Last Call for UMM Applications
News vom 22.06.2015
Dear UMM Friends,
we would like to remind you about the upcoming deadlines focusing on all areas of financial inclusion.
- June 30th 2015: UMM Awards application
At the same time we are glad to inform you about the new Field Research and Exposure Program (FREP) opportunities:
- New FREP opportunities: ongoing process
UMM OPPORTUNITIES
FOR MASTER & PhD STUDENTS !
Master & PhD students are invited to apply for the UMM awards program we also invite graduate Master or PhD students who wants to have an experience in the field with a microfinance organization to see our opportunities and apply
Call for UMM Awards
Master's theses & PhD Articles
Deadline June 30th
We invite Master's students who have completed their final thesis and PhD students who have written an article on a financial inclusion-related topic to submit applications for the "University Meets Microfinance" (UMM) Awards Program.
Find out more about how to submit Awards applications here by June 30, 2015
New Field Research and Exposure Program (FREP) opportunities
On a rolling basis
We also invite Graduate Students to apply for field research opportunities with a microfinance organization. The aim of FREP is to match graduate student research projects with practitioners' needs to investigate operational issues in developing countries. Selected students will receive:
- Scholarship of up to 1500€ to cover field research costs (e.g. travel and accommodation)
- Supervision from a referent person within the hosting organisation and access to data related to the proposed research
- Working space in the field office of the hosting organisation
Currently open FREP opportunities
- Health Microinsurance business model design and implementation - PlaNet Finance Madagascar
- Researching the root cause of declining performance in group loans - ENCOT - Grameen Crédit Agricole
Eligibility conditions
Being enrolled in a European University
Find out more about how to apply here