The application period for the YSSP 2025 has closed. Applications for YSSP 2026 will open in October 2025. Please read our subpage "Application Information" and find our YSSP webinar below, for more information.
Webinar on YSSP 2025 application
Webinar on YSSP 2025 application process
Watch our recent webinar on the 2025 YSSP application process (recorded on Nov. 26, 2024). Two former YSSPers, Dr Gemma Gerber (YSSP 2022) and Mr Taha Loghmani, PhD candidate (YSSP24) share their experience. Additionally, Dr Brian Fath, YSSP Scientific Coordinator, shares valuable and practical advice on the three month program.
Every summer since 1977, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) has hosted up to 50 doctoral students from around the world in its three-month long Young Scientist Summer Program (YSSP).
The YSSP is designed for advanced PhD students – ideally about two years prior to completing their PhD – working on a topic that is compatible with ongoing research at IIASA and who wish to explore the policy implications of their work. Participants work under the direct mentorship of experienced IIASA scientists in a unique interdisciplinary and international research environment. As part of their participation, YSSP fellows produce a paper serving as the first step towards a publishable journal article, and have the opportunity to build up contacts for future collaboration within the institute's worldwide network.
The 2025 YSSP will run on-site from 2 June to 29 August 2025, and participants will have the opportunity to finalize their research papers in September.
YSSP 2024
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