Detall de la convocatòria

Característiques

Característica
Objectiu de la convocatòria
The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) awards PhD fellowships of 2 to 3.5 years to outstanding junior scientists worldwide who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.
Característiques principals
The fellowship supports only experimental projects in basic biomedical research, including in silico projects.
  • Analysis of RNA polymerase I structure and transcription regulation
  • The role of spontaneous activity in the development of neural circuits
  • Intestinal symbionts induce distinct populations of regulatory T cells
  • Heterochromatin protein 1 secures survival and transmission of malaria parasites
  • Epigenetic reprogramming in the maternal germ line.

    Please, check the website for further information about what is excluded for this fellowship.
    • Lloc de presentació
    El personal de l'IMIM i PSMAR que necessiteu més informació adreceu-vos a:
    Research Grants and Contracts Office. C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88. 08003 Barcelona. Tel.: 93.316.04.00.
    • Carol Barnwell, cbarnwell@imim.es. Ext.: 1670
    • Marta López, mlopez4@imim.es Ext.: 1576
    Convocatòria (URL)
    https://bifonds.de/fellowships-grants/phd-fellowships.html
    Requisits
    European citizens working in Europe or overseas and to non-European citizens pursuing their PhD projects in Europe.
    The PhD projects must be experimental, in the field of basic biomedical research, and aimed at elucidating basic biological phenomena of human life and acquiring new scientific knowledge.

    At the deadline;
  • Your first university entrance qualification (secondary or high school leaving certificate, A-levels, or entrance/access test for first university studies after finishing school) must not have been completed more than 8 years, i.e. 96 months ago.
  • Natural scientists should have been awarded their last university degree before embarking on their PhD (BSc, diploma, MSc, or equivalent). If you have not yet finished your MSc studies and/or have not received your MSc degree certificate by the deadline, you can submit it up to four months after the deadline.
  • Physicians, veterinary surgeons, and pharmacists should have passed their state examinations.

    Candidates from the same laboratory; If two candidates from the same laboratory apply for a PhD fellowship at the same time, only one of them may receive a fellowship. We, therefore, recommend that they apply at different deadlines.

    Timing of application:
    You should apply when you are about to start, or have just started, your PhD project, no preliminary results are expected. If you have begun your project more than six months prior to the deadline, you are no longer eligible to apply.
    Definition of the start of a PhD project:
  • If you continue to work in your MSc/BSc thesis research group: the date at which you obtained your highest degree (e.g. BSc, MSc, diploma, DEA, licenciatura, laurea) before embarking on your PhD.
  • If you change the research group: the month of arrival at the laboratory in which you pursue your PhD project, irrespective of the project you started to work on.
  • If your PhD programme requires initial lab rotations and your last lab rotation is in your PhD lab: the end of your lab rotation period.

    You may not receive a regular personal income from an employer while being funded by a BIF fellowship. However, one working contract of up to five hours a week yielding a marginal income may be acceptable.
    • Dotació
    Monthly stipend (1,650 € + a country dependant premium), a monthly allowance for research-related costs, additional monthly benefits (child/spouse allowance) plus seminars, travel allowances, individual and personal support, and a worldwide network of fellows and alumni.

    *Check the "Conditions Extension" document attached below for further details.
    Durada
    PhD fellowships are granted for 24 months and can be extended once for a maximum of 18 months. However, if the fellow began working on his/her PhD before taking up the fellowship, that period will be deducted from the maximum extension period.
    Documentació
    The application for a PhD fellowship of the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) consists of:
  • An application form on the online portal https://www.bifonds.de/phd-online-application.html
  • Letter(s) of recommendation.
    • AVÍS IMPORTANT
    There are three deadlines each year: 1 February, 1 June, 1 October
    The Application Portal will be open one month before the deadline.

    Arxius

    Arxiu
    PhD_Conditions_2023_07.pdf