected with Quantitative Finance and who are interested in interacting with scientists and social scientists from outside their own discipline. Currently each Oxford-Man Institute Scholarship gives a student desk space in the Institute, access to the Institute’s computational resources, a £2,000 personal annual research allowance from the Institute and a personal scholarship of £2,000. Scholarship students will play a significant role in the life of the Institute. Please download the scholarship advert for further information and details of how to apply. The deadline for applications is 7 August 2007.

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