Dissertation Grant
The GDI encourages students of the Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU to conduct research in the fields of international development or developing countries. We welcome topics specifically address questions of poverty reduction and development issues but also topics that more generally address questions of public issues of developing countries. Each year, one Master student and one Ph. D student who are willing to visit the target country and collect field data are selected in April.
- Eligibility
Master or Ph. D. students of GSPA who are at pre or post dissertation proposal stage are eligible. Students will be expected to carry out a field study in a topic country during their grant year.
- Funding
The GDI research grants provide up to 2,000,000 KRW. It depends on the research topic and the topic country. Students are required to submit travel and data collection proposals.
- Past Granted Research
Name: Janardan Guatam
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2022
Research Topic: Analyzing user satisfaction in E-government practices in Nepal (A study on the effects of E-service quality of ‘Nagarik App’ on user satisfaction)
Country: Nepal
Name: Jessica Pedro Unlanday
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2022
Dissertation Title: A study on the relationship between pay satisfaction and turnover intent in the Philippine public service
Country: Philippines
Name: Samantha Gabrielle Haro
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2022
Research Topic: What Happens to 4Ps Graduates? A research on the continuity of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program(4Ps): The conditional cash grant poverty alleviation program of the Philippines
Country: Philippines
Name: Sergio Cassanova Vagas
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2022
Dissertation Title: Barriers to innovate with the public sector in Colombia: ICT sector supplier's perspective
Country: Colombia
Name: Teresa Joy
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2022
Research Topic: Fiscal soundness of the local government units in the Philippines: A path towards recovery from the pandemic-induced crisis
Country: Philippines
GDI selected around 5 students for Dissertation Grant amidst COVID-19(2020, 2021, and 2022) due to the difficulty of travel. We increased the number of beneficiaries instead of reducing the scholarship amount due to the inability to pay travel expenses.
Name: Alvarez Maria
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2021
Research Topic: Determinants of MERCOSUR trade patterns with major trade partner and Asian countries-Multi country gravity model analysis
Country: MERCOSUR member countries
Name: Jean David de Jesus Adon
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2021
Dissertation Title: Conditional cash transfers programs and labor supply and in Dominican Republic: Analysis of policy outcomes in the context of its governance structure
Country: Dominican Republic
Name: Pearl Offeibea Twum
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2021
Research Topic: Employees' perceptions on the impact of performance-based rewards system as a motivational tool in the public services of Ghana
Country: Ghana
Name: Ramesh Parajuli
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2021
Dissertation Title: The fiscal illusion of Napalese federalism: Magnitude and distribution
Country: Nepal
Name: Rona Francia Lucero Palines
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2021
Research Topic: The impact of COVID-19 on criminal proceedings in the Philippines: An examination of criminal cases handled by the Public Attorney's Office(PAO)
Country: Philippines
Name: Augustus Lito Molino Narag
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2020
Research Topic: Local Governance and Social Welfare and Development in the Philippines
Country: Philippines
Name: Elekeleme Molonga Rodrick
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2020
Dissertation Title: Corruption in Court Proceedings: The need of Judicial Transparency in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Country: Republic of Congo
Name: Karim Abdel Ghafar Elsayed
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2020
Research Topic: The Arab Spring: The Economic Consequences on the Middle East Countries
Country: Middle East countries
Name: Marcer Angwyn
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2020
Dissertation Title: Impact of PSBB on Job Satisfaction, Work Stress, and Teaching Misbehavior Tendency in Universtas Indonesia
Country: Indonesia
Name: Norman Danilo Amoretty Ruiz
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2020
Research Topic: Do Business Regulations matter for Foreign Direct Investment Inward in Latin America? A policy implication analysis.
Country: 21 countries in Latin America
Name: YeEun Ha
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2019
Dissertation Title: A Study of Policy Change in Social Security in Indonesia - Policy Process and Implications
Country: Indonesia
Name: Khristine Jane V Melencio
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2018
Dissertation Title: Beyond the Call of Duty: A Study on the Effects of Organizational Mission on Work Motivation
Country: Philippines
Name: Andrian Fauzi
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2018
Dissertation Title: The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Employee’s Motivation in Indonesian Public Sector: Centering on the Cabinet Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia
Country: Indonesia
Name: Agi Agung Galuh Purwa
Affiliation: Master Student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2017
Dissertation Title: Social Media and Government Responsiveness: A Case Study of Bandung City, Indonesia
Country: Indonesia
Name: Katoka Ben Kasongo
Affiliation: Ph. D. Candidate, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2016
Dissertation Title: Natural Resources, Institutions, and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for DR Congo
Country: DR Congo
Name: Hye Seon Na
Affiliation: Master student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2015
Dissertation Title: Research on the Economic Development Strategy and Industrial Policy of Ethiopia : Analysis Based on the View of Developmental State
Country: Ethiopia
Name: Danbi Seo
Affiliation: Master student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2014
Dissertation Title: Study on Perception of Environmental-Development Nexus: Qualitative Approach on Vietnamese Case
Country: Vietnam
Name: Busung Park
Affiliation: Master student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2013
Dissertation Title: A study on the agenda setting process of air pollution prevention policy in Beijing (in Korean)
Country: China
Name: Eunju Kim
Affiliation: Ph. D. candidate, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2012
Dissertation Title: Does Governance Matter for Poverty Reduction? : Analysis of Quantitative Evidence from 98 Developing Countries (in Korean)
Country: Philippines
Name: Hyojin Jang
Affiliation: Master student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2011
Dissertation Title: Neoliberal Globalization and the Pension Reform in Panama (in Korean)
Country: Panama
Name: Guihua Bai
Affiliation: Master student, Graduate School of Public Administration, SNU
Funding Year: 2010
Dissertation Title: A Study of Education Equity of Chinese Peasant Migrants' Children: The Case of Beijing City (in Korean)
Country: China