DIW Graduate Center: PhD programme in Economics (fully funded) 5149 views

The DIW Graduate Center invites applications from highly qualified and motivated postgraduate students from around the world. Centre offers a fully funded 4-year PhD program in economics.

Requirements:

• Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or diploma in economics.
• Applicants having degrees from other related fields such as civil engineering, statistics or quantitative social sciences may also fulfill the requirements for the program if he/she has a sufficient background in economics.
• Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree may be accepted into the GC if they can prove continued education at the graduate level (e.g. one year of relevant coursework of a Master’s program).
• Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency unless they hold a degree from a university in an English-speaking country, studied at least one semester at an English speaking university (with credentials), or can prove that the majority of courses during their Master’s studies were taught in English.
• Applicant must provide evidence for a good command of English is a high score in the “Test of English as a Foreign Language” (TOEFL) or the “International English Language Testing System” (IELTS).
• A GRE test is required for all applicants who did not graduate from a European (European Economic Area), Swiss, North American, Australian, New Zealand or South African university.

Application:

• Online application
• Application form
• Statement of objectives (max 2 pages).
• Detailed CV (without photograph)
• A recent photograph;
• Copies of academic transcripts and other certificates;
• 2 academic letters of recommendation
• TOEFL/IELTS-test (if required); GRE-test (if required)
• Application to be submitted in English.