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Application
PhD (MPhil also available)
PhD (MPhil also available)
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
February and October
February and October
April to July
March to June
(February start)
October to January
(October start)
April to July
March to June
(February start)
October to January
(October start)
The Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL) is one of The Open University Business School’s centres for academic excellence. These centres seek to combine original research, the development of teaching and external engagement in ways that are relevant and useful to a specific community.
CVSL is specifically concerned with research led insight and the production of free and low cost on-line educational resources of relevance to small and medium sized voluntary sector organisations. CVSL focuses specifically on leadership but importantly adopts a broad definition of leadership concerned with making things happen - rather than solely as an attribute of individuals. Leadership is seen as practice that can be collaborative and shared by many individuals who collectively make a difference in an organisation or in the sector more generally.
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
UK fee
UK fee
International fee
International fee
Full-time: £5,006 per year
Full-time: £5,006 per year
Full-time: £12,705 per year
Full-time: £12,705 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year
Part-time: £2,503 per year
Part-time: £6,353 per year
Part-time: £6,353 per year
Some of our research students are funded via The Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership or the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; some are funded by University studentships; others are self-funded.
For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.
To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.
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