Funding for Dissertation Thesis for MD students

The Integrated Research Training Group for CardioScience (IRTG) will allocate 4 fellowships in 2024/25 to MD students, with the aim to fund a dissertation thesis in projects of the CRC 1550. Duration of the fellowship is one year.

  

Volume of funding

  • a monthly sum of 1.103 EUR will be paid for a maximum of 12 months 

  • Coverage of project-related bench fees amounting to 4.000 EUR per year

  • Access to the curriculum of the Integrated Research Training Group for Cardioscience (Molecular Cardiology Class, topic specific Journal Clubs and networking possibilities with basic researchers and physicians working on Cardiac diseases)

  • Active participation in the IRTG Summer School

 

Application procedure       

Choose your research topic on www.CRC1550.com

  • Contact either the principal investigator of the research topic or the IRTG coordinator directly, through the email address below

  • Send your application to IRTG-CRC1550@pharma.uni-heidelberg.de

  • Letter of motivation

  • Resume

  • Letter of recommendation by the respective PI (principal investigator)

  • Research outline

Application deadline: 1st April 2024

Fellowship start date: 1st July 2024

 

The final decision on admission or rejection will be made by the CRC´s Steering Committee on the basis of the application documents.

We are looking forward to your application. For any questions you can contact Dr. Koenraad Philippaert by E-mail: IRTG-CRC1550@pharma.uni-heidelberg.de or +49 6221 54-86862.