Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds PhD Fellowship 2020

The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds invites applications for PhD Fellowship 2020 from European and non-European candidates. The fellowship is for outstanding junior scientists who want to pursue biomedical research and attain a PhD. The selected scholars have the opportunity to win variable awards.

The fellowship is being offered by the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds, Germany.

The following applicants are eligible to apply for the scholarship: 

• Should be applying for a PhD 
• Should not have attained the last qualification more than 8 years ago 
• Should not have been working on his/her project for more than 6 months

The selected scholars have the opportunity to win variable awards.

Follow the steps to apply: 

Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button below and read all details. 
Step 2: Log in with the respective credentials and activate the candidate account.
Step 3: Fill in the application form with the required details.
Step 4: Attach the necessary document along with the application.
Step 5: Submit the application.

The applications are assessed and evaluated by the scientists in the Board of Trustees and the external peer reviewer based on the following criteria:

• Applicant's achievements to date (grades and curriculum vitae)
• Scientific quality, e.g. originality and inventiveness, of the proposed PhD project
• Scientific standard of the laboratory in which the project is to be pursued

The application must be written in English by the applicants themselves. There are three deadlines each year:

1 February, 1 June, 1 October.

• Studies on the course of diseases or the treatment of symptoms and botanical and prokaryotic investigations unless they are of general biological importance are not eligible for the fellowship program.
• If the fellow begins to work on his/her PhD before taking up the fellowship, that period will be deducted from the maximum extension period. 
• In the event of illness, BIF usually continues payments for 2 months, after which time assistance would cease.
• The institute does not intervene in the work of fellows.
• The fellows are obligated to make the proper use of allocated funds while adhering to the rules of good scientific practice.
• The fellowships are usually exempted from tax in Germany.