The International Peace Scholarship Fund, established in 1949, is a program which provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the United States and Canada.

Eligibility

• An applicant must be qualified for admission to full-time graduate study, working toward a graduate degree in a college or university in the United States or Canada.

• A student holding citizenship or permanent residency of the United States or Canada is ineligible.

• Scholarships are not given for research, internships, or practical training, if not combined with coursework; travel, or to pay past debts.

• In order to qualify for her first scholarship, an applicant must have a full year of coursework remaining, be enrolled and in residence for the entire school year.

• Doctoral students who have completed coursework and are working on dissertations only are not eligible as first-time applicants.

• International students attending Cottey are eligible to apply for a scholarship.

 Amount of scholarship

The maximum amount awarded to a student is $10,000. Lesser amounts may be awarded according to individual needs. 

Scholarship

The scholarship is based upon demonstrated need; however, the award is not intended to cover all academic or personal expenses. At the time of application, the applicant is required to confirm additional financial resources adequate to meet her estimated expenses. Examples of additional resources are personal and family funds, tuition waivers, work scholarships, teaching assistantships, study grants and other scholarships. 

Application policies and procedures

• Eligibility must be established before application material is made available electronically to applicants. The eligibility information is available at any time from our P.E.O. website at peointernational.org. The completed eligibility material will be accepted electronically only between August 15 and December 15.

• The deadline for submitting application and all related material, except applicant’s confirmation of admission from the university, is January 31.

• A copy of the applicant’s confirmation of admission, specifying the graduate degree program, must be received by the International Peace Scholarship Fund, P.E.O. Executive Office by April 1.

• Information concerning the International Peace Scholarship program is available from the P.E.O. Executive Office or from the website at peointernational.org. Application material will be made available electronically only if satisfactory information establishing eligibility has been received from the applicant.

• Information concerning admission to Cottey College may be obtained by writing to the Coordinator of Admissions, Cottey College, Nevada, Missouri 64772, or visit them at cottey.edu.

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PhD Scholarships in Economics of Innovation

The DFG Research Training Group 1411 “The Economics of Innovative Change” is an outstanding international research programme, jointly hosted by the Friedrich Schiller University and the Max Planck Institute of Economics, both in Jena, Germany. The Research Training Group is funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) and is integrated in an environment of related graduate programmes in social sciences. It currently hosts about 40 exceptional PhD candidates, 6 post-doctoral researchers, and 10 senior faculty members.

The mission of the Research Training Group is to provide an internationally competitive research training for young economists. The official language is English. Allowing for a broad concept of “innovation” the programme address a wide range of topics: industrial dynamics; entrepreneurship; innovation decisions and behaviour; competition, cooperation and strategic interaction in innovation; innovation in the development of consumption and consumer behaviour; human capital, skills and employment; innovation and regional development; innovation and economic dynamics of developing countries; energy, environment and innovation; innovation policy, and innovation management. The analytical approaches they pursue range from theoretical and empirical modeling, game theory, simulation analysis to experimental economics.

Scholarship

• DFG-funded scholarships of about €1,300 per month with duration of up to three years
• a lively international research and social environment hosting top-level researchers in economics and related fields,
• financial support for attending conferences and stays abroad,
• an office and access to all facilities and library resources of the Friedrich Schiller University and the Max Planck Institute of Economics.

Eligibility

The programme is suitable for candidates with excellent past performance in economics and business administration, or closely related fields. The candidates should have interest in pursueing research in at least one of the above-mentioned fields. They should have completed a Master’s degree or equivalent (e.g. Diplom). The scholarship positions require a permanent and active participation in the study and the research programme of the Research Training Group. Therefore all scholarship holders are expected to choose Jena as their place of residence.

How to apply?

To apply please send

• the application Form (can be downloaded here)
• your CV
• a copy of your BA, Diploma, MA, MSc, or comparable academic certificates (originals are provided if admitted)

For your final grades, please indicate the range of the grading system, the highest and the lowest possible grade.

• a copy of your master thesis of equivalent
• writing sample in English (about 10 pages)
• 2 letters of recommendation from academic teachers
• a letter of motivation (about one page) where you describe the expected benefits from participating in the programme

Please send all your documents as pdf files to the spokesman of the doctoral programme (the posting address can be found below). Applications will be reviewed on a continuous basis.

Contacts

Professor Dr. Uwe Cantner
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Department of Economics
Carl-Zeiss-Str. 3
D-07743 Jena
e-mail: uwe.cantner@uni-jena.de

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