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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA): Young Scientists Summer Program

PURPOSE:

Annual program for advanced graduate students work for the summer at IIASA headquarters near Vienna, Austria. Students work closely with senior scientists on IIASA projects in one of three areas: natural resources & environment; energy & technology; or population and society.

FIELD OF STUDY:

Economics, risk analysis, atmospheric and earth sciences, global change studies, applied mathematics, statistics, systems analysis, environmental policy, environmental engineering, forestry, remote sensing, geography, physics, chemistry, ecology, international law, energy studies, water resources, political science, and other fields related to the projects.

ELIGIBILITY:

Graduate students, with preference given to applicants who have completed the first year of study in a doctoral degree program. Applicants from countries that have an IIASA National Member Organization, and from countries that do not, are encouraged to apply for participation in the program. An applicant's interests should correspond with ongoing research at IIASA as described in the project descriptions at the Web site www.iiasa.ac.at.  

AWARD:

The U.S. Committee provides airfare and a modest living allowance for students from U.S. institutions who are selected to participate. The 2004 program runs from May 31 to August 27.

DEADLINE:

January 9

APPLICATION:

www.iiasa.ac.at  Further information and the application form are available at the Web site. Contact person for U.S. Committee of IIASA: Margaret Goud Collins, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 136 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Telephone: 617-576-5019. FAX: 617-576-5050. E-mail: <mcollins@amacad.org>.

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