At TU/e we are proud to be a part of the EuroTech Universities Alliance, a strategic partnership of leading universities of science and technology in Europe, including DTU, EPFL, L'X, Technion, and TUM. Within EuroTech, we were already actively collaborating in the field of education (EuroTeQ) and in the EuroTechPostDoc programs. As of 2022, collaboration via PhD projects is added to this portfolio through the TU/e centrally funded EuroTech PhD program. The EuroTech PhD program encourages innovative and lasting partnerships, paving the way for joint publications, research applications, and collaborative research projects with our esteemed partners in EuroTech.
Program Criteria
- Collaborative project: To be eligible for this program, the proposed PhD project must be a collaborative effort involving at least one other EuroTech partner institution (DTU, EPFL, L’X, Technion or TUM). This collaboration means that the PhD candidate should spend at least 6 months at the partner university within the 4-year trajectory. Both partners will provide supervision to the PhD candidate for the entire project, with a supervisor at the TU/e (Home University) and a co-supervisor at the Host University.
- Financial support: The program offers funding of 43K€ per year per position for a 4-year PhD project. However, total costs per position amount to 65K€ per year, consisting of an average yearly salary of 55K€ (in 2022) and an additional 10K€ per year for other expenses. This means that there should be a matching fund available of at least 22k€ per year (depending on the research costs needed for the project). This co-funding can come from the individual researcher, research groups, departments, TU/e institutes, EuroTech partner, or external partners (e.g. industry collaborators, in accordance with applicable IP rules). Priority is given to (financial and in kind) matching by the EuroTech partner. A letter of commitment for the co-funding must be added to the proposal.
Application Process
In the program, we select one project per department each year. Pre-selection is done per department; the exact process varies per department. Per application round, each department can send in one pre-selected application and these are checked for eligibility by the selection committee’s administrative office. The selection committee consists of the rector, Dean of the Graduate school, Director Scientific International Affairs, and three TU/e full professors representing the three domains (Basic Science; Engineering; Humans, Technology, Management & Design). If you are interested in applying for the next call, we recommend discussing the specific criteria and pre-selection process with your department dean. Furthermore, the deans of all departments will be responsible for advertising and distributing the call.
The next application call is expected to open in February 2024 and close in June 2024.
PhD candidate experience
The selected PhD candidates will enjoy a unique educational experience. They will be jointly supervised by researchers from TU/e and the EuroTech partner university, including a mandatory stay of at least 6 months at the partner university, allowing them to benefit from the expertise of both institutions. These candidates will be considered TU/e-based PhD students, and they can take advantage of the TU/e PROOF program, which provides ample opportunities for personal and professional development. In addition, the TU/e funds the program with extra yearly training and exchange activities within the EuroTech context, such as visits to the EuroTech Brussels Office and working-across-borders training.
Successful PhD projects from the TU/e EuroTech PhD program
2023
2022
Contact
For any questions regarding the program, feel free to send an e-mail to Nathalie Thielen from the Research Support Office.
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Research Support Office
Nathalie Thielen