Scholarship / Financial aid: full scholarships renewable for three years

Announcement follows:
The University of Trento, one of Italy’s most highly ranked public universities in the social sciences, is inviting expressions of interest for its three-year doctoral programme in International Studies. The programme focuses on the study of International Law, International Economics and International Politics. It will be composed of at least 200 hours of structured coursework; a period of study outside Italy, and a dissertation, written under the supervision of faculty members and an external reader nominated by the School. All coursework will be in English and will be taught by members of the university’s multi-national faculty.

Admission requirements
Applications will be accepted from candidates, regardless of sex, age and nationality, who have graduated with excellent marks from a masters course, a four year Italian laurea, or an equivalent programme in one of the disciplines comprising international studies (economics, history, law, political science, political philosophy, sociology).

Candidates from other disciplinary backgrounds may also apply provided that their research project falls within the field of international studies. Students who intend to carry out research in the following areas are particularly encouraged to apply: European integration; international and European history; multi-level governance, trans-Atlantic relations, transnational crime, international criminal justice.

Applicants who have not yet completed their course must possess a graduate degree by September 2006.

Language requirements
The programme is conducted entirely in English and an excellent working knowledge of that language, including a proven writing ability, is an indispensable requirement for admission. Foreign students are required to obtain a working knowledge of the Italian language. The University provides subsidised Italian language courses to non-native speakers.

Applications
Applications must include:
- a photocopy of the front and back of the applicant’s identity card or passport;
- a curriculum vitae in English;
- a research proposal (max 5 pages / 2500 words) in English;
- copies of any publications;
- any other qualifications such as international examinations (GRE or equivalent);
- certificate(s) attesting the knowledge of the English language (e. g. TOEFL, Certificate of Proficiency in English or others), if English is not the mother tongue of the applicant;
- any other documents that attest to the research skills and abilities of the candidate;
- two letters of recommendation in English or Italian including the academic reference form, which are to be mailed directly by the referees to the address indicated on the form.

Interested candidates should write an email to phd@sis.unitn.it

Scholarships
The programme offers number of full scholarships renewable for three years subject to satisfactory academic appraisal. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit. At least 50% of the admitted candidates will be offered scholarships. All students will be eligible to apply for funding from the School to pursue research abroad and will be equally eligible to apply for the University of Trento’s fellowship programmes with partner universities abroad.

Selection Procedure
The admissions process consists of two separate stages. In the first stage the admission committee produces a short-list of candidates based on the evaluation of the application materials. In the second stage thirty-minute interviews will be conducted with the short-listed candidates. Candidates who do not reside in Italy may avail themselves of the possibility to conduct the interview by telephone. After the conclusion of the interviews the admission committee will publish the final ranking.

The interview stage will normally take place in late April and successful candidates will be notified in short order.

Tuition fees
The PhD programme currently does not charge tuition fees. Admitted students however are required to pay an annual student tax to the amount of roughly €100,00.
Residence
Studying for a PhD programme is a full-time commitment and we expect all our students to take up residence in the area. A limited number of subsidised apartments will be made available to foreign students. An orientation week will be held in September 2006 and coursework will start towards the end of that month.

Further Information
If you have further questions please write an email to phd.ssi@unitn.it, or call us during office hours at : +39 0461 883150.

PhD Programme in Economics and Management
The School of International Studies wishes to draw the attention of interested candidates to the doctoral programme in Economics and Management offered by the Interdepartmental Centre for Research Training in Economics and Management (CIFREM) at the Department of Economics of the University of Trento. For further details please consult CIFREM’s website: http://cifrem.economia.unitn.it/doctoral/index.php

For any further information please visit: http://www.ssi.unitn.it/en/dottorato/admissions.htm

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