Opportunity: Fully-funded PhD students with interests in energy, environmental, behavioral, and development economics, working with Dr. Chi Ta (Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics at Virginia Tech, USA).

Call for applicants: see here.

Assistantship details:

• Duration: 4 years
• Fully-funded (the assistantship offer is $2,373 per month or $28,476 per year)
• Cover 100 percent of your tuition, or approximately $7,424 per semester, plus a Technology Fee of $39 and a Library Fee of $51, based on current in-state tuition rates charged to students on assistantships.
• 88 percent coverage for an individual medical policy.
• See https://graduateschool.vt.edu/funding/types-of-funding/assistantships/benefits.html for further information.
• The total financial support package, including health insurance, equivalent to $44,000 annually.

Link for how to apply: https://graduateschool.vt.edu/admissions/how-to-apply.html

Prospective PhD students:
Please apply to the Virginia Tech AAEC program through the normal channels, and mention Dr. Chi Ta’s name in your application. You are also highly encouraged to work with other faculty in the department: https://aaec.vt.edu/people/faculty.html. Please mention the professors’, doctors’ name in your application.

Note: GRE is required.