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2025 FUNDED IMF INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (FIP) – ECONOMISTS

Application Deadline: January 6, 2025

LOCATION: USA

Work for the IMF. Work for the World.

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging internship at a prestigious international financial institution?

Are you within a year or two of completing your PhD in economics or a related field?

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Internship Program (FIP) may be the right opportunity for you!

ELIGIBILITY:

To compete for the FIP, at a minimum you must meet the following criteria:

PhD students

Be within one to two years of completing a PhD in macroeconomics or a related field.

Be in student status at the time of the internship (i.e. continuing PhD studies after the internship).

Be below the age of 32 at the commencement of the internship.

Have an excellent command of English, written and oral.

Possess strong analytical, quantitative and computer skills.

To be considered, you must complete an online job application, provide responses to all the questions and upload the following as attachments under “Resume”: 

A personal CV/Resume.

A recent transcript for the university program in which you are currently registered, or a letter from your university, confirming your active student status and recent grades.

Only candidates who are identified for further consideration will be contacted by a FIP recruiter/hiring team. Incomplete applications will be rejected.

The IMF is committed to achieving a diverse staff, including gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Qualified candidates across Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and East and Southeast Asia are encouraged to apply. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Under the guidance of an experienced IMF colleague, you will conduct research and analysis on a topic determined by the Fund. Your work may culminate in a research paper and may be published internally. 

BENEFIT:

Successful applicants will undertake a 10-12 week paid internship between June and September 2025. The precise dates of the internship will be agreed between the intern and IMF supervisor at time of offer. The internship will be in-person located at the IMF headquarters in Washington DC.

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FULLY FUNDED ERASMUS MUNDUS JOINT MASTERS (EMJM) GLOCAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW.

Application Deadline:  12 January 2025

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The GLOCAL programme is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) program. Prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarships are available for well-qualified applicants to the Erasmus Mundus International Master in Global Markets, Local Creativities. The GLOCAL program is co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) program. Prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarships are available for well-qualified applicants to the Erasmus Mundus International Master in Global Markets, Local Creativities.

Erasmus Mundus scholarships can be offered to students from any region of the world; however, in order to ensure geographical balance, no more than 6 scholarships per nationality will be awarded over the four editions, which is 10% of the total number (60) of regular scholarships available during the project implementation (4 editions).

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must first have a conditional or unconditional offer from the University of Glasgow. The deadline for application for the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship is 12 January 2025. Applicants must submit all required documents, as outlined in the application form, by the application deadline. If your offer status is ‘holding for documents’ at the scholarship application deadline, then you will not be considered for a scholarship. In addition, applicants must not have previously received an EMJM scholarship.

After this deadline, the GLOCAL consortium will review and rank all scholarship applications, with scholarships being offered to top-ranking applicants. A reserve list will be kept, based on ranking, and the first eligible reserve candidate will be contacted should an original scholarship awardee withdraw.

Results will be announced on 7 April 2025. Please see our How to Apply page for the Scholarship application form and for the link to the University of Glasgow application portal.

BENEFIT:

The Erasmus Mundus Scholarship includes:

Full coverage of tuition fees, including deposit (in collaboration with the GLOCAL consortium)*

Full insurance coverage

An optional contribution to student travel and installation costs (intended to assist with practical costs such as visas, residence permits, temporary accommodation, etc.)

A monthly subsistence allowance for the entire duration of the EMJM study programme

A portion of the tuition fee is covered via the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship. The remaining amount is covered by the GLOCAL consortium. Scholarship recipients are not liable for any tuition fees. 

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