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The Boehringer Ingelheim Fund (BIF) awards PhD scholarships from 2 to 3.5 years to outstanding young scientists from around the world who wish to pursue an ambitious doctoral project in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.
The peer selection process assesses the candidate’s achievements, as well as the scientific quality of the project and the host laboratory. The process is very competitive, with less than 10% of applicants receiving a scholarship.
In addition to the monthly stipend, we provide our fellows with seminars, travel allowances, individual and personal support, and a global network of fellows and alumni.
Who can apply for a doctoral scholarship
The Boehringer Ingelheim Fund (BIF) awards doctoral scholarships to European citizens working in Europe or abroad and to non-European citizens pursuing their doctoral projects in Europe * .
Doctoral projects must be experimental, in the field of basic biomedical research, and aim to elucidate the fundamental biological phenomena of human life and to acquire new scientific knowledge.
For other requirements, see below as well as the FAQs .
Deadlines: February 1, June 1 and October 1 of each year
How to apply for a doctoral scholarship
The application for a PhD scholarship from the Boehringer Ingelheim Fund (BIF) consists of
- An application form on our online portal (link below) including a PDF copy containing documents 1 to 7
- Letter of recommendation.
medjouel.com informs you that the application must be written in English by the candidates themselves. There are three deadlines each year:
February 1, June 1, October 1 .
Project proposal
The project proposal consists of documents 1 to 3 and must be written by the applicants themselves. However, we strongly recommend that applicants discuss their draft proposal with their Scientific Directors and read our guide on writing a research proposal.
How to write a research proposal
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Advice on Writing a Research Proposal for a BIF Doctoral Fellowship by Professor U. Benjamin Kaupp, Former BIF Board Member
Application documents
Please order documents 1-7 for PDF as follows
- Title and summary of the doctoral project (max. 1400 characters, spaces included)
- Project proposal: detailed presentation of the doctoral project containing the formulation of the problem, the current state of research, the bases of the candidate, the objectives, the experimental strategy including the methods of investigation (at least 4 to 5 pages for strategy and methods), references (including all authors and full titles of articles cited), work schedule indicating the expected duration of the entire project and individual milestones.
- Reasons why you want to work with the proposed group
- Summary of the final experimental thesis (eg: license, diploma, master’s thesis) preceding the doctoral project; if none have been completed, please indicate the reason (s) in the “Additional Information” field of the online application and provide a summary of your most important laboratory internship.
- List of candidate’s publications (if applicable)
- Scans of certificates of all academic qualifications (including grades) and pre-university vocational training certificates (if applicable); in chronological order, most recent at the top. If the language of the certificates is not English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Turkish, please provide a translation.
- Scans of high school diploma / high school leaving certificate, including grades (e.g. Abitur, Baccalaureate, A-Levels) and, in addition, where applicable, university entrance test ( e.g. SAT / ACT, PAU, YGS / LYS, joint entrance exam, etc.). If the language of the certificates is not English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Turkish, please provide a translation.
- Letter (s) of recommendation emailed directly from supervisors.
Letter of recommendation
Letters are required from
- The director of the doctoral thesis
- The supervisor of the MSc or equivalent thesis (e.g. BSc, diploma), if different from the thesis supervisor
- If no final experimental thesis has been completed, by the director of the most important laboratory internship.
Letters of recommendation must be written in English, on official letterhead and signed. They should be sent separately by the supervisors themselves via email as a PDF attachment named as follows: candidate name_ candidate name_MSc / PhD / other (depending on who wrote the recommendation letter) to: secretariat [ at] bifonds.de . (Example: smith_john_MSc.pdf)
Online doctoral application
Please click here to start your online PhD application .
After registering, you can also log into the portal through the link at the top right of this website or in the menu if you are using a mobile device.
