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Two prestigious Fellowships for the PhD program in Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill for the study of European/EU politics. The Ruth Mitchell Pitts Fellowships are $10,000 annually for up to 5-years in addition to the normal $20,000 university annual fellowship. They include one or two semesters as a visiting scholar at the European University Institute in professor Hooghe and professor Marks' TRANSNATIONAL ERC.

1. Apply to the UNC-Chapel Hill Political Science PhD program.
   https://gradschool.unc.edu/admissions/
   Deadline: Dec 13, 2022

• 3 letters of recommendation (academic)
• GRE not required, but encouraged
• TOEFL or IELTS score (no more than 2 years old) for international applicants
• Statement of purpose (<500 words)
• Writing sample (10-20 pages)

2. Email marks@unc.edu<mailto:marks@unc.edu> saying that you have applied to the UNC-Chapel Hill Political Science PhD program and that you wish to be considered for a Ruth Mitchell Pitts Fellowship.
   

Liesbet Hooghe
W.R. Kenan Professor, Political Science, UNC-Chapel Hill
Research Professor, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI
https://hooghe.web.unc.edu

Two prestigious Fellowships for the PhD program in Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill for the study of European/EU politics. The Ruth Mitchell Pitts Fellowships are $10,000 annually for up to 5-years in addition to the normal $20,000 university annual fellowship. They include one or two semesters as a visiting scholar at the European University Institute in professor Hooghe and professor Marks' TRANSNATIONAL ERC.

1. Apply to the UNC-Chapel Hill Political Science PhD programhttps://politicalscience.unc.edu/graduate/.
   https://gradschool.unc.edu/admissions/
   Deadline: Dec 13, 2022

• 3 letters of recommendation (academic)
• GRE not required, but encouraged
• TOEFL or IELTS score (no more than 2 years old) for international applicants
• Statement of purpose (<500 words)
• Writing sample (10-20 pages)

2. Email marks@unc.edu<mailto:marks@unc.edu> saying that you have applied to the UNC-Chapel Hill Political Science PhD program and that you wish to be considered for a Ruth Mitchell Pitts Fellowship.
   

Liesbet Hooghe
W.R. Kenan Professor, Political Science, UNC-Chapel Hill
Research Professor, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI
https://hooghe.web.unc.edu

Are you considering PhD. programs to study comparative political behavior with a focus on Europe?

Two Fellowships for the PhD. program in Political Science at UNC-Chapel Hill for the study of comparative political behavior in Europe. Each Ruth Mitchell Pitts Fellowship complements the UNC PhD. fellowship to $30,000 annually (including tuition and health insurance) for up to five years. Each Fellowship also covers two semesters as a visiting scholar at the European University Institute, Florence, in Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks' Transnational ERC Lab.
Next steps?

1. Check out the UNC-Chapel Hillhttps://politicalscience.unc.edu/ Political Science PhD program and Liesbet Hooghehttps://hooghe.web.unc.edu/ and Gary Markshttps://garymarks.web.unc.edu/' home pages.
2. Apply by December 13, 2022

• 3 academic letters of recommendation
• Statement of purpose (<500 words)
• Writing sample (10-20 pages)
• GRE test results encouraged, but not required
• TOEFL or IELTS score for international applicants
  Apply here: https://gradschool.unc.edu/admissions/

3. Let us know: please send an email to marks@unc.edumailto:marks@unc.edu confirming that you have applied to the UNC-Chapel Hill Political Science PhD program and wish to be considered for a Ruth Mitchell-Pitts Fellowship.

Liesbet Hooghe
W.R. Kenan Professor, Political Science, UNC-Chapel Hill
Research Professor, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI
hooghe@unc.edumailto:hooghe@unc.edu
https://hooghe.web.unc.edu