We invite Bachelor, Master and PhD Students enrolled at universities in the European Union to submit applications to the "University Meets Microfinance" (UMM) Scholarship Program for ongoing or planned field research or internships on financial inclusion topics.  
 

The deadline is: October 15th, 2015
To be eligible, field research or internships have to be completed by the end of February 2016

Application forms and related information are available here

Please send your complete application to umm@positiveplanet.ngo

Contact umm@positiveplanet.ngo for any questions related to the application process.

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:

1. Scholarship of up to 1500€ to cover field research costs (e.g. travel and accommodation)
2. Supervision from a referent person within the hosting organisation and access to data related to the proposed research
3. Working space in the field office of the hosting organisation

Currently open FREP opportunities

• Researching the root cause of declining performance in group loans - ENCOT - Grameen Crédit Agricole

Eligibility conditions
Enrolment in a European University

Find out more about how to apply here