Collaboration Program The University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg) and CNRS
Background
CNRS and Wits are launching a joint call for proposals between the two institutes to provide matching strategic investment for developing and strengthening Wits-CNRS significant partnership in areas of mutual interest and cooperation in new promising themes.
In order to be successful, proposals will be required to demonstrate either that their partnership is already significant or how they will upscale the partnership, increasing scale and excellence consistent with our commitment to research.
Scientific areas
This call is open to all research areas. The scholarship is open to PhD candidates from Wits University and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Up to 10 PhD candidates (5 Wits, 5 CNRS) will receive a 3-year scholarship to conduct their research project in any discipline, with additional support to travel between the two countries. The scholarships will be shared equally between the two institutions and every selected student will be expected to spend time in each other’s organisation over the course of their PhD. Applications open from 01 February to 31 March 2021.
The PhD candidates will be selected from qualifying projects at the two institutions in line with the strategic investment for developing and strengthening Wits-CNRS partnership.