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The award can cover fees, living expenses (bursary) and specific research costs.

This award provides funding to talented prospective or mid-study students towards their PhD studies in Research and Development Management.

Up to three years (pro-rata for part-time students)

To be confirmed by RADMA.

You must meet the minimum academic requirements for your preferred in addition to those specified by

RADMA's support is focused on the field of ‘R&D management' and we will give priority to research that explicitly links to the field. Though not intended as a rigorous and exhaustive list, the following four themes may be understood as a working definition of R&D management:

1. Management of scientific and technological activity within firms and public bodies;
2. Determinants of performance in research, development, product design and innovation;
3. The interaction of organisation-wide processes such as strategy formulation and human resources with R&D;
4. The relationship between organisation-level activities and performance, and national and regional innovation systems or technology, science and industrial policies.

RADMA will generally regard applications for research that explores important relevant issues or furthers understanding in one or more of these areas to be within our definition of the field.

Stage 1:

You must submit your completed online programme application for a place on your chosen PhD programme by 1 December 2024.

Your programme application should indicate your intention to apply for RADMA funding, and contain all necessary supporting documents. Incomplete applications may not be considered.

You must hold an offer before applying for RADMA funding, and your funding application must be supported by your supervisor.

Stage 2:

The completed  (with supporting documents, specified by RADMA) must be submitted to info@radma.net by midnight GMT 28 February 2025.

Applications for Doctoral Studies are reviewed in the first instance by between two and four academic experts in the field of R&D Management. Applications will be assessed on the following criteria:

• Relevance to the field of R&D management - based on the research topic
• Quality of the application, innovativeness and quality of the research - based on the research proposal and methodology
• Quality of supervisor and institution in R&D management
• Quality of the applicant - based on CV and references
• Relevance to practice - based on apparent relevance, involvement of practitioners, and evidence of industrial collaboration or sponsorship.

Research and Development Management Association (RADMA)

All RADMA funding application forms must be received by info@radma.net before midnight GMT 28 February 2025.

In advance of this, you must submit your completed programme application by 1 December 2024.

Award decisions are normally announced during July.