Call for theses: Master’s Award in Development Studies 2025

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Bulletin 1.8.2025

UniPID (Finnish University Partnership for International Development) and the FSDR (Finnish Society for Development Research) seek to recognize and award exceptional Master’s theses from UniPID member universities. The prize for the winning thesis is 1,000 euros. 

Has your master’s thesis been recently approved as part of your studies? Then, you should consider applying for the UniPID Master’s Award in Development Studies 2025. Read the full call on UniPID's website.  

Eligibility criteria  

  • The thesis has been approved as a requirement for completion of a Master’s degree during the period 1.8.2024 - 31.7.2025 at a UniPID member university.
  • The language of the thesis is in Finnish, Swedish, or English.
  • The grade of the thesis is eximia cum laude approbator or higher, or at least 4 in the 1-5 grading scale.
  • While the scope of the competition is multidisciplinary, the thesis should employ one of the following global development research frameworks: development studies, developing country research, international development, or Global South research. 

How to participate?  

The author should submit the thesis via the specific form for Master’s Award 2025 application on the UniPID website.

With the author’s consent, the thesis may also be submitted by their supervisor.  

The deadline for the submissions is 15 August 2025 at 23:59.  

For further information, please contact project coordinator Ana Tarazona (ana.tarazonagalvis@helsinki.fi)

Photo: Veikko Somerpuro (University of Helsinki)