The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced Doctoral Scholarship Scheme, 2021.
The Doctoral scholarship will be awarded to a registered Ph.D. Scholars from UGC recognized reputed Indian Universities/ Deemed Universities/ Colleges, IIMs having University/IIMs approved Ph.D. Programme to pursue and complete their Doctoral Research in Auditing, Taxation, Commerce, Management, and Accounting. The candidates must have confirmed Ph.D. Registration.
Awarding doctoral scholarship by admitting full-time meritorious Research scholars who want to carry out research in core areas having global relevance, adding value to subject, and research results should aim to develop some theory and/or model which can be replicated universally.
“Aimed at building greater research capacity, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has consistently been striving for excellence and distinction in the areas of Research and Innovation in the subjects of national importance and has supported the regulatory initiatives aimed towards bringing Indian economy back on the growth trajectory,” the ICAI President, CA. Nihar N. Jambusaria.
The scholar must join the scholarship within four weeks of the date of the award letter by submitting the required documents through the affiliating/administering institution. This may be extended by the ICAI for up to six months in deserving cases.
The sanction of the scholarship will be issued initially for a period of one year, effective from the date of joining of the scholar in the scholarship. The renewal of the scholarship for the subsequent year shall be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory annual progress report and at least one research paper in the International Journal of repute and one in ICAI Journal.
Other than the mandatory information accompanying each application, candidates should submit their research proposal in two parts namely abstract of the research proposal (about 300 words) and a detailed research proposal (about 3000 words) an indicative outline for the detailed research proposal.
The research proposal should have a clear, meaningful, and concise title reflecting the scope of the investigation.
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