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Thank you for your interest in the CAFE-BIO PhD projects (opens in a new window). Before applying, please check the eligibility requirements (opens in a new window).

Please only submit a single application, using the web form below, where you will be able to indicate your ranked preference for three of the PhD projects.

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Personal Information

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Enter your preferred email address.

Include the international dialing code.

If you hold citizenship of more than one country, please list all.

Do you consider yourself disabled?

Optionally, provide details.

PhD Project Preferences

Select the research projects you are interested in, in order of preference.

Academic Qualification (most recent/current)

Enter the details of your most recent academic qualification. If you are currently studying for a qualification (such as a Masters) that is due to be awarded before September 1st 2026, please record this here, and add details of any earlier qualifications in the next section.

Enter the level of the qualification if it was not Master or Bachelor.

Enter the subject of the qualification if it was not Physics, Mathematics or Computer Science.

Or expected date of completion

Enter the duration of study, in months.

Enter the percentage of a full-time degree if study was not full-time.

Enter the result or grade (or expected result or grade) of your degree qualification.

The name of the institution that awarded (or is expected to award) this qualification.

The country that hosts the awarding institution.

Enter the language of instruction if it was not English.

Academic Qualification (additional)

Enter the details of any additional relevant academic qualification. If you have further relevant qualifications, please provide details as part of your Supporting Documentation (see below).

Select this option if you are providing information about another relevant qualification.

Enter the level of the qualification if it was not Master or Bachelor.

Enter the subject of the qualification if it was not Physics, Mathematics or Computer Science.

Or expected date of completion

Enter the duration of study, in months.

Enter the percentage of a full-time degree if study was not full-time.

Enter the result or grade of your degree qualification.

The name of the institution that awarded (or is expected to award) this qualification.

The country that hosts the awarding institution.

Enter the language of instruction if it was not English.

Residence(s) and Main Activities

Country/countries of residence or main activity in last three years (for periods where you lived in one country but worked/studied in another, please list the two countries separately). You can supply up to three. If you have lived/worked/studied in more than three countries in the relevant period, please provide details as part of your Supporting Documentation (see below).

Enter the country of residency.

Enter the date you started residency in this country.

Enter the date you ended residency in this country.

Select the primary activity while you were in this country.

Enter the primary activity while you were in this country if it is/was not Residence, Work or Study.

Additional Residence

Select this option if you are providing additional residency information.

Enter the country of residency.

Enter the date you started residency in this country.

Enter the date you ended residency in this country.

Select the primary activity while you were in this country.

Enter the primary activity while you were in this country if it is/was not Residence, Work or Study.

Additional Residence

Select this option if you are providing additional residency information.

Enter the country of residency.

Enter the date you started residency in this country.

Enter the date you ended residency in this country.

Select the primary activity while you were in this country.

Enter the primary activity while you were in this country if it is/was not Residence, Work or Study.

Supporting Information

Provide the following information in support of your application.

Please attach a single PDF with the following information:

  1. Letter of motivation: describe your academic background and why you are applying to CAFE-BIO, including the reasons for each of your three project preferences, within a single letter.
  2. Scientific CV including names and contact details of potential referees.
  3. Digital copies or scans of all certificates/transcripts (e.g. school-leaving certificates/qualification for university entrance, vocational training certificates, diplomas, Bachelor & Master degree certificates).
  4. Proof of previous employment where applicable (e.g. certificates of employment, work slips, references).
  5. (Except for native speakers) Evidence of English language skills (e.g. Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English, Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency, IELTS Academic, TOEFL-iBT/PBT, UNIcert, evidence of successful completion of a course of studies in English or of at least two years of study or work in an English-speaking country).

If possible, please name your file <surname>-CAFEBIO-application.pdf.

Consent

Your consent is required in order to process and consider your application to the CAFE-BIO programme.

Important: You must consent to having your personal information processed to have your application considered. If you do not consent, the CAFE-BIO programme will have no lawful basis for processing your information and cannot consider your application. See the privacy policy (opens in a new window) for more information.