Member consortia offer doctoral candidates a research-intensive environment with additional training elements that go beyond the standard curriculum. Targeted international recruitment in combination with financial support, high-quality specialist training, mobility support and additional qualification opportunities in specialist and interdisciplinary key qualifications form the cornerstones of the training.
Member consortia are internationally oriented groups of doctoral candidates and supervisors (faculty) researching an overarching topic. A consortium consists of 10 doctoral candidates (recommended number), at least 50% of whom are financed by third-party funds.
Consortia ensure regular academic exchange between faculty members and doctoral candidates. They promote international contacts of their doctoral researchers as well as their participation in the activities of the scientific community. In addition, doctoral candidates are given opportunities to acquire transferable skills, particularly through the RCC.
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Groups of doctoral candidates and faculty members who do not yet meet the requirements for admission as a consortium can apply for candidate status. Candidate consortia can receive up to € 5,000 as seed funding for the preparation of third-party funding applications. The candidate status is awareded exclusively by invitation for application. However, interested doctoral groups can contact the RCC (rcc(at)uni-graz.at) for a preliminary conversation. In the case of an invitation the doctoral group has to the form for the application for candidate status.
Before contacting us, please read the directives for the candidate status.