PhD Programs

Funding opportunities: SYLFF-Mikrokolleg „Forced Migration“ – two grants for doctoral researchers

The RUB Research School in cooperation with the Tokio Foundation offers two grants for doctoral researchers within the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF). The fellows will be funded for three years with 1200 Euros monthly. They will be part of a small, highly interdisciplinary research group and work on individual doctoral projects within … Continue reading Funding opportunities: SYLFF-Mikrokolleg „Forced Migration“ – two grants for doctoral researchers

PhD in Ethnic and Migration Studies

The PhD program at the former Department for Ethnic studies is since June 2008 part of REMESO. The courses in the program gives PhD candidates insight into central dimensions of Swedish and International research on ethnicity. The courses are distinctly inter disciplinary and course work and thesis writing is thoroughly integrated throughout the education.

PhD in Transnational and Migration Studies

The International PhD Programme for Transnational and Migration Studies – TRAMS – is located at the Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies at Copenhagen University and thus draws on the wide and varied spectrum of research areas covered by a large modern languages department: the histories, politics and social structures, the cultures, the art … Continue reading PhD in Transnational and Migration Studies

PhD in Human Rights

The Human Rights Centre has been providing world class Masters’ level education in human rights for over two decades. Starting from October 2009 the HRC is offering a Ph.D. in Human Rights. This new Ph.D. was established to meet the demand of many prospective students who have an established interest in human rights and who … Continue reading PhD in Human Rights

PhD in Transitional Justice

Research proposals for PhD applications are judged on their own merit, however, a standard and useful ‘rule of thumb’ for those considering applying is a normal entry requirement of at least a 2:1 Honours degree in Law or a cognate discipline; given the high standard of applications that we receive, it is also often the … Continue reading PhD in Transitional Justice

PhD in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response

The ways in which States, NGOs and individuals respond to conflict has become a particularly salient issue since the end of the Cold War. The global aid industry has experienced the dual pressures of rapid growth, accompanied by a significant expansion in the roles it is expected to fulfil and range of tasks it has tried to … Continue reading PhD in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response

Two fully-funded DPhil studentships at International Migration Institute

The International Migration Institute at the University of Oxford seeks to award two fully-funded DPhil studentships commencing 1 October 2011 for the ‘Determinants of International Migration’ (DEMIG) research project  (http://www.imi.ox.ac.uk/research/demig/demig-the-determinants-of-international-migration) Download application form (Word):  http://www.imi.ox.ac.uk/pdfs/demig-dphil-studentships-application-form-2010-word Download full details (PDF – but also pasted below):  http://www.imi.ox.ac.uk/pdfs/demig-dphil-studentships-announcement-2010 DEMIG/ERC DPhil Studentships The Determinants of International Migration: a theoretical … Continue reading Two fully-funded DPhil studentships at International Migration Institute

Two doctoral research fellowships on return migration to Burundi and Iraq

Two doctoral research fellowships on return migration to Burundi and Iraq The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) invites applications for two doctoral researcher positions to study return migration from Norway and the United Kingdom to Burundi and Iraq, respectively. The positions are part of a large, multi-method comparative project on return migration. The positions require several … Continue reading Two doctoral research fellowships on return migration to Burundi and Iraq

PhD in Law

The three year curriculum of the PhD programme includes a thesis and selected courses. Students who perform excellently will have the opportunity to participate in a summer academy in Bayreuth, Germany.