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Call for applications: EIT ICT Labs Doctoral School, 12–24 Feb 2013
Call for applications
EIT ICT Labs Doctoral School in ICT Innovation
12-24 February 2013, http://doctoralschool.eitictlabs.eu/
When to apply?
The next application period is the 12th to the 24th of February 2013. Results will be announced in April 2013. Another application period will, most probably, take place in July 2013. A final one (for 2013) will be organized in October 2013.
Who can apply?
As a doctoral student, you must already be enrolled at a Higher Education Institutional partner, a university or educational institute with an equivalent status. Your application is evaluated with respect to the admission requirements.
How to apply?
http://doctoralschool.eitictlabs.eu/application/
A web application will be opened in February to collect the applications.
Meanwhile you may address your questions to the EIT ICT Labs Doctoral School Office: doctoralschool@eitictlabs.eu
Required documents
Your application must contain the required documents:
- A Curriculum Vitae including details about your academic and professional career, your thesis subject and a rough estimation of the defense date.
- A copy of passport or other kind of identification in English.
- A letter of motivation – describing the subject of the thesis, how it is linked to EIT ICT Labs goals, and your views on how this I&E education may support your future academic or business-oriented career.
- A letter of endorsement from the doctoral candidate’s adviser, which must:
- state that you are officially enrolled at the university/higher education institute as a Doctoral student
- explicitly allow you to enter the EIT ICT Labs Doctoral School on ICT Innovation, ensuring the existence of proper funding for the total expected duration of the doctoral studies
- assess your proficiency in English
- assess that the adviser will organise the requirement of six months of geographical mobility during the PhD duration
- A letter from the administrative contact person of the university / higher education institute, proving enrollment with this partner organisation.
- Letters of recommendation (from earlier professors or recent employers) assessing the entrepreneurial potential of the applicant, the linkage of the thesis subject with EIT ICT Labs thematic areas and the expected benefits for EIT ICT Labs partners.
Selection criteria
Applications are selected based on their Curriculum Vitae, motivation, endorsement and recommendation letters with regards to excellence of the applicants, linkage to the EIT ICT Labs thematic areas, balanced admission policy between the higher education institute partners and budget availability. The selection is proposed to the EIT ICT Labs Management Committee for decision.
- Applicants must be doctoral students already enrolled at a higher education institute partner according to national or local regulations
- Doctoral students apply according to the application procedure organised by the EIT ICT Labs Doctoral School Office
- The applications are evaluated with respect to the admission requirements
- A selection of the admissible applicants is proposed to the EIT ICT Labs Management Committee for decision
- Applicants are notified of the decision of the EIT ICT Labs Management Committee.
More information
The EIT ICT Labs Doctoral School Office: doctoralschool@eitictlabs.eu