The
Graduate School of Life Sciences offers multiple PhD fellowships. These
fellowships include financial support as well as a budget for travel costs,
consumables and similar expenses. The application process for the GSLS
Fellowships consists of two stages, starting with a screening of all
applications submitted followed by interviews (either personal or through video
chat, depending on the location of the applicant).
Graduate School of Life Sciences offers multiple PhD fellowships. These
fellowships include financial support as well as a budget for travel costs,
consumables and similar expenses. The application process for the GSLS
Fellowships consists of two stages, starting with a screening of all
applications submitted followed by interviews (either personal or through video
chat, depending on the location of the applicant).
Please
only submit your application via our dedicated application platform and please
follow the guidelinesat the bottom of this page.
only submit your application via our dedicated application platform and please
follow the guidelinesat the bottom of this page.
GSLS
Fellowships 2017 – Details
Timeline:
- Late
July 2016:
Application for the next round of fellowships opens - 23rd
September 2016:
Deadline for applications. Screening begins. - Late
October 2016: Invitations
for the interview stage are sent out - 30th
November – 2nd December 2016 Video interviews for
international applicants - 5-6th
December 2016: Live
interviews for applicants who can join us at the University of Würzburg - 1st
January – 30th June 2017: Fellows join the GSLS and
begin to pursue their PhD project
Current Status:
Application Platform open – Accepting Applications
We offer
- an
international (working language English) and widely visible research
environment - a
fellowship for three years provided by the GSLS and the host laboratory - your
own research grant covering research expenses of your PhD project and
travel money to attend conferences (5000 EUR/year) granted for at least
one year - the
freedom to choose your lab, project and mentors – provided that there is
mutual agreement – in one of the sections
of the GSLS - continuous
supervision and mentoring by a thesis committee of three principal investigators
(including a special mentoring program for female doctoral researchers) - a
strong network of peers
- advanced
scientific and professional skills training
We expect
- passion
for and practical experience in research - a clear
understanding of what you want to work on - an
excellent university degree obtained in a life sciences subject within
the last two years, usually an M.Sc. or Diploma; if graduation is
expected by January 2017 at the latest you may apply - proven
excellent oral and written English proficiency (this will also be assessed
during interview) and willingness to learn basic German (training
provided) - eagerness
to work in an interdisciplinary and international environment
Application
process
Application
for the GSLS fellowships works as follows:
for the GSLS fellowships works as follows:
1.Register online here. Please follow the guidelines. If you have
any technical problems, please contact uwgs-it@uni-wuerzburg.de. All non-technical,
fellowship-related questions should be addressed to
any technical problems, please contact uwgs-it@uni-wuerzburg.de. All non-technical,
fellowship-related questions should be addressed to