SymbNET PhD Project Award

The SymbNET PhD Project Award funds the best collaborative research project in the context of SymbNET and it aims to promote collaborative research in Host-Microbe Symbiosis, Genomics, Metabolomics and Proteomics between partner institutions.

All PhD students from SymbNET: FCG-IGC (Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal), EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany),  CAU (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany),  UNIL (Université de Lausanne, Switzerland), and ITQB NOVA (Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal) are eligible to apply; Collaborations may involve research groups or services from all SymbNET institutions.

GENERAL INFO:

• Call for proposal submissions: 15^th January – 15^th April 2022
• The award funds €4,000 for the best collaborative research project on Host-Microbe Symbioses, Genomics, Metabolomics, and Proteomics.
• Extra funding can cover a research visit of one month (travel and accommodation included) for the completion of the project.
• All PhD students of SymbNET participating institutions are eligible to apply.
• Students from CAU, UNIL and EMBL can apply to collaborate with FCG-IGC or ITQB NOVA; Students from FCG-IGC or ITQB NOVA can apply to collaborate with CAU, UNIL and EMBL.
• All research groups and facilities can participate.
• Detailed information and submissions: https://symbnet.eu/symbnet-phd-project-award/
• Contact symbnet@igc.gulbenkian.pt if you have questions.