Center for Economic Research & Graduate Education - Economics Institute

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  1. Thank you for applying to the CERGE-EI PhD Program!

    Prepare all your materials before you start filling in the application. Please make sure you read the instructions before you apply so that the process goes smoothly.

    PDF of the complete form will be automatically sent to your email address when you submit your application. After finishing it, please print it out, sign it, and add it to the rest of your application package that you will send to CERGE-EI.

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    Please provide information about up to four most advanced university-level courses you have taken in Mathematics or Statistics.

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  3. Relevant Coursework—Economics

    Please provide information about up to four most advanced university-level courses you have taken in Economics (microeconomics, macroeconomics, or other fields).

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    Provide contact information for the two (or more) people you have chosen to assess your qualifications for the MA/PhD Program.

    Provide these people with the letter of recommendation forms available for download at www.cerge-ei.cz.

    Application is considered incomplete before at least two original letters of recommendation in sealed envelopes, with the recommender's signature over the seal, arrive at CERGE-EI.

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  1. English Skills Self-assessment

    Please indicate your evaluation of your competence in the English language.

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  9. Standardized Exams

    Standardized tests are not required to apply for the PhD program. However, we strongly encourage you to report your scores from these exams (such as TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge exams, or other tests such as the Graduate Record Examination, GRE), as they may increase your chance for admission.

    Please report the results for any standardized tests you have taken below, send us a photocopy of your results, or ask the testing service to forward your certificate to CERGE-EI (CERGE-EI codes are 2403 for TOEFL, 0223 for GRE).

    If the overall score consists of subfield scores, please report the subfield scores, e.g. “Read:25;Listen:23;Speak:22;Write:24”.

    The format for all exam dates is yyyy-mm-dd.

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  10. Field of Interest

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    Please specify your field of interest, a possible topic of your dissertation, or names of the CERGE-EI professors that you would like to work with.

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  14. Other Materials

    Please NOTE that your application is NOT complete until the following documents are received at CERGE-EI in paper form:

    • Printed and signed application form.
    • Curriculum vitae.
    • Statement of motivation—a 1000 to 2000-word statement explaining your academic and research background and interests, your career goals, and how the program at CERGE-EI will help you meet your objectives (please see the Statement of Motivation Guidelines).
    • Two notary verified copies of your Bachelor and Master diplomas, with Apostille or Superlegalization (if needed, please see the Nostrification of diplomas and transcripts Guidelines), translated into English. Not verified, certified and translated diplomas cannot be accepted.
    • Two notary verified copies of your Bachelor and Master transcripts, with Apostille or Superlegalization (if needed, please see the Nostrification of diplomas and transcripts Guidelines), translated into English. Not verified, certified and translated diplomas cannot be accepted.
    • Two letters of recommendation from persons familiar with your academic background in separate sealed envelopes, with the recommender's signature written across the seal (please use our recommendation letter forms).

    All other relevant documents that you find important that may increase your chance in the program (such as additional study records, certificates, etc).

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    Before you submit your application, please check the information you have typed in! A typing error can cause your application to be delayed or to not be considered for admission.

    Data Protection Policy

    Data collected in this on-line application form and throughout the application and admissions process will be used only for admissions and educational purposes. None of the data will be given to third parties. Data received is considered personal and is protected under Czech Republic law according to Act No. 101/2000 Coll. on the Protection of Personal Data and on Amendments to Certain Acts (as amended by subsequent regulations), Act no. 106/1999 Coll. on the Free Access to Information (as amended by subsequent regulations), and Act no. 365/2000 Coll. on the Information Systems of the Public Government and on the Amendment to Certain Acts (as amended by subsequent regulations).

    Return of Submitted Documents

    All submitted application documents are kept at CERGE-EI for archiving purposes. They can be neither returned to the applicant nor used for the admission process in the following academic years.


    Contacts:
    Email:grad.stud@cerge-ei.cz
    Telephone:(+420) 224 005 161
    Fax:(+420) 224 005 247

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