IC-3i PhD Scholarship Program for International Students

Curie Institute (Institut Curie) is now accepting applications
for PhD fellowship program which is co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon
2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sk?odowska-Curie grant
agreement No 666003.

• Application
  deadline: January
  18, 2018
• Course
  Level:
   The IC-3i-PhD fellows will carry out research at Institut Curie,
  located in Paris and surroundings, (France).
• Study
  Subject:
  The thesis projects cover Institut Curie’s 4 main research axes and its
  translational department:

1. Biology
   & Chemistry of Radiations, Cell Signaling & Cancer
2. Biology,
   Cancer, Genetics & Epigenetics
3. Integrative
   Tumour Biology, Immunology & Environment
4. Multiscale
   Physics-Biology-Chemistry
5. Translational
   Research

• Scholarship
  Award:
  PhD fellows will get a gross salary of around 2100 € per month (including
  the doctoral mission) during the 3 years of funding. Net salary is
  approximately 25% less, the difference covering insurance: PhD fellows
  will benefit from health insurance, retirement and unemployment. They are
  also entitled to supplemental health insurance and additional supplemental
  retirement.
• Nationality: French
  and International
• Number
  of Scholarships: 12 PhD positions are available.
• Scholarship
  can be taken in France

Eligibility for the Scholarship:

• Eligible
  Countries: 
  French and international students can apply for these scholarships.
• Entrance
  Requirements: Applicants must meet following criteria:

1. Not
   have lived in France for more than 12 months during the past 3 years prior
   to February 5th, 2017 (COFUND Mobility rule)
2. Have a
   Master’s degree (or be about to obtain one) or have a university degree
   equivalent to a European Master’s (5-year duration) to be eligible.
3. Have
   obtained this degree no more than 2 years.

• English
  Language Requirements: The working language at
  Institute Curie is English, it is not required to speak French. Thus,
  proficiency in written and fluency in oral English are required as the
  whole program is run in English. PhD fellows can attend French classes at
  their arrival.

Application Procedure:

• A CV,
• A
  motivation letter per project,
• A copy
  of the high school degree,
• A copy
  of the Master’s degree or equivalent 5-year university degree (translated
  in English if possible),
• A copy
  of the university grade transcript from the Master’s degree or equivalent
  5-year university degree (translated in English if possible),
• 2 recommendation
  letters.
• Referees
  must have submitted their recommendation letters by the end of the call.
  We strongly advise applicants to contact their referees as soon as
  possible so that they have enough time to upload the recommendation letter
  online. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the 2
  recommendation letters are sent before the end of the call

Online Application

Scholarship Link