– WTO PhD Internship Program –
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is now accepting applications from suitably qualified students for WTO PhD Internship Program. It is a partially funded scholarship for all students.
About the Internship Program
The World Trade Organisation Support Program for Doctoral Studies (also known as the PhD Internship Program) aims to support the development of academic expertise on WTO issues in developing countries.
The WTO Secretariat invites doctoral students from developing countries to conduct research at the WTO and provides them with /advice in close collaboration with the students’ academic supervisors.
Participants in the PhD Internship Program are expected to advance their doctoral thesis during their time at the WTO, taking advantage of access to WTO facilities and information and opportunities for interaction with the general trade policy community.
They are not expected to undertake assignments on behalf of the WTO Secretariat. A mentor is allocated to the doctoral student for the duration of his/her internship.
The role of the mentor is to provide the student with advice, as required, in close with the student’s academic supervisors. Before the end of the PhD Internship Program, the participant is required to give a seminar on his/her work.
Aim and Benefits of WTO PhD Internship Program
Interns under the PhD Internship Program receive a daily allowance of CHF 60 (including weekends and official holidays falling within the selected period). In addition, travel expenses (economy class airfare) to and from Geneva are covered by the WTO.
Medical health insurance coverage is mandatory in Switzerland, and interns are responsible for organizing their own health insurance prior to commencing their at the WTO.
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Requirements for WTO PhD Internship Program
The program is open to doctoral students from Developing and Least-Developed Countries and customs territories that are WTO Members (or engaged in WTO accession negotiations). Government officials are not eligible to apply to the program.
Applicants must undertake a WTO-related PhD or equivalent in , law, international relations, or other relevant disciplines.
Applicants must be in the final stage of their PhD. As a general guideline, a minimum of 75% of their thesis should be completed and submitted with their application.
If the thesis is not in one of the three official WTO languages (English, French or Spanish) this will reduce the likelihood of acceptance to the program. (which depends on the availability of WTO staff to serve as mentors).
Applications must be accompanied by a written recommendation from the applicant’s academic supervisor plus a letter from the university attended by the applicant confirming that he/we register her for a PhD degree.
Those who are accepted into the PhD Support Program will be requested to provide a medical certificate prior to the of their residency.
Prior to accepting a candidate, the WTO Selection Committee may contact the applicant’s academic supervisor if further information is deemed necessary.
Application Deadline
Not Specified
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