The purpose of the UNU-IAS Ph.D. Fellowship is to provide young scholars and policy-makers, especially from the developing world, with a multidisciplinarily context within which to pursue advanced research and training that is of professional interest to the applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of UNU-IAS. Research proposals for UNU-IAS Ph.D. Fellowships should therefore relate clearly to one of the current research areas of the Institute, as well as aim to be policy relevant. Research proposals are invited in the following areas:
Science and Technology for Sustainable Societies
Sustainable Urban Futures
Biodiplomacy Initiative
Eligibility and Conditions:
Applicants must be at the dissertation writing stage of their Ph.D. with a research proposal accepted by the candidate's university. Language proficiency in English is essential. Applicants from developing countries and women are particularly encouraged to apply.
UNU-IAS Ph.D. Fellowships are awarded for a period of 10 months. The starting date of the Ph.D. Fellowship Programme is 1 September. Successful applicants are required to be in Yokohama by this date. Residency in Yokohama for the full duration of the fellowship is required.
Fellows are provided with their own desk in a dedicated study room in the Institute, administrative support and desktop computing. Fellows have access to the UNU Library in Tokyo which includes an excellent collection of UN documents. They also have access via the UNU Library to various Japanese university libraries and computer databases. A limited range of other, more specialized computer hardware and software may also be available.
The fellowship provides for a monthly stipend of JPY260,000 from which a monthly usage charge for accommodation is deducted (see below). A one-time only installment of JPY 80,000 will be granted to each Fellow at the beginning of the programme for adjustment expenses and incidental costs. UNU-IAS provides Fellows with a return air ticket between his/her country of residence and Narita Airport.
Fellows carry out their research in Yokohama under the supervision of a UNU-IAS faculty member and/or affiliated UNU-IAS network scholars. Fellows will spend about half of their working hours on their dissertation and the remaining half assisting the Institute's projects and activities.
The UNU-IAS Ph.D. Fellowship Programme begins on 1 September and the selected Fellows are required to be in Japan by this date. The deadline for application for the 2010 Fellowships is on February 28, 2010.
How To Apply:
Interested and eligible candidates are invited to send the followoing documents by email to fellowships@ias.unu.edu as one package.
1. UNU-IAS PhD Fellowship Application Form (http://www.ias.unu.edu/resource_centre/UNU-IAS_PhDFellow2010_Application%20Form_distributed.pdf) (Applications are only available in Adobe Reader. The latest version of Adobe Reader is recommended. Download Adobe Reader here (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html).) The form should be completed electronically and submitted online, as well as please save and then attach it together with all required supporting documents listed below (2 - 6), to an email message. In case you do not have access to the Internet, please contact us (see the contacts below).
2. Application Letter that clearly outlines how the candidate's qualifications and research proposal meet the requirements and objectives of the fellowship.
3. Certified copies of academic transcripts (Master's and Ph.D. courses if applicable)
4. Detailed Ph.D. research proposal and chapter outline
5. Your most significant publication as sole author (If not available, please attach one chapter of your PhD dissertation).
6. Evidence of English language proficiency if PhD dissertation will not be submitted in English (e.g. TOEFL score, certificate of proficiency).
* All documents must be in English. When the document is in another language,
please be sure to attach an English translation.
The above documents can be scanned and sent by email to fellowships@ias.unu.edu. Failure to include these documents will render your application invalid. Additional relevant material may also be included. Selected candidates will be requested to submit the originals.
For more information: UNU-IAS PhD Fellowship Programme (http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=6&ddlID=151)