PhD Scholarships in Economics 2007,The Ruhr Graduate School of Economics (RGS Econ)

website link:
http://www.rgs-econ.org/

Application to the RGS Econ (Flyer Application)

The RGS Econ offers a distinguished three-year Ph.D. program in
Economics to outstanding young and motivated researchers with an
excellent academic record and a Master, Diploma or equivalent degree
in economics or related fields.


General Information

The Ruhr Graduate School of Economics (RGS Econ) offers research and
higher education in economics. Emphasis is on analytical theories and
advanced methods. It is a joint project of the

- Ruhr University Bochum,
- University of Dortmund,
- University of Duisburg-Essen and
- RWI Essen - Institute for Economic Research.

The RGS Econ explicitly combines the expertise of researchers from all
four participating institutions, thus providing an ideal complement to
the established NRW Graduate Schools which have been implemented at
various universities of Northrhine-Westfalia (NRW) in 2001.

Application Deadline:
The academic year starts October 1st.
The next deadline for applying is May 15th 2007.


Application Procedure:
The Evaluation of applications starts when the deadline has passed in
the middle of May. The Board of Management will review the
applications and make a selection of promising candidates until mid of
June. After that a small number of candidates will be invited to an
interview. Final decisions are communicated until end of June.


Scholarships:
A limited number of qualified applicants admitted to the Ruhr Graduate
School will be granted a scholarship of 1250 Euro per month. The
scholarship is tax-free. Its maximum duration is three years.


Submit your application to:
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Leininger, Ph.D.
Dortmund University
Department of Economics
44221 Dortmund
Germany