Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds invites applications for its PhD scholarships for basic research aimed at acquiring new scientific knowledge. The foundation supports projects aimed to elucidate basic phenomena of human life. Applicants should not be older than 27 years of age. Natural scientists may apply after having submitted a diploma or equivalent thesis; physicians, veterinary surgeons and pharmacists should have passed state examinations. At the deadline the applicant should not have worked on their project for longer than six months. Nationality is irrelevant. European citizens are supported in Europe or overseas; non-European citizens receive support when working in Europe. Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds will award approximately 15 PhD scholarships per funding round. Each scholarship is granted for at least two years, with an option of renewal for a further 12 months. Irrespective of the scholar’s age the basic monthly grant amounts to 1,400 euros. In Switzerland, in the US and the UK 500 euros are added as a compensation for purchasing power.
Application for a PhD Scholarship
The application for a PhD scholarship of the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds consists of two parts:
* the online application sent by internet and
* two paper copies of the application including one CD to be sent by surface mail
Both must be submitted by one of the respective deadlines of each year (date as per postmark for the paper version):
1 February, 1 June, 1 October
The entire application - including the project proposal - must be written in English and by the applicants themselves. However, we recommend consultation with the scientific supervisor. The form of the presentation should be adequate but simple; please do not staple, tack or bind documents.
The two paper copies should contain all the data and documents listed under (1) – (10).
The CD, clearly labelled with applicant’s first name and family name should contain documents (1) - (6) preferably in one PDF or *.doc file. Please note, the Foundation can process only PC files; Macintosh files therefore cannot be accepted.
Applicants can facilitate the selection process by adhering to the following sequence:
* Printout of the online application (i.e. printout of the e-mail you receive upon submission of the online application) providing personal details and details of applicant’s scientific education;
* title and summary of PhD project (should not exceed one page);
* detailed presentation of PhD project (not less than 5 pages): formulation of the problem, current status of research, applicant’s own groundwork, objectives, experimental strategy including methods of investigation, work schedule showing the anticipated duration of the entire project and the individual steps;
* reasons for wishing to work with a particular group;
* summary of diploma or equivalent thesis which should not exceed one page;
* list of applicant’s publications (if applicable);
* photocopies (Xerox) of university entrance qualification or high school-leaving exam certificate, (e.g. Abitur, A-levels, Baccalaureat);
* certificates of all academic and public examinations and appointments (including grades);
* letter of recommendation from the supervisor of the PhD thesis;
* letter of recommendation from the supervisor of the diploma or equivalent thesis (only if changing research group for the PhD project)
Contact:
Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds
Stiftung für medizinische Grundlagenforschung
(Foundation for Basic Research in Medicine)
Schlossmühle
Grabenstrasse 46
55262 Heidesheim
Germany
tel. +49 6132 89850
fax: +49 6132 898511
secretari@bifonds.de
homepage: www.bifonds.de
* Here are the details of Boehringer Ingelheim’s application. The deadlines for this application are 1 February, 1 June and 1 October annually. The next external deadline is 1 June 2008. Our internal deadline is Monday 19 May 2008.
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