Selection schedule
Ranking List of eligible candidates published no later than June 15, 2012
Overview
Admission Requirements
■Applicants, with no restriction on nationality, must hold a Master of Science (M.Sc.) or a Master of Arts (M.A.) or equivalent title.
■Current undergraduate students who will be awarded such a degree before September 19, 2012, may also apply. In this case, a successful application will be conditional to the subsequent completion of the degree and the transmission to the School of adequate documentation, also in electronic form, no later than September 22, 2012.
Positions and grants
■4 positions with 4 fellowships (amounting to € 12.500 per year + free meals at school's canteen + Campus facilities)
■The School reserves the possibility of accepting up to a maximum of 2 further students without grant or with other forms of financial support.
Deadlines
■Candidates are requested to apply online at:
http://www.sssup.it/
In case of problems with the online application, please contact Ph.D. Administration Office (tel. +39 050 883.336, e-mail:infophd.idpe@sssup.it).
■A hardcopy of the application (signed by the candidate) together with the enclosures requested, must reach (regardless of forwarding date) by May 11, 2012:
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Divisione Formazione Universitaria e alla Ricerca
International Doctoral Program in Economics
Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33
I - 56127 PISA, Italy
Application and attachments
- Enclosures to the hard copy of the applications:
a) the copy of a valid identity document. Non-UE applicants will have to provide a photocopy of their passport;
b) the complete Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum covering scientific training, professional experiences, publications and all other information that might help in the evaluation of the candidate;
c) the academic record with the full list of courses and grades (in English, French or Italian);
d) the copy of the Master thesis, when applicable (or a copy of its abstract in English or in French or in Italian), and a copy of any other publication that they deem suitable (works written in languages other than Italian, English, or French must be accompanied by a summary in one of the above languages);
e) the copy of a Research Project, of no more than 2.000 words, which describes the research activities that applicants would like to perform during the Ph.D. course. The candidate may freely opt to change his/her research topics during the postgraduate program. However, the research project offers an indication of the research interests and is an important element for the evaluation of the potential of the candidate;
f) at least two recommendation letters written and signed by Faculty Members or other academics who have assessed and/or supervised the applicant's work during his/her university studies, offering a comparative evaluation of the learning achievements, research potential, maturity, and professional inclinations of the candidate. The letter ought to contain an appraisal assessing whether the knowledge of the English language by the candidate is adequate to attend a post-graduate programme
Undergraduate applicants are requested to specify the subject of their final thesis, in the countries where applicable, and should submit one copy of it at least in the form of a draft together with other documents
Selection of applicants
Selection of applicants will be based upon the assessment of all the submitted documents and publications.
Beginning of the Courses
September 25, 2012
Information
e-mail: infophd.idpe@sssup.it
tel. +39 050 883.336
http://www.sssup.it/context.
