Call for Applications: Finance PhD Program at Aalto University

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PhD in Finance at Aalto University School of Business

Aalto University School of Business is one of the leading business schools in Europe. The School of Business is an innovative and lively community of about 3 500 students and 400 members of faculty and staff.
Finland offers a great setting for students and is consistently ranked high in quality-of-life studies. It is the best country to live in the world according to a Newsweek 2010 study and was ranked by The World Economic Forum as the safest country in the world in 2015. Finland is also the world’s happiest country according to the 2018 Global Happiness report and the 2019 Work-Life Balance Index listed Helsinki as the best city for work-life balance.

The Doctoral Program at Aalto University School of Business is intended for candidates of excellent academic background motivated in pursuing a full-time doctoral program and producing research of the highest international level.

The Finance Department is strongly dedicated to research, as shown by a stream of research published in top Finance and Economics journals. The Department runs an excellent seminar series and is equipped with all major Finance databases. Many faculty members also have access to unique registry-based data sets from Finland. Close contact and interaction with the Aalto Finance Faculty ensure high-quality PhD supervision in the several expertise areas of the faculty members. Being a PhD student at Aalto gives access to the very latest developments in international finance research via weekly meetings of the Helsinki Finance Seminar. Aalto provides students with an exciting and international research environment as well as interaction with seminar speakers and other visitors.

The Aalto Finance PhD program is a four-year US-style program. The curriculum includes doctoral courses in Finance and related disciplines, active participation in research seminars, and a doctoral dissertation. The first one and a half years or so at the beginning of the studies are devoted to intensive coursework. Doctoral students in Finance follow the course curriculum of the Graduate School of Finance (GSF), the national PhD program hosted by Aalto University. The local courses are complemented by intensive Finance PhD courses organized within the Nordic Finance Network (NFN), which is a collaborative network for research and doctoral training among the Finance departments in the Nordic Countries.

The ultimate test of any PhD program is its placement record. Here the track record of Aalto Finance PhDs is excellent. Our academic placements include Ohio State University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Miami, Imperial College Business School, Luxembourg School of Finance, Catholic University of Lisbon and London Business School. The Aalto Finance PhD program provides a solid basis for starting an international academic career.

The School commits to providing funding for at least the first two years for accepted Doctoral Candidates who proceed successfully with their doctoral studies and research. From year three onwards the studies are funded by research projects, grants from foundations, the finance department or a combination of these. All Finance PhD students have received funding throughout their studies, subject to performance.

For further details on admission criteria, detailed instructions on how to apply and the exact submission time, please visit the web page: https://into.aalto.fi/display/endoctoralbiz/For+applicants

Application period will open on November 5, 2019 and the deadline for applications is January 23, 2020.

Applications will be evaluated by academic departments based on previous academic performance, research potential, motivation, performance in standardized tests, and references. Candidates must be available for a potential interview. The Dean decides on admissions based on departmental assessments.

For further information on the Finance Department at Aalto University School of Business, please visit the department web page: https://www.aalto.fi/department-of-finance
For your questions regarding the PhD programme, please e-mail gsf@aalto.fi

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From year 3 onwards the doctoral students are expected to find their own funding, either as a paid researcher or from foundations.

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From year 3 onwards the doctoral students are expected to find their own funding, either as a paid researcher or from foundations. The School may also offer some fully paid doctoral researcher positions for best applicants.

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