GRAL Master 2 Research Scholarships

Call for students applications. Academic year 2020-2021

In the framework of the Grenoble Graduate School in Chemistry, Biology, and Health (CBH-EUR-GS), the GRAL research programme funds MSc (Master 2) research scholarships. The candidates should be interested in any of the research topics of the labs associated with the GRAL programme at the IRIG institute: IBS, BCI, BGE, CBM, and PCV.

The call is open to EU and non-EU students.

We seek motivated candidates interested in the following Master programmes (2nd year MSc / Master 2 / M2) at Université Grenoble Alpes (taught in English):

Master in biology:

• • Integrative Structural Biology (ISB)
  • Immunology, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases (IMID)
  • PLANTA International (PLANT-Int)
  • Neurobiology, Neurosciences (NN)
  • Physiology, Epigenetics Development, Cell Differentiation (PHEDC)

Master in Nanosciences, nanotechnologies:

• • Nanochemistry
  • Nanobiosciences
  • Nanophysics
  • Nanomedicine and structural biology

Master in Physics:

• • Complex Matter, Living Matter (MCMV)

The successful candidates are expected to register to one of the above Master 2 programmes at Université Grenoble Alpes. A GRAL scholarship of 8 000 € is offered to cover the academic year from September 2020 to June 2021, which includes 4 months of courses and 6 months of research internship. A maximum of 7 scholarships are available this year.

Further information can be obtained from GRAL’s Executive Manager: anne-mathilde.thierry@ibs.fr

• Opening of the call for applications: February 2020
• Applications must be submitted by May 24th 2020
• Results: June 2020

Candidates must be accepted and registered in the 2nd year of a dedicated MSc programme (M2) of Université Grenoble Alpes to receive the GRAL scholarship. For more information about registration at Université Grenoble Alpes, check UGA’s website (in French only at the moment). Application deadlines can differ between the different Master programmes.

The candidates must send their application in a unique pdf file to anne-mathilde.thierry@ibs.fr before May 24th 2020 (23:59, CET), including:

• A cover letter indicating the selected MSc programme at Université Grenoble Alpes, and choices 1 and 2 for the 6-month research internship project
• A CV
• Diplomas and copies of academic transcripts equivalent to a 1st year of MSc (or 3-yr BSc and 1 year of MSc), translated to French or English when appropriate
• Level of language proficiency (e.g. TOEIC, Bulats, etc.) if you’re not a native English speaker
• One letter of recommendation

The files will be evaluated by a selection committee composed by the GRAL Directory and the MSc programmes’ administration. The admission to a 2nd year MSc programme (M2) at Université Grenoble Alpes is fully independent of the GRAL Master 2 Research Scholarship.

The scholarship is conditional to the registration to a Master 2 programme at UGA, and to the recipient maintaining a satisfactory academic record in the programme.

Non-EU students must contact the CAMPUS France services of their country.

If you’re a non-EU student residing in Europe, look here.

If you’re a non-EU national enrolling for the first time in a university program in France, log in to the Etudes en France platform. This applies if you are a citizen from: Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, the Republic of the Congo, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Egypt, United States, Gabon, Guinea, Haïti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Tchad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, and Vietnam.

If you’re a non-EU national, not residing in Europe, and not citizen of one of the countries listed above, look here.

List of research internships available for the GRAL Master 2 Research Scholarship.
Academic Year 2020-2021

Up to one Master 2 scholarship per group will be funded by GRAL.

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