Call for Applications


The deadline is due.

The aim of the Globelics Academy Ph.D. School is to support the training of Ph.D. students from different parts of the world who are writing dissertations on issues related with innovation systems. The Academy brings together frontier researchers in innovation with Ph.D. students from developing countries in order to inspire and qualify their work as well as to help them to join high-quality research networks in their field of research. Abstracts should be sent, by 18 February 2008, to the Local Secretariat Office globelicsacademy2008(at)uta.fi.

The Globelics Academy aims at improving the students’ ability to undertake theoretically informed and policy-relevant empirical work on issues related with innovation in firms and societies, and its relationship with economic development. To qualify for participation, the Ph.D. student should fulfil the following requirements:

• be at least in the beginning of his/her second year;
• work explicitly on issues related to innovation and development;
• be able to present an original paper associated with his/her doctoral work.

Participants will be selected on the basis of a general call for Abstracts. Selection aims at promoting diversity among participants, making sure that students from Africa, Asia and Latin America are represented, together with some European students. The candidates from each geographical origin with the best CVs and the most promising research proposals will be selected.

The Ph.D. training will be based on scholarly lectures as well as presentations from the Ph.D. students. Student presentations are expected to focus explicitly on their on-going research, its methodological challenges and contribution to the advancement of knowledge on innovation.

Meals and accommodation will be provided by the Local Organization. Also expenses of travel for student participants may be covered by the Local Organization, depending on sponsorship. Funding will be awarded selectively on the basis of applications – students must specify in their application whether they will require funding, providing an estimate of the amount required for travel expenses. As available funds may not cover all students’ expenses, applicants are encouraged to raise their own funding, if possible.


2008 Call for Abstracts and Student Applications (Deadline: Closed)

Download Call for Abstracts here (pdf)

Student selection will be based upon evaluation of an extended abstract of up to four pages describing the student’s research, together with the student’s CV and a recommendation letter from the supervisor or from another senior scholar.

Abstracts should be typed double-spaced in English. The abstract should state the objectives, methodology, expected results and conclusions of the work, including supporting figures and main references.

The abstracts should be sent by 18 February, 2008, to the Local Secretariat Office globelicsacademy2008(at)uta.fi, with an accompanying letter including e-mail and/or FAX addresses.

Deadline for full papers is 1 May, 2008.