Overview

As a Geography, Planning and International Development Studies PhD student at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, you will be part of a vibrant community that values your growth and development.

We offer coaching, training, and a strong PhD Community to support you throughout your doctoral journey. We encourage our students to publish their research early in their careers, enhancing their academic profiles and fostering their future career prospects.

Research groups

Governance and Inclusive Development

Governance and Inclusive Development (GID) scrutinizes development dynamics at various geographical, jurisdictional and temporal scales, realizing that these are situated in different but interconnected multi-level processes.

Political and Economic Geographies

The Political and Economic Geographies (PEG) group investigates the role of multi-scalar relationships that are crucial in understanding contemporary economic and political geographies.

Urban Geographies

The researchers within Urban Geographies study the socio-spatial processes that shape cities and urban life across the world. Our research concentrates on the formation of urban difference and inequality.

Urban Planning

Urban Planning research and teaching at the University of Amsterdam focuses on the relationships between the social, spatial, and environmental dimensions of urban processes, and on ways of purposefully and positively impacting on them.

Programme Structure

The main research areas in this programme are:

Governance and Inclusive Development
Political and Economic Geographies
Urban Geographies
Urban Planning

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-02 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Geography International Development Urban Planning View 4 other PhDs in Urban Planning in Netherlands

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

Student insurance

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

Doctoral research can only take place under the supervision of a professor associated with the UvA. You cannot take your application further until a professor has agreed to take you on as a PhD candidate.
For admission to the doctoral programme you must have a Dutch Master's degree (or an old-style initial university degree). If you have a different Dutch qualification or a foreign qualification, you must apply for an exemption from the educational requirement before applying for admission.

Tuition Fee

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International

4545 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4545 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

4545 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4545 EUR per year during 36 months.

may be funded
PhD candidates who are not employed by the University but receive a scholarship pay a fee of €4,545 up to €15,000 annually

Living costs for Amsterdam

1000 - 1500 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Geography, Planning and International Development Studies.

Available Scholarships

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