The French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) awards doctoral studentships for a period of one to three years starting from 1 October 2015. Applicants must be enrolled in a PhD programme in a French or foreign university at the start of the 2015- 2016 academic year. The student’s application must be supported by at least two advisors, including at least one INED researcher. The thesis supervisor may be a non-INED researcher, but applications from students whose PhD is supervised or co-supervised by an INED researcher will take priority. PhD students may be hosted at INED for all or part of their doctoral period. The application deadline is 20 May 2015.
Study Subject(s): Studentships are awarded in the following research areas:
-Fertility, Family and Sexuality
-Demography, Gender and Society
-Mortality, Health and Epidemiology
-Mobility, Housing and Social Networks
-International migrations and minorities
-Economic Demography
-ELFE child cohort study
-History and Population
-Identities and Territories
-Epidemiology, demography and social sciences
Course Level: Studentships are available for pursuing doctoral programme.
Scholarship Provider: The French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED)
Scholarship can be taken at: France and Abroad (PhD students may be hosted at INED for all or part of their doctoral period)
Eligibility:
-A Master’s degree (M2) or equivalent qualification in a discipline related to population science (demography, economics, epidemiology, history, sociology, etc.) M2 defended before 17 June at the latest.
-Applicants must be enrolled in a PhD programme in a French or foreign university at the start of the 2015- 2016 academic year.
-The first year of PhD thesis enrolment must not be earlier than 2013 (2015-2016, 2014-2015 or 2013-2014 academic years).
-Applicants of all ages and all nationalities are eligible.
-The student’s application must be supported by at least two advisors, including at least one INED researcher. The thesis supervisor may be a non-INED researcher, but applications from students whose PhD is supervised or co-supervised by an INED researcher will take priority.
-Applicants must present a research project that corresponds to the themes and methodological approaches of INED and/or of the iPOPs laboratory of excellence
-The candidates whose advisor supervises 2 or more PhD students already funded by INED or iPOPs in 2015- 16 won’t be eligible.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Applicants of all nationalities are eligible to apply for this programme.
Scholarship Description: The French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) is organizing a competitive examination to recruit doctoral students for a period of one to three years: – 6 doctoral students, enrolled in a French or foreign university, who will receive a doctoral grant for a period of 1 to 3 years, depending on the university year of their first thesis enrolment (3 years for students who first enrolled in 2015-2016, 2 years for those who first enrolled in 2014-2015 and 1 year for those who first enrolled in 2013-2014). The monthly remuneration in 2014-2015 was 1,684.93 euros gross (1,359 euros net). – Doctoral students with external funding (employment / doctoral contract with a body other than INED) but who wish to be hosted without remuneration at INED and to benefit from its scientific environment.
Number of award(s): Up to 6 doctoral studentships are awarded.
Duration of award(s): Doctoral grant is awarded for a period of 1 to 3 years, depending on the university year of their first thesis enrolment (3 years for students who first enrolled in 2015-2016, 2 years for those who first enrolled in 2014-2015 and 1 year for those who first enrolled in 2013-2014).
What does it cover? The monthly remuneration in 2014-2015 was 1,684.93 euros gross (1,359 euros net). Doctoral students with external funding (employment/doctoral contract with a body other than INED) but who wish to be hosted without remuneration at INED and to benefit from its scientific environment.
Notification: Results (list of successful applications posted online) will be announced on 3 July 2015.
How to Apply: This file comprises:
-An application form to be filled in online.
-A curriculum vitae
-The M2 dissertation
-The M2 defence report
-The M2 grade transcript
-A letter of motivation stating why the applicant wishes to obtain an INED studentship.
-An academic text for applicants already enrolled in a PhD programme (generally a provisional version of the first thesis chapter)
-A thesis project (no longer than 5 pages max.), written by the applicant and prepared with his/her (future) advisors who are supporting his/her application
-A form completed by each advisor
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 20 May 2015 and Deadline for uploading M2 dissertation and defence report: 17 June 2015.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
https://www.ined.fr/fichier/s_rubrique/92/2015_16_call_for_applications.en.pdf
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