[scholarship] PhD Program “Finance and Monetary Economics” - Frankfurt

From: Merlyna Lim

Scholarships for PhD Program
Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany)

The PhD Program “Finance and Monetary Economics”, sponsored by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), is offering as of October 1st, 2005, scholarships for PhD students in Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, and Finance.

The program is designed to promote outstanding theoretical and empirical research in the fields of macroeconomics, monetary economics, and finance. It offers a stimulating international environment with close contacts to the European Central Bank, the Bundesbank, and other leading financial institutions. (web site: click here)

Qualifications: A university degree passed with distinction at the Master level ineconomics or business administration is required for admission into theprogram. Exceptional students coming from related fields such as mathematics are also encouraged to apply. Emphasis of the program is on quantitative, formal analysis, so applicants will need a strong math background. Good results in TOEFL and GRE tests will increase thec hances for a successful application. For highly qualified applicants, a limited number of scholarships of approximately EURO 1000 per month forup to three years is available.

Application procedure: Please download the application form on our web site and send it together with your curriculum vita, copies of relevant academic transcripts and two confidential letters of recommendation by April 22th, 2005, to:

Prof.Christian Schlag,
Graduate Program “Finance and Monetary Economics”,
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration,
Goethe University,
Mertonstr. 17-21 / Uni-PF 77,
60054 Frankfurt/Main,
Germany

or by email to kolleg@wiwi.unifrankfurt.