Overview

Are you fascinated with and curious about problems and opportunities you encounter in your daily practice? Are you highly motivated to tackle business challenges that have a broad societal impact? Are you excited to further develop your academic and research skills to be able to address practically relevant questions in a rigorous fashion?

With our Business PhD program you can realize these ambitions in a supportive academic environment. You are supported in the (further) development of your academic, research and personal effectiveness skills.

Why enroll in the part-time PhD Program at Nyenrode Business University?

You will focus on academic rigor as well as practical and societal impact;
We allow a limited number of 15 part-time PhD students each year, in order to ensure individual support and encouragement;
During the program you can connect with PhD students beyond formal courses and workshops through small group intervision sessions, bi-monthly socio-educational events and a yearly PhD conference;
We offer additional workshops and coaching for those who aspire a part-time career in academia next to their current profession;
You will become part of the international Nyenrode community.

Programme Structure

The fields in which you can conduct your PhD research at Nyenrode include:

Accounting, Auditing & Control
Corporate Reporting, Finance & Tax
Entrepreneurship, Governance and Stewardship
Marketing & Supply Chain Management
Strategy, Organization & Leadership

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-31 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Business Administration View 11 other PhDs in Business Administration in Netherlands

Academic requirements

GMAT

Required

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

We partnered with Aon to provide you with the best affordable student insurance, for a carefree experience away from home.

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be eligible to apply to our part-time PhD program, you need to meet the following criteria:

You are highly motivated to conduct rigorous research that aims to bridge the theory-practice divide (as evidenced by a 1-page essay and a reference letter)
You are willing and able to combine your (part-time) job with a part-time PhD project (as evidenced by a motivation letter)
You have obtained a Master's degree or international equivalent in the field (or related field) of the proposed PhD topic;

Tuition Fee

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International

5000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 25000 EUR for the full programme during 60 months.
EU/EEA

5000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 25000 EUR for the full programme during 60 months.

Living costs for Breukelen

900 - 1280 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Business.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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