Write Your Thesis at CSP

At CSP, we currently welcome thesis applications on the following topics:

• The Impact of Sustainable Investing (Link to relevant paper)
• Blended Finance (Link to relevant paper)
• Behavioral Finance and Sustainable Investing (Link to relevant paper)
• Climate Risk (Link to relevant paper)
• Microfinance / Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector Development 
• Impact and Sustainable Investing
• Sustainable Banking

1. Please apply to Dr. Annette Kraus via  annette.krauss@bf.uzh.ch with a CV, current grade transcript, and a motivation letter of max. 1 page. In the motivation letter, please address the following points:
2. State which topic you are most interested in and why. If you already have an idea of your own, please sketch it out briefly. 
3. Describe which relevant courses you have completed and what are your methodological preferences and strengths;
4. Your desired time frame for starting and finishing the thesis; and 
5. Your workload next to the thesis (in terms of percentage of professional work and academic credits).

We will confirm the receipt of your application immediately. Please note that it may take a few weeks until we can confirm a slot for supervision, and that the earliest possible starting date may be in up to six months from the date of the confirmation.