The main objective is to allow PhD students working on service-related issues (see below for major research areas) to benefit from interactions with other researchers who have cognate interests. These short visits may help to advance thesis projects as well as identifying opportunities for collaboration such as joint publications or partnerships in applications for future research grants.

The RESER PhD Mobility Grant provides support for travel costs, subsistence and accommodation for the duration of the visit to the host institution. The host institution will provide infrastructure support such as office space and access to library and IT facilities, together with a supportive environment that stimulates and facilitates the exchange of ideas, presentations on research in progress, and constructive feedback. The hosting institution is not supposed to provide any additional financial support.

Applicants for a RESER PhD Mobility Grant must be currently enrolled as a PhD student.
It will be advantageous if applicants have a qualification in a social science at masters level, and they should be fluent in the language of the hosting institution or in English.

The applicant, or the applicant institution, must be a RESER member and have the membership fee paid at the moment the application is submitted.

Applicants must contact the RESER institution where he/she would like to spend the research visit before submitting an application. A letter confirming the support of the RESER host institution must be included with a completed application.

The host institution will give priority to applicants who demonstrate theoretical and empirical competence in their research on services. They will also be expected to demonstrate good motivation and interest in joining the host institution’s research environment.

The application must include:

1. A letter of application giving reasons for the choice of the RESER host institution;
2. A detailed CV;
3. An abstract of the PhD research being undertaken at the home institution;
4. A description (one page of A4 maximum) of the research related activities which the candidate intends to carry out during the visit to the host institution;
5. A letter of recommendation from the PhD supervisor and another member of the applicant’s home institution;
6. A letter confirming the support of the RESER host institution

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Applications should be accompanied by a covering letter that includes the applicant’s full contact details (telephone number, facsimile number, web page address if applicable, and an email address). Please note that it is essential that an email address is provided; this will be the main means of communication throughout the Grant review process.


Deadline for application is 15th of december 2009.
The results of the evaluation will be communicated before the 31st of january.

The scholarship recipient/s will be contacted directly by the RESER Council and their name will be published on the RESER web page.

Applications and related documents should be submitted electronically to Maria Savona
E mail:maria.savona@univ-lille1.fr[b[cy[

There will be one RESER PhD Mobility Grant available for 2010 in the amount of 2000 €

It is expected that this will allow research visits for a minimum of one month. The visiting period can be extended with the agreement of the host institution, but this will not be accompanied by an increase in the value of the Grant.

The Grant recipient is required to produce a paper, even in draft version, to be submitted and presented at the annual RESER Conference in 2010.

The RESER Council will appoint a PhD Mobility Grant Selection Committee of three Council members.
The Committee will evaluate all applications and make its recommendation to the Council. The assessment of the applications will be based on the quality of the CV and the relevance of the proposed activities at the host institution, including an evaluation of the applicant's ability to accomplish them.

Globalisation, international trade, outsourcing
Knowledge, innovation and ICT
Employment, skills, training
Productivity and service macroeconomics
Markets, quality, prices, regulations
Service management, networks and marketing
Non-market services, new public management
Urban and regional dimension of services
Structural change and tertiarisation processes
Public-private partnerships and services provision