Application for a PhD Fellowship

The application for a PhD fellowship of the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds consists of two parts:

• the online application sent by internet and
• two paper copies of the application including one CD to be sent by surface mail.

Both must be submitted by one of the respective deadlines of each year (date as per postmark for the paper version):

The entire application - including the project proposal - must be written in English and by the applicants themselves. However, we recommend consultation with the scientific supervisor. The form of the presentation should be adequate but simple; please do not staple, tack or bind documents.
The two paper copies should contain all the data and documents listed under (1) – (9).
The CD, clearly labelled with applicant’s first name and family name should contain documents (1) - (7) preferably in one PDF or *.doc file. Please note, the Foundation can process only PC files; Macintosh files therefore cannot be accepted.

Applicants can facilitate the selection process by adhering to the following sequence:

(1)	Title and summary of PhD project (should not exceed one page);
(2)	detailed presentation of PhD project (not less than 5 pages): formulation of the problem, current status of research, applicant's own groundwork, objectives, experimental strategy including methods of investigation, work schedule showing the anticipated duration of the entire project and the individual steps;
(3)	reasons for wishing to work with a particular group;
(4)	summary of diploma or equivalent thesis which should not exceed one page;
(5)	list of applicant’s publications (if applicable);
(6)	certificates of all academic and public examinations and appointments (including grades);
(7)	photocopies (Xerox) of university entrance qualification or high school-leaving exam certificate, (e.g. Abitur, A-levels, Baccalaureat);
(8)	letter of recommendation from the supervisor of the PhD thesis;
(9)	letter of recommendation from the supervisor of the diploma or equivalent thesis (only if changing research group for the PhD project)