Application for a grant

For a cotutelle de thèse between

a Swiss university and a

partner university abroad

Application for a grant

For a cotutelle de thèse between a Swiss university and a partner university abroad[1]

Important:The General Secretariat of swissuniversities must receive five copies of the application (one of them original) sent by the responsible office at your university by31 March 2018 at the latest. (Please note that some universities set their own deadlines – be sure you submit all necessary documents on time). The cooperation agreement between the two partner universities and other required documents form an integral part of the application.

A)Data andcurriculum vitae of applicant

Personal data
Last name:
First name:
Private address in Switzerland:
Postal code / city:
Country:
Email:
Date* andplace of birth:
Nationality:** / Residence permit: **
Gender: / female male

Attachment *:Applicants olderthan 35 at time of the submission deadline (31 March 2018) are required to submit a motivation letter (see the Criteria for selecting projects and awarding financial aid,individualrequirements).

Attachment **:Foreign applicants holding a permit B, C or G arerequired to submit a copy of their residence permit.

Other grants
Do you receive other funding? / yes no
If yes, please name (Institution, form and content
of the grant/s? Does it cover mobility costs?):
What is the amount? / CHF one-off annual for years
Assistantship
Are you employed as an assistant alongside your thesis? / yes no
If yes, within which university/faculty?
Part time or full time (if part-time, please indicate the %)?
Curriculum vitae
Start here and insertadditional pages if necessary. Section B must start on a new page.
Attachment:Applicants without a Swiss university degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s) are required to submit a confirmation of their
matriculation at a Swiss university or a copy of their student ID confirming the duration of study in Switzerland.

B)Organisation of thecotutelle de thèse

B1)Universities concerned

Swiss university
Name of the Swiss university:
Facultyresponsible for thecotutelle de thèse:
Postal address:
Name of the rector or president:
Partner university abroad
Name of the partner university abroad:
Faculty responsible for the cotutelle de thèse:
Postal address:
Name of the rector or president:

B2)PhD supervisors

PhD supervisor at the Swiss university
Last and first name, title:
Unit (department, institute etc.):
Postal address:
Phone: / Email:
PhD supervisor at the partner university abroad
Last and first name, title:
Unit (department, institute etc.):
Postal address:
Phone: / Email:

C)PhD project

C1)Commencing work

Title and discipline
Title (working title) of the PhD project:
Discipline:
Start
Start of the PhD:
Date of your matriculation at the Swiss university
«Cotutelle de thèse»:
  • Date of the last signature on the cooperation agreement as well as
  • Date of start of cotutelle de thèse according to the cooperation agreement, if defined

C2)Completing work

End
Expected date to complete the project: (thesis defence) :
If defined in the cooperation agreement: the latest possible date for completion...
Certificate
The exact designation of the degree must be given, including a reference to the cotutelle de thèse
Doctoral degree awarded by the Swiss university:
Doctoral degree awarded by the partner university abroad:

C3)Summary of thethesis

Description, maximum 1 page

C4)Stays at the two partner universities

Information about the planned distribution of work betweenthe two partner universities as well as the content and the aims of the stays.
Please indicate anylong stays planned (e.g. a semester or several weeks or months) as well asregular shorter stays (e.g. for regular discussions or participation in courses or conferences).
Please describe the activities planned during each stay as well as their objectives.
At the Swiss university
Duration of stay / period:
Research aims and content:
At the partner university abroad
Duration of stay / period:
Research aims and content:

D)Reasons for thecotutelle de thèse

Importance of the subject and of the collaboration between the two partner universities in this particular project.
Statement from the PhD supervisor atthe Swiss university
Attachment: Enclose a typed letter from your PhD supervisor at the Swiss university.
Statement from the PhD supervisor atthe partneruniversity abroad
Attachment: Enclose a typedletter from your PhD supervisor at the partneruniversity abroad.

E)Grant

E1)Planned use of the grant from the Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

The document "guidelines for the use of a grant" (available on the swissuniversities-Website) shows how the grant can be used.

E2)Grant disbursement

The grant will be paid to the central administration of the Swiss university. The required information to transfer the funds will be requested at a later date.

E3)Use of grant and settling accounts

The PhD supervisor is responsible for ensuring the correct use of the allocated funds. He/she will forward a statement of incurred expenses to swissuniversities (receipts on request) following the thesis defence. The university’s central administration must reimburse any unused grant money to swissuniversities. Pertinent details are regulated in the separate disbursementagreement.
Swiss university
The PhD supervisor: / Date:
...... / ......
The applicant: / Date:
...... / ......

Attachments:

Mandatory documents:

Cooperation agreement between the two partner universities

Letter from the PhD supervisor at the Swiss university

Letter from the PhD supervisor at the partner university abroad

Ifrequired, the following documents must be enclosed:

Persons older than 35 at the time of the deadline (31 March 2018):motivation letter (see the Criteria for
selecting projects (French or German) and awarding financial aid, individual requirements)

Persons of foreign nationality:copy of residence permit

Persons not holding a Swiss university degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s):confirmation of matriculation at the Swiss university or copy of their student ID card confirming the duration of study in Switzerland

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[1]The call for 2018 is open to cotutelle de thèse projects with partner universities in countries in the Bologna Area ( and with partner universities in Israel, in accordance with the current practice of the European research programmes.