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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Summer Fellowships for PhD Students in Austria: IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Every summer from <b><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">1 June to 31 August</span></b>, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) hosts up to 50
 doctoral students from around the world in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Deadline: <b>11 January, 2019</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Each YSSP participant works on a topic related to his or her PhD thesis and to IIASA&#8217;s own research agenda, the goal being to write a publishable paper. All YSSP participants are personally mentored by IIASA senior scientists.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You should apply if:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You are an advanced graduate student;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Your field of study complements research at IIASA;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You are interested in pursuing interdisciplinary research;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Your research and career would benefit from working alongside 50 or so young scientists as well as senior scientists from around the world;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You would like to explore the policy implications of your work.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Successful applicants from countries with an IIASA National Member Organization (NMO) are eligible for funding, and some fellowships are also available for students from non-NMO countries. To learn about funding in your country, contact
 your National Member Organization. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What is IIASA? <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is an international scientific institute that conducts research into the critical issues of global environmental, economic, technological, and social change that we face in
 the twenty-first century. Our findings provide valuable options to policymakers to shape the future of our changing world. IIASA is independent and funded by prestigious research funding agencies in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">IIASA&#8217;s research comes under the following programs:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<b>Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Advanced Systems Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ecosystem Services and Management<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Energy<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evolution and Ecology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Risk and Resilience<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Transitions to New Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Water<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">&#8226;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; World Population<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Application information and application link: <a href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/yssp">
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/yssp</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Institute website: <a href="http://www.iiasa.ac.at/">http://www.iiasa.ac.at/</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>General Questions: <a href="mailto:yssp.info@iiasa.ac.at">
yssp.info@iiasa.ac.at</a><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-fareast-language:DE-AT">International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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