UNU-WIDER Visiting PhD Fellowship Programme 2027
UN development-economics institute (UNU-WIDER) · Finiland
Overview
Residential fellowships for doctoral students in development economics and related social sciences to spend around three months at UNU-WIDER in Helsinki working on their thesis and interacting with resident researchers.
Eligibility
Worldwide, with priority for candidates from developing countries, applicants must be enrolled in a PhD programme in economics or a related social science and have made progress on the thesis.
What is funded
Travel, stipend, insurance and workspace for the visit.
What is not funded
PhD tuition; family members; research outside development economics and related fields.
How to apply
Online application on the UNU-WIDER site with a research proposal, CV, transcripts and references, twice each year. Deadlines for submission of applications are 31 March and 30 September each year. When the application period is active, a link to the applications will be available on our opportunities page. If you apply in September, you would visit UNU-WIDER for three months during April-June of the following year; if you apply in March, you would visit UNU-WIDER for three months during September-November of the same year.