J.C.W. Shepherd PhD Student Prize is awarded in memory of John Charles Warren Shepherd, a former collaborator of Walter Gehring for the specific purpose of setting up a student prize for scientific excellence in his memory.
Number of Awards (annually): up to three PhD students achieving academic excellence in scientific research at the Biozentrum and the ability to describe these achievements in an essay.
Selection: Awardees will be selected by the committee members of the Biozentrum Basel, International PhD Program “Fellowships for Excellence”.
Award value: CHF 1’500.00 per awardee and will be handed out at the Biozentrum Symposium of the following year.
Eligibility:
- PhD Students can apply during their PhD thesis and up to 1 year after their thesis defines but only with a subject/work done during the PhD thesis.
- Students must be encouraged by their supervisor to apply.
Application:
- A written essay, of up to 500 words, about the project work and associated publication.
- The essay should include “Background”, “Open Question/Hypothesis”, “Achievements” and “Broder Impact” sections.
- The essay should contextualize the work for a broader scientific audience.
- A supporting statement from the PhD thesis supervisor.
- The publication in question, which has to be at least in revision at the time of application.
Deadline:
Applications to be submitted to Angie Klarer (angie.klarer-at-unibas.ch) by November 30 as a single pdf file.
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| Organization | University of Basel |
| Fellowship Level | Research award |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Subject areas | Biology, Life Sciences |
| Fellowship amount | CHF 1’500.00 |
| Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
| Deadline | 30th November |
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