Global South Workshop Scholarships for PhD Students

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The Global South Workshop is a programme designed to enable PhD students from universities in the South, selected on the basis of a sound and high-quality application, to participate, all expenses paid, in a week-long workshop during which they get the opportunity to present and discuss their research in the presence of professors and PhD candidates from the Institute.

This programme is intended to facilitate intellectual exchanges among graduates from the South and the development of a network of young graduates from universities in the North and in the South. In 2009, the Institute received 140 applications and selected 16 participants.

Benefits

The Institute covers the costs of travel and accommodation and provides a stipend to cover other expenses related to the stay in Geneva.

Conditions

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:
•   Eligible candidates must have or be in the process of completing a PhD in a university of the South;
•   The proposed thesis must be relevant to one of the Institute's domains of specialisation;
•   Topics that deal with the priority research areas identified by the Institute are particularly welcome;
•   Knowledge of English is indispensable.

Application Date: to be announced later.

Candidate applications must include: 
•   A letter of motivation;
•   A curriculum vitae with contact details;
•   Two letters of reference;
•   A 2,000-word summary of the proposed thesis or a chapter of the thesis manuscript;
•   Participants are chosen on the basis of the quality of their research. If all applicants meet the rigorous selection criteria, candidates whose research is consistent with the theme of the seminar will be selected.

Source: Global South Workshop.