Deadline- March 15th, 2013
“la Caixa” Foundation and the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness is now offering international PhD programme in state-of-the-art basic and applied cancer research at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO).
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During the first two years, students will receive a total annual stipend of 18,069 Euros plus a onetime annual payment of 1,500 Euros. During the third and fourth year, the graduate students will receive an employment contract with a gross annual salary of 26.700 Euros plus a onetime annual payment of 1,700 Euros.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- 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.
How to apply?
- Application must be submitted exclusively through the web site. Application must be submitted exclusively through the web site.
- In the online application process applicants will be asked to enter their personal data, information regarding their education, their scientific interests and names/contact details of two referees. Moreover, applicant will be asked to upload all required documents, including CV and academic certificates. Foundation advise applicants to prepare all texts (motivation letter, list of publications, etc.) in a text processor and paste them into the application form.
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