The Biozentrum encourages talented, ambitious and highly motivated young scientists to apply to the „Fellowships for Excellence“ International PhD Program in Molecular Life Sciences. This program offers prestigious PhD fellowships that are awarded on a competitive basis, provide direct entry into the Biozentrum PhD program and a rotation-based selection of the research group.
Acceptance into the “Fellowships for Excellence” program is highly prestigious due to the rigorous selection process. Accordingly, successful completion of a “Fellowship for Excellence” is widely recognized as an outstanding achievement for the future career of fellows. In addition, other incentives have been made available to “Fellowships for Excellence” PhD students to support their scientific and personal growth. For example, the following perks have been awarded, are presently in place or are planned for future implementation (annual changes may apply):
• a personal, annual stipend, e.g. to allow attendance of meetings, acquisition of books or computers (currently CHF 6’000 total for 3 years)
• preferential registration for some courses in the Biozentrum Graduate Teaching program
• yearly study trip to a city with ties to Siemens, e.g. Berlin, Munich, St. Petersburg
• financial support for travel to postdoctoral interviews at the end of the PhD thesis
• support for the preparation of the personal CV and postdoctoral application by Biozentrum faculty members in the “Fellowships for Excellence” committee
• personal certificate of acceptance into the “Fellowships for Excellence” program
• scientific meetings and networking opportunities with current “Fellowships for Excellence” students and alumni
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