Admission Requirements

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION DOSSIER FOR THE UK UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN JOINT PHD PROGRAM IN ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

Admission Requirements

• Candidates must hold a Master’s degree or higher;
• Minimum English proficiency of Grade B in the GCSE system, IELTS 6.5 (with no skill below 6.0), or equivalent; See more information on foreign language requirements here.

Application Dossier: Rolling Admission

Please prepare 3 sets of the complete application dossier in the following order:

1. Application form (template provided);
2. Curriculum Vitae certified by local authorities (template provided);
3. English CV (template provided);
4. Scientific resume/background certified by the employer or a competent authority (template provided);
5. Notarized copy of TOEFL or IELTS English proficiency certificate;
6. Notarized copies of Bachelor’s degree and university transcripts*;
7. Notarized copies of Master’s degree and Master’s transcripts*;
8. Research proposal according to the University of Lincoln’s standards and guidelines here. (Candidates please submit 03 hard copies and 01 soft copy (PDF file) to the email address below to facilitate the appraisal and evaluation council members);
9. Notarized copy of Citizen ID card/ID card or Passport;
10. Evidence of published research works (if any);
11. 2 recommendation letters from scientists/academics;
12. Two 3×4 photos (taken within 1 year), with full name, date of birth, and place of birth clearly written on the back;
13. Application fee: 11,000,000 VND/dossier. Candidates please pay the fee using the syntax: [Full Name] – Nop phi du tuyen chuong trinh PhD Lincoln and submit the proof of application fee payment here.
    • Account Name: Viện Nghiên cứu Kinh doanh (Institute of Business Research)
    • Account Number: 0441000006666
    • Bank Name: Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) – Tan Binh Branch
    • Address: 108 Tay Thanh, Tay Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City

Note: Document Checklist (Download)

• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, and transcripts must have notarized English translations if the documents were issued in Vietnamese.
• Degrees issued by foreign educational institutions operating legally in Vietnam must conduct educational activities according to the regulations in their license and be recognized for quality by Vietnamese or foreign educational quality accreditation organizations.
• Candidates should verify both the hard and soft copies of the dossier and check the items in the Document Checklist.

Submission of PhD Application Dossiers

• Soft copy (in the exact order of the dossier): Upload the dossier here
• Hard copies submitted to: Room B1.1102, 279 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Dien Hong Ward, Ho Chi Minh City