The Cyprus Institute offers Graduate Research/Teaching Assistantships based on merit subject to availability of CyI funds, the correspondence between the research projects of the Institute and faculty, and the interests and abilities of the students. Graduate Research Assistantships are offered for the nine-month academic year, a three-month summer appointment, or for twelve months. They are renewable based on the students' performance and achievement in their research project and studies, and the available funding opportunities of the research groups. Assistantships are reviewed periodically.
Admissions are not limited on students' availability of funding but are only based on merit.
Graduate Research Assistants are appointed as researchers in one of CyI's research centers with a salary of €15,000 per year. All tuitions and other fees are waved. If applicable, they are entitled to a return air ticket (economy class), to their country of origin per year. Research Assistants are provided with the same Health Insurance Benefits that cover other CyI employees at no extra cost. If Research Assistants have secured a fellowship/scholarship/grant or other award from external sources that exceeds €5,000 tenable for the same period of their assistantship, the assistantship compensation and workload is reduced accordingly. External funds less than the above amount will have no effect on the Research Assistantship.
A Graduate Research Assistant is a member of a research group in one of the Institute's Centers, working under a Research Supervisor. The position offers a close association with other faculty members and researchers, a very effective arrangement for doctoral study and professional training. Work on the students' thesis project is normally part of the Research Assistant assignment, with opportunities to participate in other research projects that could influence the choice of dissertation topic. The assigned research duties and doctoral study requirements demand full-time attention and for this reason students are not allowed to accept additional employment. In exceptional cases where additional employment is warranted, the Research Assistant must obtain the approval of the supervisor and the dissertation committee.
Graduate Research Assistants appointed for a twelve-month period will not have the regular academic vacation period but, are entitled to two weeks of vacation with pay in addition to the official public holidays that the Institute observes. Vacations must be arranged with the Assistant's Research Supervisor and should be taken prior to the termination of the assistantship tenancy.
Prospective students should include an application for Research Assistantship with their application for submission into a doctoral program of study addressed to:
Admissions are not limited on students' availability of funding but are only based on merit.
Graduate Research Assistants are appointed as researchers in one of CyI's research centers with a salary of €15,000 per year. All tuitions and other fees are waved. If applicable, they are entitled to a return air ticket (economy class), to their country of origin per year. Research Assistants are provided with the same Health Insurance Benefits that cover other CyI employees at no extra cost. If Research Assistants have secured a fellowship/scholarship/grant or other award from external sources that exceeds €5,000 tenable for the same period of their assistantship, the assistantship compensation and workload is reduced accordingly. External funds less than the above amount will have no effect on the Research Assistantship.
A Graduate Research Assistant is a member of a research group in one of the Institute's Centers, working under a Research Supervisor. The position offers a close association with other faculty members and researchers, a very effective arrangement for doctoral study and professional training. Work on the students' thesis project is normally part of the Research Assistant assignment, with opportunities to participate in other research projects that could influence the choice of dissertation topic. The assigned research duties and doctoral study requirements demand full-time attention and for this reason students are not allowed to accept additional employment. In exceptional cases where additional employment is warranted, the Research Assistant must obtain the approval of the supervisor and the dissertation committee.
Graduate Research Assistants appointed for a twelve-month period will not have the regular academic vacation period but, are entitled to two weeks of vacation with pay in addition to the official public holidays that the Institute observes. Vacations must be arranged with the Assistant's Research Supervisor and should be taken prior to the termination of the assistantship tenancy.
Prospective students should include an application for Research Assistantship with their application for submission into a doctoral program of study addressed to:
The Cyprus Institute
Office of Graduate Studies
20 Constantinou Kavafi Street
2121, Nicosia
P.O. Box 27456
Office of Graduate Studies
20 Constantinou Kavafi Street
2121, Nicosia
P.O. Box 27456
1645, Nicosia
Cyprus
Cyprus
