[Austria] IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program 2008
IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program 2008
Summer Fellowship in Austria for Graduate Students in Natural and Social Sciences, Math, Policy and Engineering. Each summer, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), located in Schloss Laxenburg near Vienna, Austria, hosts a selected group of graduate students, primarily doctoral, from around the world in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). These students work closely with IIASA’s senior scientists on projects within the Institute’s 3 theme areas. Funding is available to cover travel to IIASA and a modest living allowance.
APPLICATIONS DEADLINE: 15 JAN 2008
2008 YSSP DATES: 2 JUNE – 29 AUGUST
WHAT IS IIASA AND WHAT ARE ITS PROGRAM AREAS?
IIASA is an international institution, supported by the U.S. and 18 other governments, engaged in scientific research aimed at providing policy insight on issues of regional
and global importance in the following areas:
Energy and Technology
- Energy
- New Technologies
- Dynamic Systems
- Integrated Modeling Environment
Natural Resources and Environment
- Land Use and Agriculture
- Forestry
- Evolution and Ecology
- Atmospheric Pollution & Econ. Devt.
- Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Population and Society
- World Population
- Risk and Vulnerability
- International Negotiation
- Population and Climate Change
- Health and Global Change Initiative
Detailed information about each program is on the IIASA Website
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
- You are an advanced graduate student;
- Your field is compatible with ongoing research at IIASA;
- Your research and career would benefit from working alongside 50 or so contemporary young scientists from a score or more of other nations, and senior scientists from around the world;
- You would like to explore the policy implications of your work.
HOW DO YOU APPLY?
An on-line application form, along with more information, is at http://www.iiasa.ac.at/yssp/register/
General Questions: Tanja Huber, YSSP Coordinator ysspsupport[a-t]iiasa.ac.at
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