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“la Caixa” Severo Ochoa International PhD Programme@CNIO, Madrid

Scholarship / Financial aid: 5 fully funded four year fellowships will be available in 2013

Date: 4 years

Deadline: March 15th, 2013

Open to: young graduate students from all over the world

In 2008 "la Caixa" Foundation, a non-profit organization, launched a fellowship programme for outstanding young graduate students from all over the world who want to pursue an ambitious PhD project at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO).

"la Caixa" Foundation and the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness have joined efforts to link the “la Caixa”/CNIO international PhD programme to research centres distinguished as “Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence”. The CNIO has been awarded this distinction in 2011.

The “la Caixa”-Severo Ochoa International PhD Programme at the CNIO offers cross-disciplinary training in state-of-the-art basic and applied cancer research within an international scientific environment. Five fully funded four year fellowships will be available in 2013. Candidates should have an excellent academic track record, a solid knowledge of English and previous research experience.

Applications must be received by March 15th, 2013.

WHO CAN APPLY?

• This call is open to applicants from all nationalities.
• Students holding a university degree (BSc, MSc, Diploma, DEA, Licenciatura, Laurea or equivalent) in biomedical sciences, or who expect to be awarded with such qualification during the first half of 2013, are eligible to apply to the Programme. This university degree should qualify for the start of a PhD thesis in the student’s home country. Non-European university degrees should be
equivalent to a European diploma or degree.
• Studies should have been completed no more than two years ago.
• Applicants must have an excellent academic record and previous research experience during their undergraduate period.
• Candidates must have a solid working knowledge of English.
• Co-authorship of publications in MedLine-listed journals will be positively considered.
• Participation in international mobility programmes (including the CNIO Summer Training Programme) will be positively evaluated.
• Individuals may not have worked at the CNIO, at any time, for more than six months before being hired as part of the “la Caixa”/CNIO International PhD Programme. The earliest date of incorporation into the Programme is September 1st of each year.
• The upper age limit for eligibility is 30 years.

For further information, please contact our Education and Training Programmes Officer, Juan R. Molina, at phd@cnio.es

Please see the official website for how to apply.