Guidelines for the PhD Central Recruiting Process
ELLIS offers a coordinated recruiting process for its pan-European PhD program. Students may apply through the central ELLIS application portal to become a PhD student within the ELLIS network; the deadline is once a year in autumn.
If you are a PhD student or postdoc already working with an ELLIS Fellow, Scholar or Unit Faculty, you can apply to join the ELLIS PhD Program at any time.
Application Requirements
Provide personal details, preferences for research fields and advisors, and list relevant degrees and experience.
Provide the following as PDFs: motivational letter, CV, transcripts; optionally thesis, published papers and/or project portfolio.
Provide a minimum of 2 reference letters (max. 3) from referees who can assess your academic performance and research abilities.
For all details and explanations of the application requirements:
Timeline from Application to Acceptance
Selecting Advisors
During the application process, the main goal is for successful candidates to find a match with a primary advisor. Co-advisors can be decided at a later stage.
Time Sharing
You will be required to spend time at your co-advisors' location.
Minimum 6 months at the secondary partner (can be split up in multiple visits)
Time split between academia (min. 50%) and industry (min. 6 months, cumulative)
Time split between main (min. 50%) and co-advisor (min. 6 months, cumulative)
For all details and explanations of the timesharing requirements:
Details About the Program
ELLIS is a meta-program; the ELLIS society does not employ nor fund PhD students. If you get an offer, you will be funded through your advisors’ resources (nature and amount of funding and benefits may vary depending on country, institution etc. (contract vs. stipend).
In some cases, a parallel application to a doctoral school, funding body or vacancy is required in order to be considered for that particular institution.
The hiring process is local; conditions and regulations stipulated by the respective institution; admission requirements of local institutions apply.
