PhD in Economics

Apply using the Applicant Portal

The Apply Now button on the right will take you to the Applicant Portal. There, you can create and submit your application and supporting documents, and you can also request your references.

An application is only complete when:

1. you have submitted your application and supporting documents via the Applicant Portal
2. you have paid the application fee if applicable. For further information on application fees, and which courses require an application fee, see here.
3. your referees have provided their references.

If you miss the deadlines specified in this section, you will not be able to submit your application.

Please read the Faculty's Entry Requirements and How to Apply pages before applying for this course.

Selection Process

After the deadline, applications are considered a gathered field by the relevant research group, and decisions are expected to be sent out in February/March.

Please note that the Faculty will not provide feedback to individuals on the quality and content of their applications to postgraduate programmes within the Faculty of Economics.

Further information on How To Apply

Things You'll Need

In order to apply for this course you'll need to think about getting a few things ready before you apply.

• Two academic references  
• Transcript  
• CV/resume
• Evidence of competence in English  
  If required - you can check using our tool
• Project Title (250 characters) (mandatory)
• Research Summary (2500 characters) (mandatory)
• Multiple Proposed Supervisors (200 characters) (mandatory)
  The list of Academic Staff and their research interests can be found here.
• Research Experience (2500 characters) (optional)
• Research Proposal (document upload) (mandatory)
• Reasons for Applying (5000 characters) (mandatory)
• Details of previous Master's (PhD)
  Please upload details of the topics covered, or topics to be covered, in your current or previous Master's degrees. The template that MUST be used can be downloaded here.
• GRE
  Applicants whose previous university training has been in countries outside the UK or part of the University of London International Programme MUST submit the results of a recent GRE test. Please note that failure to upload a GRE Test (if required) will result in the automatic withdrawal of the application. For more information, please see the Faculty's website here or contact us via email.

Gates Cambridge Scholarships

If you wish to be considered for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship you will also need to provide the following:

• Gates Cambridge Reference  
• Research Proposal (PhD applicants only)

See Gates Cambridge for more information.

How to Find a Supervisor

Applicants MUST contact and identify a Supervisor who is working in their area of interest and is a staff member of the Faculty of Economics prior to sending their application.  The Faculty Academic Staff Page outlines a broad range of staff and their research interest, which may provide a suitable basis for a PhD thesis.