Application Deadline: 21 May 2024 at 14:00.
SSF invests SEK 39 million in research and postgraduate training for 12 industrial doctoral students. The aim of the call is to strengthen the collaboration between academia and industry. The grant must result in a doctoral degree.
The program shall contribute to excellent research in the areas SSF prioritiezed areas: natural science, technology and medicine. Joint doctoral students between industry and university increase cooperation between the sectors, drive innovations, while at the same time doctors with high attractiveness for Swedish industry are examined.
The initiative applies to people who have not yet been admitted to postgraduate studies. During the grant period, the doctoral student must conduct research and be at least 80 percent employed by a company, and have two supervisors, one at the university and one at the company. The institution must be Swedish.
The main applicant is the supervisor of the doctoral student at the university. Co-applicants are supervisors at the company. The definition of business also includes hospitals to cover medical/clinical research
More Info: Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) Industrial PhD Student Program
