STARS – Supporting Talented PhD Research Students

From the beginning of the academic year 2011/2012, Faculty of Science launches a new PhD support program for talented students from all over the world. Prospective students can apply to PhD research topics selected by the Research Council of the Faculty and announced on the web pages on February 3, 2011. In addition to standard PhD scholarship obtained from the Ministry of Education (in the first year 6,050 CZK per month), applicants selected for the STARS program will be awarded additional 10,000 CZK or more per month.

More information here.

Timetable:

February 3, 2011
PhD research topics and application form will be available on this website

March 7, 2011
Deadline for application

March 8 - April 8, 2011
Interviews with candidates organized by research teams and faculty PhD coordinators, more information will be available on this website

October, 2011
Beginning of the PhD Study

Contacts - PhD coordinators for the STARS program:

Dr. Vladimír Hampl - biology and environment studies (vlada@natur.cuni.cz)
Dr. Marian Novotný - biology and life sciences (marian@natur.cuni.cz)
Assoc. Prof. Jan Kotek - chemistry (modrej@natur.cuni.cz)
Dr. Pavel Chromý - geography (chromy@natur.cuni.cz)
Dr. David Mašín - geology (masin@natur.cuni.cz)