Apply to VoCS

Applications to the 19 VoCS Doctoral Projects are open since Feb 1st and will close on March 15th, 2025

Applicants are invited to apply to up to 3 VoCS projects. (No need to have contacted the potential supervisors beforehand).

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in April 2025.

Projects are expected to start in September/October 2025.

VoCS application form

IMPORTANT Requirements & Eligibility:

At the date of recruitment (September/October 2025):

  • Mobility rule: Applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the desired country of employment for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before appointment under the project. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not taken into account.
  • Candidates should not have been awarded a doctoral degree.
  • Researchers who have successfully defended their doctoral thesis but who have not yet formally been awarded the doctoral degree will not be considered eligible.
  • Master degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field will be needed to enter the program.