University of Würzburg PhD Fellowships for International Researchers in Germany

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).

Please
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:
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
Opens window for sending emailgsls-info@uni-wuerzburg.de.
2.
Carefully fill out the application form and upload all required documents.
3.
Application deadline: 23rd September 2016
4.
Notification about whether or not you are invited for an interview will be sent
out by the end of October 2016.
5. Do
not ask your referees to send letters right now. Only ask your referees AFTER a
notification that you were invited for an interview AND wait for our
instructions. In this way we avoid hundreds of letters that are written in
vain.
6.
Selected applicants from Europe (or travelling in Europe at that time) will be
invited for an interview in Würzburg in November/December 2016 (travel
subsidies available). International applicants from outside Europe will be
interviewed by video conferencing.

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