Admitted candidates will start their coursework in September. Admitted candidates may also be hired as research assistants at their supervisor's chair. We offer very attractive salaries, excellent networks and funding for attending international conferences.

Please make sure that you follow the instructions given on the website of the Graduate Programme of Economics and Finance gpef.unisg.ch Admission PiF Finance).

For further information please contact gpef@unisg.ch.

You have a master's degree in finance, economics or a related field with very good grades and want to pursue a PhD in Finance (current master students who will finish their degree before June 30 may also apply).

Documents to be submitted:

1. Degree certificates from each university attended (bachelor and master, including exchange programmes and “transcripts of records” from unfinished programmes of study)
2. Description of research interests (referring to the list of proposed fields/topics and potential supervisors). Please state your desired specialization (Economics or Econometrics) and indicate whether you already contacted a potential supervisor.
3. GRE/GMAT (some applicants may be exempted from having to present a GRE or GMAT result; a PDF of the scores is enough) [recommended, can also be provided later]
4. CV

Other necessary documents:

• Evidence of English language proficiency (can be provided later)
• Two reference letters, sent directly by the letter writers to gpef@unisg.ch

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