The PhD project is carried out in co-operation between a non-university research institution, a university with the right to award doctorates and a doctoral candidate. The doctoral candidate is employed by the non-university research institution and is integrated into the organisation with specific measures and supported in the project.
The non-university research Institution applies for the funding. An economic application reference is intended and must be presented in the application.
A maximum of EUR 110,000 or 50% of the total costs will be funded per project. The funding is focussed on the personnel costs of the doctoral candidate.
There is no limit to the number of projects submitted per organization.
Details of the call for proposals will follow. A total of EUR 6 million is available. Documents relevant to the call will not be published until the start of the call.