United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) offers Visiting PhD Fellowship (formerly known as PhD Internship Programme). The programme gives registered PhD students an opportunity to utilize the resources and facilities at UNU-WIDER for their PhD dissertation or thesis research, and to work with UNU-WIDER researchers in areas of mutual interest.
Duration: 3 months
Selection criteria:
- Applicants must be enrolled in a PhD programme and have shown ability to conduct research on developing economies.
- Candidates working in other social sciences may apply but should keep in mind that UNU-WIDER is an economics-focused institute.
- Applicant must possess fluency in oral and written English and have good quantitative and/or qualitative analytical skills.
- Applicants who are living or working in developing countries and who are at later stages of the PhD will be preferred.
Financial assistance:
- travel grant
- medical insurance
- monthly stipend of EUR 1,600 to cover living expenses in Helsinki
- The programme does not cover expenses related to dependents.
Application procedure:
- Applications to be submitted online.
- Applications for the PhD Internship 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 in the period February-June of the following year and when applying in March, you would be visiting in the period August-November of the same year.
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| Organization | United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) |
| Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
| Country | Finland |
| Subject areas | Economics |
| Fellowship amount | EUR 1,600/month |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | 31 March and 30 September (annually) |
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