EUTOPIA PhD Co-tutelle Program 2023

EUTOPIA PhD co-tutelle program | CALL FOR APPLICATION

The EUTOPIA PhD co-tutelle program supports high-quality PhD projects in all research areas cosupervised by academics of the EUTOPIA member universities. It is expected to lead to highquality research projects with global impact, providing exciting research opportunities for PhD or doctoral candidates. The students will enroll in both partner universities each year during the whole duration of the PhD co-tutelle program.

Since 2021, TU Dresden is member at the EUTOPIA Alliance.
More information can be found on the website of   EUTOPIA | European University.

EUTOPIA Alliance | Overview of the other 6 EUTOPIA partner universities:

• Babes-Bolyai University (UBB)
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
• Ca’Foscari University of Venice (UNIVE)
• CY Cergy Paris Université (CY)
• Nova University Lisbon (UNL)
• University of Warwick (UW)

ELIGIBILITY

Eligible are professors / Young Investigators from ALL research areas of TU Dresden together with a professor of a EUTOPIA partner university. 

TYPE & SCOPE

• Funding: Full-time PhD scholarship at the TU Dresden as Home institution

Candidates are expected to spend a significant amount of time at both partner institutions (at least 12 months in each) and at least 50% of their time at their Home Institution. In general, it is strongly advised that candidates start their PhD in their Home institution. Enrollment in the two partner universities opens numerous opportunities to the PhD candidates in the scope of the PhD co-tutelle program. They access all services and support from both universities including doctoral training programs, professional orientation, libraries, student life services etc. They are fully integrated in the two research environments of their co-supervisors: research centers, scientific networks etc.

• Period: 36 Month
  Earliest start of funding: October 01^st, 2023
  Latest start of funding: January 01^st 2024
• Monthly scholarship rate at TU Dresden: EUR 1,365 + if applicable, monthly family allowance: 400.00 EUR for the first and 100.00 EUR for each additional child
• Additional subsidies: project costs of EUR 103 per month + annual research/travel allowance of up to EUR 3,600

APPLICATION

• Application Deadline: MAY 9^th, 2023
• Please note: supervisors have to submit the regarding PhD projects!
• For the implementation of the PhD fellowships, applicants are expected to indicate a Home and a Host Institution in their application. The same project can only be submitted once, regardless of the Home or Host institution.
• Overview of the application documents, which must be submitted on the online platform www.eutopia.smapply.io
  • Completed application form
  • Detailed description of the research project
  • Academic CVs of both co-supervisors and CV of the PhD candidate(s)
  • Letter of motivation from the PhD candidate(s)
  • Letters/emails of support from Head of School/Department/Research Center/Doctoral School/Academic Unit, depending on each university (a support letter from the Head of Department is compulsory at University of Warwick)
  • A scanned copy of the PhD candidate’s Master’s degree certificate and academic transcript (or highest degree obtained + Master’s degree underway)

Detailed information on the application process and the selection criteria can be found within the  Call Guidelines and on the  website of the EUTOPIA PhD Co-tutelle Program 2023!

CONTACT

© Klaus Gigga

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