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EMBL International PhD Fellowship Programmes in Germany 2020

EMBL International PhD Fellowship Programmes in Germany 2020

Germany 13 Oct 2020
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The EMBL is offering a PhD Fellowship Programme for applicants from all over the world. EMBL's students obtain their degree from a national university or jointly with EMBL. EMBL is also interested in promoting research at the interface between Molecular Biology and Medicine. We will offer the possibility to pursue an MD/PhD degree to medically qualified candidates on a case by case basis.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicants must hold, or anticipate receiving before enrolment (October of any given year), a university degree that would formally qualify them to enter a PhD or equivalent programme in the country where the degree was obtained.
  • EMBL does not have a strict age limit. However, we would like to point out that the average age of our 1st year students is 25 years.
  • EMBL has 3 official languages (English, German and French). However, English is most commonly used across sites in the everyday working environment.
  • Proficiency in English, both written and verbal, is a prerequisite to enter the EMBL International PhD Programme.
  • Your application should be supported by a minimum of two academic reference letters.

Fellowship Timeline:

  • Application opens: 14 August 2020
  • Application submission deadline: 13 October 2020, 23:59 CEST
  • Reference deadline: 15 October 2020, 23:59 CEST
  • Interview dates: 25 January - 3 February 2021

Application results:

  • will be sent by mid-December 2020
  • Due to the current situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, we anticipate the possibility of conducting interviews in a virtual format. 
  • Full details regarding the interview process will be sent to invited candidates.
  • Successful candidates from both 2021 application rounds would be expected to start the PhD latest by October 2021.

Fellowship Duration:

  • The typical duration of a PhD thesis at EMBL is 3.5 to 4 years. 
  • EMBL predoctoral fellowships are initially awarded for 3.5 years, with the possibility of a half-year extension. 

Benefits:

The stipend is competitive by international standards and includes broad health care benefits and pension.

Predoctoral Courses:

  • At the beginning of the first year (i.e. in October/November), a special PhD student course ('Core Course in Molecular Biology') is taught by the EMBL faculty. 
  • The course is organized by the Graduate Committee, covers all scientific areas represented at the EMBL and includes lectures, practicals and student seminars.

ِAbout EMBL: 

In December 1997, in recognition of the high quality of its EMBL International PhD Programme, EMBL was granted the right to award its own PhD, becoming the first international institution providing training in molecular biology in Europe that may do so. Currently, EMBL's students obtain their degree from a national university or jointly with EMBL. EMBL is also interested in promoting research at the interface between Molecular Biology and Medicine. We will offer the possibility to pursue an MD/PhD degree to medically qualified candidates on a case by case basis. The EMBL International PhD Programme is Europe’s ‘best in class’ PhD programme for the life sciences. 240 students from over 40 countries are carrying out PhD research at EMBL at any time. Every year we admit an average of 60 new students, who belong to the top science graduates in their countries. They are carefully selected from a large multi-national pool of applicants that reached over 1700 applications in 2012.

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