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The NHR Graduate School of the NHR Alliance awards up to nine PhD scholarships a year to doctoral students from all over the world.
Opportunity Details
The NHR Graduate School of the NHR Alliance awards up to nine PhD scholarships a year to doctoral students from all over the world. If you have a master‘s degree in computer science, mathematics, the natural or engineering sciences or an equivalent degree and are interested in High Performance Computing, this fellowship provides the perfect opportunity to pursue a PhD at one of our NHR Centers.
The Graduate School of the NHR Association offers its fellows a three-year full-time scholarship at a NHR Center of the universities that are part of the NHR Association. In order to ensure an excellent research environment, all doctoral students are supervised at an NHR Center whose research focus coincides with the focus of the doctoral project.
Doctoral students have academic supervisors who assist them in all aspects of the dissertation, including advice on participation in professional meetings and the publication of professional articles.
Applications for their next cohort can be submitted up to and including September 15. Funding starts on April 01 of the following year.
Note: Even if the schoolarship starts later, the funding ends on March 31 of the respective year.
All NHR Centers are affiliated with German universities which are internationally recognized in the fields of high-performance computing, numerical simulation and AI/ML.
The NHR Alliance stands for equal opportunities. For this reason, we encourage applicants of all genders and backgrounds to apply for a PhD scholarship at NHR.
The following documents are required for your application:
Please note that only complete received applications can be included in the selection of a PhD scholarship.
1) Application Form
2) Letter of Motivation: The letter of motivation should have a length of 1-2 pages and should describe your academic and professional plans, as well as your motivation and scientific interests.
3) Curriculum Vitae: Your CV should have a max. length of two pages and list the details of your education to date, together with your personal academic history, including academic credentials, publications, contributions or other significant achievements.
4) Research Statement: The research statement should comprise at least one page but at most two pages. Here you should provide a specific focus on your future dissertation and explain the underlying research project. While you should be familiar with the research work of potential supervisors, prior contact with our faculty members is not required. Please explain in your statement which center might be suitable for you. If you name more than one preferred supervising center, please provide a ranking.
5) Academic / University Transcripts: You must provide an official transcript of your degree or proof of an equivalent degree. If your transcripts are not in English or German, an official translation is required.
6) Proof of Proficiency in English:
7) Letter of Recommendation: Your recommender must be a faculty member, a professor, or an university teacher who knows you well and can vouch for your academic abilities.
Note: They do not accept letters of recommendations submitted by the applicants themselves and the instructions for recommenders have to be followed!
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