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Published: 04 Sep 2019 1,328 views
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, Finland is offering to outstanding doctoral students the United Nations University (UNU-WIDER) Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme Students
Upon their selection, the Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme gives registered doctoral students the opportunity to utilize the resources and facilities at UNU-WIDER for their PhD dissertation or thesis research on developing economies, and to work with UNU researchers in areas of mutual interest.
The fellows will typically spend three consecutive months at UNU-WIDER before returning to their home institution. During their time in Helsinki, they are to prepare one or more research papers and present a seminar on their research findings. They may also have the opportunity to publish their research in the WIDER Working Paper Series.
To be selected for this programme, applicants must be enrolled in a PhD programme and have shown ability to conduct research on developing economies.
The programme is also open to candidates working in other social sciences, provided they keep in mind that UNU-WIDER is an economics-focused institute.
| Application Deadline | September 30, 2019 |
| Funding Type | Partially Funded |
| Country to study | Finland |
| Type | Postgraduate |
| Sponsor | United Nations University (UNU) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
UNU-WIDER provides a travel grant to cover the costs of travel to and from the location of your PhD granting institution, medical insurance (for medical and hospital services resulting from sickness and accident during your stay at UNU-WIDER), and a monthly stipend of EUR 1,650 to cover living expenses in Helsinki during the period of their fellowship.
The programme does not provide services or cover expenses related to dependents.
The Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme is highly competitive and only a limited number of fellows can be accepted. In recent years, one percentof all applications have been successful.
Selected applicants will be informed by email of the final decision within four weeks of the closing deadline. The selected applicants must confirm their decision to take up UNU-WIDER's offer two weeks after being contacted.
As part of your application, you will be asked to upload your curriculum vitae. Your PhD supervisor will need to provide UNU-WIDER with a letter of reference, which should be emailed (by your supervisor) to the following address: [email protected]. The reference letter will also be used to certify that you are enrolled in a PhD programme at your university.
Please note we do not receive applications by email or post.
UNU-WIDER only receives online applications for the Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme twice each year. Deadlines for submission of applications are 31 March and 30 September 23:59 UTC+3 each year.
When applying in September, you would be visiting UNU-WIDER in the period of February-June of the following year and when applying in March, you would be visiting UNU-WIDER in the period of August-November of the same year.
For more details, please visit scholarship website here