Sciences Po - LSE PhD exchange programme: Call for applications 2023/2024

“Sciences Po - LSE PhD exchange programme” is a partnership between LSE and Sciences Po offering an exchange programme for all social science PhD students within the research centers of LSE and Sciences Po.

The main objectives of the programme are :

• To offer LSE and Sciences Po PhD students additional research resources (archival and advisory) and to introduce them to the academic culture, professional contacts and employment opportunities of another country.
• To offer LSE and Sciences Po PhD students an opportunity to visit the other institution and to work informally with one or more advisors on their PhD thesis research and/or on related publications and presentations, and to attend conferences and workshops both at the host institution and within the wider regional/national academic community.

Applications are now open for up to two PhD students to spend a period of time studying in their non-home institution during the 2023/2024 academic year.

Eligibility and duration

Students registered for PhD studies at either institution who have successfully completed at least one year of their studies, including any compulsory Masters level courses, are eligible for this Scheme. Where applicable, students should normally have been upgraded to full doctoral student status.

Each exchange is limited to a minimum of 2 months and a maximum of 3 months.

Academic status

Students remain registered as PhD students with their home institution. Overall supervision remains the responsibility of the supervisor(s) at the student’s home institution.

Students are registered as research exchange students in the relevant academic unit of the host institution during their visit.

Fees and financial support

No academic-related fees will be payable by exchange students to the host institution for e.g. tuition, entrance, examinations, library, email. This does not preclude the host institution from imposing a nominal fee for e.g. health insurance. Students  remain responsible for any applicable fees at their home institution.

Sciences Po provides financial support in the form of a flat rate bursary of €2,500 euros to each student. The bursary is intended to contribute to the expenses of participating students, including those relating to travel, accommodation, living, educational materials and/or other education-related costs. Students are expected to make their own arrangements for housing.

Application process

The deadline for applications is June 25th.

Students should submit their application in the form of a dossier through the Co-ordinator at their home institution. The dossier should contain the following materials:

• A one-page single-spaced statement of academic purpose explaining their progress towards completion of their research, why a visit to the host institution would benefit them and what they intend to do there; outlining a timetable for their work during the visit; and indicating the scholar(s) with whom they hope to work.
• A short letter of support from their home supervisor(s).
• An up-to-date curriculum vitae including visa status, country of citizenship, place and date of birth.
• Evidence of competence in written and spoken English, or evidence of study in English at degree level or higher in an English speaking environment.
• A written confirmation that the host advisor has agreed in principle to receive the student.

Please send your application to : julijana.lecherf@sciencespo.fr

If you have any questions related to your stay at LSE, please contact : Rachel Davies-English, Inbound Study Abroad and Student Recruitment Officer, ard.exchanges@lse.ac.uk