Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (Foundation for Basic Research in Medicine) PhD Fellowships are to promote basic research in biomedicine by providing the best young, up-and-coming scientists with comprehensive support during their PhD phase.

PhD Fellowships are awarded to outstanding young scientists (max. age: 27 years) who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project of approximately 3 years in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory. For further details please refer to "Who can apply?". The peer-review-based selection process is highly competitive. Applicants should therefore be outstanding in all three selection criteria.

Open to European citizens working in Europe or overseas, and to non-European citizens pursuing their PhD project in Europe.

The fellowship comprises a competitive monthly stipend which is initially granted for 2 years and which can be extended for up to another 12 months. Participation at international scientific conferences is also supported. In addition, fellowship holders are offered personal support, seminars to discuss their projects, communication training and alumni meetings, and thus can become part of a worldwide network. Read more under personal support and conditions.

Timing and selection
Deadlines of application: 1 February, 1 June, 1 October of each year. Pre-selection takes place about 4 weeks after the respective deadline and the final selection round approximately 5 months after the respective deadline. Read more about the selection process and its criteria...
More info : https://bifonds.de/cgi-bin/show.pl/phd_scholarships/phd_scholarships.html

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