PhD Scholarship - Vienna Graduate School of Finance (Austria)

PhD Scholarship

Vienna Graduate School of Finance (Austria)

VIENNA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF FINANCE (VGSF)

www.vgsf.ac.at

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PhD SCHOLARSHIPS IN FINANCE


INVITATION TO APPLY The Vienna Graduate School of Finance – a joint
initiative of the University of Vienna, the Institute for Advanced
Studies, Vienna, and the Vienna University of Economics and Business
Administration – invites applications for the course starting in
September 2007 for its doctoral program. Upon admission, applicants can
expect to obtain a top-quality education for an academic career or a
highly specialized position in business or international institutions.

HIGHEST ACADEMIC CREDENTIALSThe Vienna Graduate School of Finance draws
on the academic resources of three established academic institutions,
with a faculty specializing in various fields of finance, including
asset pricing, corporate finance, financial institutions, risk
management, and market microstructure. Well-established within the
research community, the local faculty not only focuses on questions of
fundamental theoretical and empirical importance in finance, but also
on
policy-oriented issues and practical applications.

DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL FACULTYLeading scholars in the field are
regularly invited to teach advanced courses on a topic with either
important practical applications or high potential for future research.
For example, in the last three years courses have been taught by Kerry
Back (St. Louis), David Bates (Iowa), Tomas Björk (Stockholm), Michael
Brennan (UCLA), Stefano Demichelis (University of Pavia), Zsuzsanna
Fluck (Michigan State), Nicolae Garleanu (University of Pennsylvania),
David Lando (Copenhagen), Antonio Mele (LSE), Mojmir Mrak (Ljubljana),
Stefan Reichelstein (Stanford), Neal Stoughton (Calgary), Ruey Tsay
(University of Chicago GSB), Russ Wermers (Maryland), Jan Werner
(Minnesota), and Stanley Zin (Carnegie Mellon).

PROGRAMThe program consists of two years of intensive course work,
followed by thesis writing. All courses are taught in English. In
addition to good language skills, good skills in mathematics and
statistics are advantageous to successfully complete the program.

APPLICATIONThe program is open for students from all countries with all
academic specializations, provided they hold a Master degree or
equivalent and have a sufficient level of formal training. Applicants
should take a GRE and/or GMAT and a TOEFL test, and provide proof of
basic proficiency in finance and/or economics (based on either the
degree they hold or a sample of original written work). The application
package should also contain a statement of purpose, as well as copies
of
any certificates and diplomas obtained during prior studies, along with
certified translations into English. Finally, each applicant should
arrange for at least two letters of reference to be sent directly to
the
address stated below.

SCHOLARSHIP Successful applicants will receive very financial support.
Approximately 4-6 applicants will be admitted to the program.

Please send your application package no later than February 15th, 2007,
to the following address: VGSF - Prof. Josef Zechner, University of
Vienna, Department of Finance, Brünnerstrasse 72, 1210 Vienna (Wien),
Austria.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND AN APPLICATION FORM PLEASE SEE: http://www.vgsf.ac.at Contact: vgsf@vgsf.ac.at

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