The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) offers an extraordinary opportunity for PhD candidates to spend a summer doing independent, mentored research in a beautiful setting outside Vienna, Austria in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). Students from IIASA Member Countries accepted to YSSP are eligible for fellowship funding for travel and living expenses. 

APPLICATIONS DUE 13 JANUARY 

Who should apply?

You should apply if:

• You are an advanced doctoral student, ideally 1-2 years from PhD degree
• Your field of study complements the policy-relevant, global change-oriented research at IIASA
• You are interested in interdisciplinary research.
• You would like to apply your research to global challenges facing society
• Your research and career would benefit from working alongside 50 young scientists, as well as senior researchers, from around the world.

IIASA's interdisciplinary work is organized in 6 Research Programs:

• Advancing Systems Analysis
• Economic Frontiers
• Biodiversity and Natural Resources
• Energy, Climate and Environment
• Population and Just Societies
• Strategic Initiatives

If you're interested:

You will submit a proposal for a research project that you will work on while at IIASA.  The proposal includes the following elements: abstract, main research questions, methods, data requirements, innovative aspects, and expected results. 

IIASA strongly recommends that you communicate with the IIASA program representatives while you're preparing your application, to explore mutual interest in your intended research.

Contact information for the program representatives, as well as video testimonials and a recorded information session on the application process are available on the YSSP Website.