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Wolfgang Gentner Grants 2023

Scholarship Details

Eligible Degrees

Funding Type

Partial Funding · accommodation allowance + travel allowance

Eligible Courses

Applied physics, Engineering, Computing

Eligible Nationalities

Open to citizens of CERN member countries

Can Be Taken At

Universities in Germany

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Overview

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) supports doctoral theses in technical areas at CERN for a period of up to three years (Wolfgang Gentner grants). The aim of the program is to train doctoral students from German universities in an international, first-class high-tech environment with close contact with industry. The Wolfgang Gentner program is part of the general CERN doctoral student program with the same employment conditions but funding from the BMBF.

Eligibility for the Wolfgang Gentner Grants:

  • The candidates applying for Wolfgang Gentner Grants should have a University degree with doctoral studies at the commencement at CERN.
  • Should be a citizen of one of the EU Member States of CERN.
  • Applicants of Wolfgang Gentner Grants should be willing to take future doctoral studies at a German university.
  • Academic performance with suitability and good working knowledge of English or French is considered.
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  • The deadline of Wolfgang Gentner Grants 2023 is Expired.
  • Wolfgang Gentner Grants 2023 is offered to Post Doc degree.
  • Wolfgang Gentner Grants 2023 is offered for Applied physics, Engineering, Computing .
  • Wolfgang Gentner Grants 2023 is open for: Open to citizens of CERN member countries.
  • Wolfgang Gentner Grants 2023 is offered by Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany).
  • Wolfgang Gentner Grants 2023 covers Partial Funding, accommodation allowance + travel allowance.