The CoQuS call is closed.
Please note that we only accept applications from students who
- have not yet started their PhD studies OR who are within their first 6 months of PhD studies at the two universities which are affiliated to the CoQuS programme (University of Vienna and TU Wien).
- handed in their application before the cut-off date (the application deadline).
- apply not more than once within their first 6 months of PhD studies.
- have not applied before.
Admission procedure
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
6 January 2020 | Application deadline |
mid January 2020 | Information on pre-selection |
17 & 18 February 2020 | Hearing in Vienna |
Submission of application
1st step in the application procedure
During the open call applicants are requested to provide their application documents via the online submission system and inform their academic advisors about the submission guidlines concerning the recommendation procedure.
To be submitted by the applicant:
- Online application
It is the applicants' responsibility to inform their academic advisors about the deadlines and submission procedure of the recommendation form and letter. The academic advisors should submit their recommendation form and letter within the application deadline!
To be submitted by 2 academic advisors*:
- Online recommendation form
Please notice the CoQuS application deadline for the respective call.
All applicants will be notified of the decision of the pre-selection committee after the deadline.
2nd step in the application procedure
Short-listed candidates will be invited to a two-day hearing taking place in Vienna. The applicants will be asked to give short presentations and will be interviewed by the selection committee. The applicants will also have the opportunity to visit the CoQuS laboratories.
The short-listed applicants will be notified of the final decision of the selection committee shortly after the hearing.
* For the recommendation letters Internal candidates (i.e. candidates from the two universities which are affiliated to the CoQuS programme, the University of Vienna and the Vienna University of Technology), at least one of the academic advisors must be external to CoQuS and its groups.