EUTOPIA PhD Co-tutelle Programme

The EUTOPIA PhD co-tutelle program supports high-quality PhD projects in all research areas co-supervised by academics of the EUTOPIA member universities. It offers PhD fellowships for 3 to 4 years, depending on the length of doctoral studies in the partner universities. It is expected to lead to high quality research projects with global impact, providing exciting research opportunities for PhD or doctoral candidates. They shall take full advantage of the vibrant scientific environment of the EUTOPIA alliance (the following links give access the research pages of the seven EUTOPIA partner universities active in the 2023 program):

• Babes-Bolyai University
• Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Ca’Foscari University of Venice
• CY Cergy Paris Université
• Technische Universität Dresden
• Nova University Lisbon
• University of Warwick

The participating EUTOPIA universities will jointly operate the call. This document describes the application procedure and requirements, the evaluation process and gives details about the funding conditions, operational modalities and implementation of the PhD fellowships. Depending on the universities’ national systems these will be governed by bilateral agreements between the partner universities. Successful candidates will enter into an agreement governing the joint supervision of their PhD and obtain funding for the entire duration of their PhD according to the national legal frameworks. An example of such an agreement can be provided upon request.

The present call offers PhD fellowship funding for combinations of home and host institutions.