DART-Doctoral Program in Accounting, Reporting, and Taxation PhD Program

The Doctoral Program in Accounting, Reporting, and Taxation PhD Program is an annual scholarship tenable at the University of Vienna, Austria. The application opens November every year and closes either in January  or March

Welcome to DART, the program in Accounting, Reporting, and Taxation. DART is a doctoral program of excellence in accounting, located in Graz and Vienna, Austria. Its main activity is PhD level education. DART faculty members are very well connected within the international accounting community. DART offers a stimulating learning and research environment plus financial support to outstanding students from around the world. DART graduates can look forward to a rewarding career at leading academic institutions and in specialist areas of accounting practice.

DART is committed to recruiting the finest calibre students of all backgrounds from all over the world. We strive to attain the highest level of academic excellence in teaching and research in pursuit of our goal of producing researchers who reflect the institution’s high-quality standards with distinction and honour. As an international research and academic training institution, we are proud to host excellent research students with a wide range of nationalities. The selection criteria for admission to DART are:

• an Excellent record in previous academic studies;
• maximum ambition to do accounting research;
• strong curiosity and interest in accounting issues;
• high interest and knowledge in accounting, microeconomics and finance;
• excellent knowledge of English, both in writing and reading.

Given equal capabilities, female doctoral students are given preference for offered positions.

The same criteria apply for associated doctoral students who do not receive financial support from DART.

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