info Scholarship - The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is a new Institute generated by the fusion of the Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI) and the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (IUED). It is a private foundation, receiving financial support from the Swiss Confederation and the Canton of Geneva.

The Institute’s mission is to provide independent and rigorous analyses of contemporary global issues. At the crossroads of international relations and development studies, its aims include promoting international cooperation and development through high standard academic contributions. It pursues this mission through:

- Graduate degree-granting education
- Research and expertise
- Executive education
- Public events

The Institute offers several academic programmes which provide quality education allowing students later to play a significant role in international cooperation and development:

• Master in International Affairs
• Master in Development Studies with option in
  • - Global Ecology and Sustainable Development
  • - International Cooperation, Conflicts and Peacebuilding
  • - Human Development, Poverty and Inequality
• Master and Ph.D. in International Studies with specialisation in:
  • - International Economics
  • - International History and Politics
  • - International Law
  • - Political Science
• Ph.D. in Development Studies

Bilingual English-French teaching, a cosmopolitan faculty and student body (over 100 nationalities represented), substantial financial support offered to students (scholarships or part-time employment opportunities) and a network of partner institutions around the world are the attributes which make this institute unique on the international academic scene.

Financial Support

Scholarships

A substantial number of scholarships is allotted each year by the Institute to Master and Ph.D. students on the basis of academic merit and financial need. There are three kinds of scholarships: full scholarships, partial scholarships and tuition scholarships. Their duration is of one year with only one possible renewal.

Full scholarships: in principle amount to 18 000 CHF paid in ten instalments. Recipients are exempt from the Institute's tuition fees but not from University of Geneva fees. Certain full grants are awarded under special conditions (duration and/or geographical origin).

Partial scholarships: may amount up to 18 000 CHF; recipients are not exempt from tuition fees.

Tuition scholarships: cover fees for one academic year and are intended for outstanding students.

Among the scholarships granted by the Institute:

• Scholarships from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Grants (SDC), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, intended for Third World or transition countries' nationals;
• Scholarships financed by a Geneva foundation and attributed to students from developing countries under the condition that they commit themselves to return to their country at the end of their course of studies so that their fellow countrymen may benefit from their training;
• Elemér Hantos scholarships granted by the Fondation pour l’Europe centrale for students from that area;
• Fondation Ousseimi scholarships for students from Mediterranean countries;
• Tokyo Foundation scholarships usually attributed to Ph.D. students;
• Shelby and Kathryn Davis scholarships intended for Ph.D. students having completed a course of studies in an American university or coming from Muslim countries;
• Pierre du Bois scholarships (amonting to 20 000 CHF) available to Latin-American students admitted to the Institute’s International History and Politics Ph.D. programme.
• Gallatin scholarships allow one student to study for ten months in an American university of his choice.

Candidates requesting financial support must send the scholarship request form together with their application form by 31 January.

Other financial support opportunities
University of Geneva’s Bureau de l’information sociale and Prix-Bourses-Subsides.
Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students.

Note: Students benefiting from other grants than those allotted by the Institute or by the Swiss Government must pay the Institute’s tuition fee.

Employment possibilities at the Institute
Students may apply for a certain number of paid jobs as teaching assistants or as staff auxiliaries (telephone operator, library assistant, IT assistant, etc).

General Information

Living expenses
Living expenses in Geneva vary greatly depending on the chosen standard of living, and in particular the chosen accommodation. Applicants should plan on monthly living expenses of at least 1 800 CHF.

Health and Accidents insurance
Health insurance is compulsory for all students. You must contact the University of Geneva, Social Welfare and Health Information Office (Antenne-Santé).
The registration fee to the University of Geneva includes an insurance premium covering professional accidents.

Admission upon file examination.

Deadline for applications: 31 January 2008.


Info from www.graduateinstitute.ch