PhaNuSpo Completion Scholarship

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• Call 2023 is closed (has been 02-31 October 2023)

With the PhaNuSpo Completion Scholarship, the Vienna Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences supports doctoral students in their final phase of their doctoral studies.

The funding period is up to six months during which the receipients need to complete and submit their doctoral thesis. Successful candidates receive monthly 1.050,00 EUR for a maximum duration of six months.

The scholarship does not entail employment with the University of Vienna nor a working space. Multiple funding by other institutions and/or the University of Vienna is not permitted. The scholarship holders are responsible for the possible taxation of the fellowship as well as for the insurance during the period of the fellowship and are informed that, in case of a net annual income of more than 8.580,00 EUR, this income must be taxed. The final scholarship will be considered as "income from self-employment" if the above conditions are met.

General conditions and requirements

1. The applicant and his/her supervisor(s) at the University of Vienna are members of the VDS PhaNuSpo.
2. The applicant can only be funded once during the final phase of his/her doctoral study, either through the "PhaNuSpo Completion Scholarship" or the "PhaNuSpo Short-term Finishing Contract".
3. The applicant has not been employed at the University of Vienna for at least 6 months prior to the start of the scholarship and will not be employed at the University of Vienna during the scholarship period. This applies regardless of whether the position was funded by the University of Vienna or by a third party.
4. The applicant needs to complete and submit his/her doctoral thesis within the funding period. Therefore, at the time of the application, work on the dissertation must have progressed to such an extent that the dissertation can be expected to be submitted by the end of the funding period at the latest. Therefore, please clearly indicate in your application the current status of your doctoral thesis and your time and work schedule until its submission.
5. The applicant has passed the public presentation within 12 months after the start of the doctoral studies, set up the doctoral thesis agreement and, since then, submitted annually the progress reports (dates see in transcript of records/ Sammelzeugnis).
6. The applicant has an excellent record of doctoral studies (lenght of study, grades) and provides evidence of relevant academic achievements (publications, conference presentations, etc.) during his/her doctoral studies.
7. The applicant must not necessarily be present at the University of Vienna (laboratory, etc.) in order to complete the dissertation.
8. Please note that consumables required for experiments or empirical studies are not covered by this scholarship.
9. The scholarship will terminate as soon as your dissertation is submitted.

Application

All documents, except the dissertation, must be written in English. Only complete applications that meet all formal criteria will be considered for assessment. It is not possible to make amendments once the application has been submitted.

Applications must be submitted via the online application form between 01 and 31 October 2023.

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