Fellowship WSF
"Opportunities for Excellence"
The Biozentrum encourages talented, ambitious and highly motivated young scientists to apply to the PhD program “Opportunities for Excellence”. PhD fellowships sponsored by the Werner Siemens-Foundation are awarded on a competitive basis and provide direct entry to the Biozentrum PhD program and a rotation-based selection of the research group.
The Biozentrum-based PhD program "Opportunities for Excellence" invites outstanding young scientists from all over the world to apply for a PhD position at the University of Basel. Together with the Werner Siemens-Foundation (WSF), the Biozentrum offers research positions in the Life Sciences to highly qualified students. Successful candidates have direct access to the PhD program, are offered a rotation-based selection of a research group of their own choice, and are provided with generous financial support including a personal scholarship to attend scientific meetings and courses.
Application and acceptance
Applicants must hold (or anticipate receiving before enrollment) a university degree (MSc, Diploma, DEA, etc.) that qualifies them for admission to a PhD program in their home country. PhD students that enroll at the Biozentrum before September 1st of the same year are not eligible to apply to the program. Interested students can apply online (online registration starting February 1, 2012). The closing date for applications is June 30. Candidates will be shortlisted in July and invited to the Biozentrum for interviews in August. Successful WSF fellows will be informed immediately after the interviews and need to accept their fellowships until end of September. Selected WSF fellows are expected to start their PhD within six months after acceptance into the program.
Registration
Candidates can complete the online application form and submit it online (online registration starting February 1, 2012). Candidates can upload copies of diploma/degree and science résumés (maximum one page) in pdf format. Names of two referees from the candidates’ previous academic environment need to be provided. They will be contacted automatically and will be asked for reference letters. Applicants will receive further information about the procedure upon submission of their applications.
Important dates for the next round of applications:
- Start online applications: February 1, 2012
- Closing date for applications: June 30, 2012
- Publication of shortlisted candidates: end of July, 2012
- Interview days: August 28-31, 2012