International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Call for the Young Scientists Summer Program 2022

IIASA invites doctoral students worldwide to participate in its Young Scientists Summer Program held at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis’s headquarters in Laxenburg, Austria. The selected participants work with IIASA’s senior scientists in research on energy, ecosystem services, water, risk policy and vulnerability, and other topics. The program is designed for PhD students working on a topic compatible with the interdisciplinary IIASA research agenda

Eligibility Criteria

PhD students  (ideally about 2 years prior to receiving their PhD) working on a topic compatible with ongoing research at IIASA and a wish to explore the policy implications of their work.

All nationalities can apply to the program. Funding then needs to be covered through own sources. For exceptional cases IIASA provides special funding as well. Students coming from developing countries will receive funding through the IIASA Annual Fund.

Benefits

How much is the stipend and who is paying?
Most of the institute’s National Member Organizations (NMOs) provide special grants to enable young scientists (either their own nationals or foreign students studying in their country) to  participate in the YSSP.

Note: only limited slots available so there is a chance that selected candidates will not get funding from an NMO due to high demand). The stipend varies slightly among NMOs, but usually it is € 1500 per month plus airfare. If you are not citizen of or resident in an NMO country you must find alternative funds (either from your home institution or other sources) to finance participation.

There are various funding opportunities for successful candidates who do not have funding such as:

  1. The YSSP Fund – supporting students from developing countries
  2. The Petr Aven Fellowship for exceptional scientists from Russia
  3. The Prof. Jyoti and Prof. Kirit Parikh with the aim to provide much needed support for talented researchers from India and other developing countries
  4. The Roger Levien Fellowship offering Pardee RAND Graduate School students an opportunity to participate in the YSSP

For more information on these fellowships please click here.

For full details on the program see: https://iiasa.ac.at/web/home/education/yssp/Apply/ConditionsEligibility/Application_Information.html

Deadline: 14 January 2022

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