Application Documents

Name, surname & contact details (valid e-mail address, phone number)

Current or most recent workplace

Up to 1,500 characters

Applicants to the BS4S programme are expected to propose an original interdisciplinary research project to be carried out during the fellowship. The project should be characterised by a high-risk/high-gain approach, broader impact, and/or potential for wide-ranging applications.

The use of the provided Project Proposal template and the completion of all required sections is mandatory.

Each applicant must provide at least two letters of support:

• one from a mentor based at IChF (using the provided template),
• one from an international co-mentor affiliated with a research organisation, who is a high-profile scientist and holder of an ERC, EIC, or another prestigious grant (using the provided template).

Optionally, you may involve a business partner in your project. While not required, this is considered an added value (see Evaluation Criteria). In such a case, please also submit a supporting letter from the business co-mentor (no template provided).

CV containing a description of:

• Career Course (in academia and beyond), notably research/application projects, a candidate’s role in these projects, description of international experience, countries of residence;
• Key Research Outputs: major publications; patents, industrial or utility designs (applications or granted rights).

Please attach a scan of your PhD diploma or a formal document confirming the successful defence of a doctoral thesis.