3 PhD Scholarships in Economic History in Sweden | Uppsala University

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The Economic History department is a strong research and teaching environment with over 50 researchers, including more than 20 PhD students. Our PhD Program forms part of the Swedish Postgraduate School in Economic History.

Duties/description of projects:

The PhD program consists of four years of full-time studies. In terms of the Swedish university credit system, the program comprises 240 credits (30 credits = 1 semester of full-time study). There are two main components of the program: course work (75 credits) and work related to the PhD dissertation (165 credits). PhD students are also expected to participate in departmental activities such as seminars, workshops, etc, as well as in the activities of the National Postgraduate School. Applicants must have a willingness and ability to learn Swedish rapidly, as parts of the program are held in Swedish, as well as many seminars and meetings.

Qualifications:

To be eligible for admission to the doctoral program in Economic History, the general requirement for the applicant is a completed a master’s degree (or an advanced degree equivalent to at least 240 Swedish university credits including at 60 credits or more from advanced level) from a recognized university or third level institution. Specific requirement for admission is the completion of an equivalent to 90 Swedish university credits in Economic History, or other academic qualifications equivalent to this or of high relevance for research in Economic History.

Full funding is offered for a maximum of four years, either as a salaried PhD candidate or as a combination of an initial study grant (three years) followed by a salaried PhD candidate position for the final year (this applies regularly for PhD positions linked to specific research projects).