On October 26, 2015 the Department of Finance at the University of Melbourne will hold an information session describing the Department’s doctoral program in Finance. This world-class program begins with two years of advanced course work in finance, economics, econometrics, mathematics and statistics. Dissertation supervision is provided by the Department’s faculty who regularly publish in the leading journals in Finance. Generous scholarships, fees waivers, conference attendance reimbursement, and a research allowance are available throughout the degree.

The Department of Finance at the University of Melbourne has recently hired Professor Peter Bossaerts, Professor Federico Nardari, Professor Carole Comerton-Forde and Professor J. Spencer Martin, and a wonderful group of recent doctoral graduates from BI Norwegian Business School, Tel Aviv, Bocconi, Warwick, the University of British Columbia, Georgia State, UC Santa Barbara, the Swiss Finance Institute, the University of Texas at Austin, Kellogg, the Cambridge Judge Business School, the University of Southern California, Tilburg, Columbia, Wharton, and Cornell. The Department now wants to attract the very best Finance doctoral candidates to study with us.

The information session on the afternoon of Monday October 26 will be followed by a dinner for participants that evening. The information session will be presented by five faculty members from Melbourne’s Department of Finance and will describe
•        the structure of the Finance PhD program which begins with two years of advanced coursework,
•        the research and publications of the Department’s 46 faculty members
•        the Department’s weekly seminar series
•        the Department’s annual Finance Down Under Conference
•        the Department’s extremely large set of data bases,
•        the application procedure, and
•        the funding, support and placement of our doctoral students.

Up to 10 applicants will be selected to attend the session. Successful applicants who are neither residing or studying in Hong Kong will be provided with accommodation at the venue hotel on the evenings of October 25 and 26 including internet access and breakfast on the following mornings plus reimbursement (with receipts) of up to AU$800 toward the cost of direct return economy airfares to and from Hong Kong.

Those wishing to attend should send an email to bruceg@unimelb.edu.au with HONG KONG Melbourne Finance Doctoral Day as the subject line. The brief application email should have three pdf attachments:
(1) the applicant’s CV which must include the applicant’s contact details;
(2) a maximum one-page description of a research project undertaken by the applicant as part of their current or past studies; and
(3) a maximum one-page statement of interest in future doctoral studies in Finance.

Closing date for applications: Friday September 18.
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by Monday October 5 and must confirm their attendance within one week.

Professor Bruce Grundy
Coordinator Finance PhD Program
Faculty of Business & Economics, The University of Melbourne