PhD and Masters scholarships in Mathematical Science 2010-2011

A number of fully funded PhD and Masters scholarships are available within the Joint Postgraduate Program in Mathematical Science of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Campus Morelia, and the Michoacan University of San Nicolas of Hidalgo.

The PhD scholarships are tenable for up to 3 years and have a stipend of 10,342 Mexican Pesos per month (834 US Dollars, equivalent to six Mexican minimum wages). The Masters scholarships are tenable for up to 2 years and have a stipend of 7,757 Mexican Pesos per month (625 US Dollars, equivalent to four and a half Mexican minimum wages). Health coverage will be provided by the Mexican social security system.

Applicants should have or expect to gain a university degree in Mathematics or related discipline with an average of 8 or higher on a 10 point scale. Non-Spanish speakers are expected to become proficient in Spanish within two years.

The preferred starting date is 17th January 2011. Deadline for applications is 12th November 2010. The entrance exam is scheduled for 20th November 2010. Foreign students are required to arrange for a faculty member to supervise the exam at their home institution.

A complete application includes a cover letter addressed to the Comite Academico del Posgrado en Matematicas specifying contact details, CV, copies of university degrees, a copy of an identity document (passport, driving licence, etc), and contact details of two academic referees. Applications should be send electronically to admission-pccm@fismat.umich.mx.

For further details visit: posgrado.unam.umich.mx (in Spanish).
For informal enquiries, please contact Dr. Elmar Wagner, email: admission-pccm@fismat.umich.mx.