LOCATION: Switzerland
The WTO Support Programme for Doctoral Studies (also known as the PhD Internship Programme) 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 mentoring/advice in close collaboration with the students’ academic supervisors.
ELIGIBILITY:
A candidate must:
be a national of a WTO member state or a country or customs territory engaged in accession negotiations
be a national of a least-developed country (LDC) or a developing country
undertake a PhD or equivalent in economics, law, international relations or in a closely related WTO discipline
be in the final stage of his/her PhD and therefore at the writing-up stage (75% minimum completion) of the thesis
work in one of the three official languages of the WTO, i.e. English, French and Spanish.
Candidates who wish to participate in the WTO Support Programme for Doctoral Studies are invited to fill out the application form and submit the required documents.
BENEFIT:
Interns under the PhD Internship Programme receive a daily allowance of CHF 60 (including weekends and official holidays falling within the selected period). In addition, travel expenses (economy class air fare) to and from Geneva is covered by the WTO.
