Deadline- May 7, 2013
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and University of Strasbourg Jointly offering fellowship opportunity to pursue International Doctoral Programme in Economics. This program is designed for highly qualified and motivated students who wish to acquire the research and analytical skills of the international scientific community in economics.
Students will be offered one year and a half of intensive course work by an international Faculty composed of both permanent staff of the School and a large group of Visiting Scholars, and will then proceed to supervised research work, yielding an original dissertation to be discussed in a final, public examination. It is expected that students will produce articles publishable in international journals.
Benefits-
- A certain number of 3 years grants will be available.
- The scholarship is amounting to € 12.500 per year + free meals at school’s canteen + Campus facilities.
- The School may also admit eligible candidates without grants. They will take part in the Programme at their own expenses but they will not have to pay any tuition fee.
Documents required-
- the copy of a valid identity document. Non-UE applicants will have to provide a photocopy of their passport
- the complete Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum covering scientific training, professional experiences, publications and all other information that might help in the evaluation of the candidate
- the academic record with the full list of courses and grades (in English, French or Italian);
- the copy of the Master thesis, when applicable (or a copy of its abstract in English or in French or in Italian), and a copy of any other publication that they deem suitable (works written in languages other than Italian, English, or French must be accompanied by a summary in one of the above languages);
- the copy of a Research Project, of no more than 2.000 words, which describes the research activities that applicants would like to perform during the Ph.D. course. The candidate may freely opt to change his/her research topics during the postgraduate program. However, the research project offers an indication of the research interests and is an important element for the evaluation of the potential of the candidate
- Moreover at least two recommendation letters written and signed by Faculty Members or other academics who have assessed and/or supervised the applicant’s work during his/her university studies
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Applicants, with no restriction on nationality, must hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) or a Master of Arts (M.A.) or equivalent title.
- Current undergraduate students who will be awarded such a degree before September 25, 2013, may also apply. In this case, a successful application will be conditional to the subsequent completion of the degree and the transmission to the School of adequate documentation, also in electronic form, no later than September 25, 2013.
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