PH.D. SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: How East Asian regional economic integration connect and transform wetlands in Thailand and Japan

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The Center for Social Development Studies (CSDS) is happy to announce a partial-scholarship for a Thai Ph.D. candidate commencing in 2019. The research topic is “Tele-connected places, virtual water flows and vulnerability: How East Asian regional economic integration connect and transform wetlands in Thailand and Japan.”

The successful candidate will be enrolled in Chulalongkorn University's Graduate Research in International Development Studies (GRIDS) program of the Faculty of Political Science and will be connected with the CSDS on our thematic work. The Ph.D. will be supervised by Dr. Carl Middleton (GRID/ CSDS) and in collaboration with Dr. Takeshi Ito of the Global Studies Program of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University, Japan.

The partial-scholarship is kindly provided by from the  Royal Golden Jubilee Scholarship (Kanchanabhisek Fund). The scholarship is open to a Thai candidates with a minimum of GPA 3.0 for your Bachelor-level degree and a minimum of GPA 3.5 for your Master-level degree. The deadline for applicants is 30 October 2018.

The scholarship covers the following costs:

  • Allowance of THB 12,000 / month for 3 years
  • Tuition fee of THB 60,000 / year for 3 years
  • Research funding of THB 50,000 / year for three years
  • Field research grant of up to THB 500,000 to conduct overseas research [in Japan]

The scholarship does not cover the cost of registration fee (195,000 THB per year).

Interest applicants can contact Dr. Carl Middleton for further details.