Programs for Doctoral Students
Doctoral International Consortium
The UT CIBER is proud to participate in the CIBER Doctoral
Internationalization Consortium, which comprises the CIBERs at
Duke University (International Management/Organization Design),
Purdue University (Operations Management),
Temple University,
University of California at Los Angeles (Finance),
University of Michigan (International Cultural Management/Organizational
Behavior), University of
Pennsylvania (Accounting),
University of Texas at Austin (Marketing), and
University of Washington (Information Systems).
Participating CIBERs host consortia focusing on core academic subjects, inviting
doctoral student from partner institutions and elsewhere to explore
international themes in their discipline, and underwriting the cost of lodging
and meals for attendees.
The UT Austin CIBER hosts a biennial Doctoral Internationalization Consortium
in Marketing. The spring, 2006 event brought 25 doctoral students together
with prominent international faculty to discuss international topics related to
marketing and delivered a research agenda to address the questions formulated
during these discussions. UT will host another consortium in 2008.
PhD students should monitor the CIBERWeb Portal for meetings in their field of
specialization.
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Upcoming Doctoral International Consortium events: |
| University |
Consortium
|
Date |
| University of Michigan |
Cultural Management and Organizational
Behavior |
Spring 2007/ Spring 2008 |
| Purdue |
International Operations |
October 2007 |
| University of Washington |
Information Systems |
Spring 2008 |
| University of Texas at Austin |
Marketing |
Fall 2008 |
| University of Pennsylvania |
International Accounting |
June 2010 |
| Duke |
Management/Organization Design |
Pending |
Doctoral International Research Support
Program
Similar to the
FIRS
and FITS
programs for faculty members, this program provides support to doctoral students
who are engaged in international research. Funding under this program is
limited to $1,500 per student and only students admitted to candidacy are
eligible. Those engaged in more substantial projects may consider
accessing FIRS funds by co-authoring with a McCombs faculty member.
DIRS
Announcement and Application for 2007-2008
For further information, contact David Platt, CIBER Director, at (512)
471-3518 or
david.platt@mccombs.utexas.edu.
SYLFF
Generally known as "SYLFF," The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship
Fund was established in 1987 by The Nippon Foundation. This fellowship fund
is a program of the Tokyo Foundation, formerly known as the Japan Shipbuilding
Industry Foundation. It adopts the name of the Foundation's founder, Ryoichi
Sasakawa, whose cherished belief is that the world is one family and all mankind
are brothers and sisters. In keeping with this view, the fellowship program
transcends politics, religion, race, and national borders in helping to prepare
a new generation of leaders able to work together in assembling the framework of
a more cohesive and harmonious international community. The program places
implicit faith in the youth of today, who will inherit the burden of shaping
tomorrow's world.
The purpose of the Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund is, then, to
financially assist young graduate students in the humanities and social sciences
with leadership potential and interest in international affairs so as to help in
the creation of a well-balanced and responsive core of future public and private
sector leaders.
Over the past decade, 61 universities and consortia in 40 countries have
received endowments of one-million dollars each. Giving full recognition to the
autonomy of the recipient institutions and the host countries, management of
individual Fellowship Funds is placed in the hands of a special committee
established at each school, which uses the income derived from the endowment to
award academic scholarships and research fellowships to students.
Initial selection of the master's and doctoral programs to be covered under each
Fellowship Fund was made by the recipient school in consultation with the Tokyo
Foundation. Emphasis was placed on international and/or interdisciplinary
studies in the humanities or social sciences and on programs with the potential
to draw out and develop the leadership qualities of the young awardees. These
student scholarships and fellowships are granted for a period of up to three
years. Currently, nearly 7,500 students have received fellowships.
The 2006-2007 McCombs SYLFF FellowsCongratulations to the 2006-2007
McCombs SYLFF Fellows! They are MBA students Shouzheng Cheng,
Cesar De La Garza, Mukund Kumar, Michael Paulos, Jyr Hong
Soo, and Emily Thawley.
SYLFF Institutions Around the Globe
