ASCN Scholarship for First-Year PhD Students
Announcements
The ASCN Programme announces a one-year scholarship for 2 PhD. students in political science registered at Ilia State University.
Eligibility
The scholarship is open to PhD students registered at Ilia State University and writing their PhD. thesis in the field of political science with a strong focus on democratization and transition processes. It is open to PhD. students in their 1st year as of October 2010. Two students will be selected.
Scope of the scholarship
Selected candidates will get an attractive monthly scholarship (700 GEL) enabling them to fully work on their PhD thesis. Besides, the scholarship will foresee a fully covered scientific visit of 3 months at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland).
Duration
The scholarship is intended for a period of one year with possibility of extension depending on the state of progress of the PhD thesis. It covers the period November 2010 - October 2011.
Further information
- Prof. David Aprasidze, Ilia State University, Dean of Graduate Studies, david_aprasidze@iliauni.edu.ge, + 995 77 26 70 69
- Prof. Giga Zedania, Ilia State University; ASCN Local Coordinator, giga_zedania@iliauni.edu.ge, +995 77 55 33 60
Documents to submit and deadline
Applications will only be taken in consideration if all requested documents are submitted, namely:
- application form (see below. It can also be downloaded from www.ascn.ch.)
- motivation letter
- CV
- short description of the PhD. project (3 pages maximum)
These documents have to be submitted in English by 20 October 2010 at the latest. Applications arriving after 20 October 2010 will not be taken into consideration. Applications have to be sent by email to Mrs. Tiko Kadagishvili (tiko_kadagishvili@iliauni.edu.ge). Decisions will be announced by 29 October.
About ASCN
The ACADEMIC SWISS CAUCASUS NET (ASCN) is a 5-year programme aiming to promote social sciences and humanities in the South Caucasus. The different activities foreseen in the programme contribute to the emergence of a new generation of talented researchers in the three republics of the South Caucasus. Promising junior researchers are supported through research projects, capacity-building trainings and scholarships. The emphasis of the programme is on the promotion of individuals. In order to ensure sustainability, the ASCN programme puts emphasis on international networking and thus promotes cooperation between scholars based in the South Caucasus and scholars in Switzerland. Further information on the programme is to be found on www.ascn.ch.