Applications are currently being accepted for The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) Fellowships Awards 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About The BIF Fellowships Awards
The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) awards PhD fellowships of 2 to 3.5 years to outstanding junior scientists worldwide who wish to pursue an ambitious PhD project in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory.
Benefits of The BIF Fellowships Awards
- A Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) PhD fellowship offers a competitive monthly stipend. It is initially granted for 2 years and may be extended once for up to 1.5 years.
- In addition, you receive travel allowances, e.g. for scientific conferences, and participate in tailor-made seminars for BIF fellows and alumni.
The BIF Fellowships Awards Requirements
- The Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) awards PhD fellowships to European citizens working in Europe or overseas and to non-European citizens pursuing their PhD projects in Europe*.
- The PhD projects must be experimental, in the field of basic biomedical research, and aimed at elucidating basic biological phenomena of human life and acquiring new scientific knowledge.
Application Date and Process
The online application for a PhD fellowship of the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) consists of:
- A questionnaire regarding your CV data
- A template to be used for the PhD project proposal containing parts 1–6 as listed below
- Additional documents 1–5 (see below)
- Two letters of recommendation.
Application Deadline
01 June, 2026
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