PhD Scholarships at the University of Milan

The Graduate School in Social, Economic and Political Sciences (GSSEPS) of the University of Milan is now inviting applications from qualified candidates for its three-year PhD programme.

The Graduate School in Social, Economic and Political Sciences of the University of Milan offers five Ph.D. programs: Business History and Management, Economics, Labour Studies Political Studies and Sociology. Each program focuses primarily on advanced training in the respective discipline to enable students to master the dominant paradigms, research methods and essential literature. In addition, the Graduate School provides an opportunity for cross-disciplinary training in approaches and methods. The objective is to teach graduate students to combine the rigorous use of their disciplinary tool kit with knowledge of the tool kits of adjacent disciplines.

First year students of the four doctorates share the same working environment at the Graduate School. Second and third year students will work in close contact with their supervisor in the research departments partners of the School. Admission is open to candidates from all countries. A good knowledge of English is required. Several scholarships are available for EU citizens and non-EU citizens. 

The following programs are offered this year: 
- Ph.D. in Business History and Management - 4 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. program, 2 of these with a scholarship;
- Ph.D. in Economics - 10 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. program, 5 of these with a scholarship;
- Ph.D. in Labour Studies - 6 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. program, 3 of these with a scholarship;
- Ph.D. in Political Studies - 6 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. program, 3 of these with a scholarship;
- Ph.D. in Sociology - 8 students will be admitted to this Ph.D. program, 4 of these with a scholarship.

The application deadline is August 31, 2010. 

For further information concerning the GSSEPS, the Ph.D. Program and the application procedures, please visit the Graduate School website (www.graduateschool.unimi.it) and download the online application form. Or contact the GSSEPS Secretariat, Via Pace 10, 20122 Milano, e-mail: graduate.school@ unimi.it.