Checklist for GlobalP3HS Applicants

You will need the following documents and information for the online application to GlobalP3HS.

Information

  1. Your personal details (Name, Place of birth, Nationality etc.)
  2. Your contact information
  3. Information on your education and your language skills
  4. Detailed information on your research experiences, in case you defended your first Master's degree more than 4 years ago (duration, percentage and type of research)
  5. A short statement about your general scientific interest
  6. A research proposal (Title, Background, Objective, Methods, Public health relevance, Gender perspective)
  7. Your research fields
  8. Contact details of at least one referee for the letter(s) of recommendation
    Please note: an automated invitation to the referee(s) will be sent through the platform, once the contact details are inserted by you. The recommendation has to be submitted within the deadline. For details see our FAQ section "Applying to GlobalP3HS"
  9. Your prime choice of Swiss universities
  10. Your prime choices as potential supervisor(s) (SSPH+ Faculty members only)

Documents

Please only submit the documents requested below. In case non-requested documents are uploaded, your application will not be considered for evaluation.

  1. Copy of Master’s Degree Diploma
  2. A certified translation of your Master’s Degree diploma
    Please note that accepted languages are English, German, French, or Italian. The certified translation (confirmed with a stamp and signature) can be performed by either the institution that issued the original document or a sworn translator. You might find such an expert at www.astti.ch
  3. Current CV (Curriculum vitae), short form
    For instructions please see: https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu and https://theprofessorisin.com
  4. Motivation letter (1 page, max. 350 words)
    that states (i) your motivation for joining the SSPH+ PhD Program GlobalP3HS and (ii) your motivation for conducting your proposed research
  5. Copy of your valid passport or your valid official identity document/card (front and back, with picture)
  6. Any certificate/diploma (e.g. TOEFL or GRE) of your command in English (optional)
  7. Maximally 2 (two) letters of recommendation submitted by the referee(s) to whom an invitation has been sent (through the platform); for candidates applying under the sandwich model one letter of recommendation has to be submitted by the (potential) PhD co-supervisor from LMIC

Contact

Dr. Marion Schulze
Hirschengraben 82
8001 Zürich
Email: globalp3hs@ssphplus.ch

Useful information

Useful links for application

Application deadlines

  • 1st Call closed on 12 October 2018
  • 2nd Call closed on 1 February 2019
  • 3rd Call is open from 1 April 2019 until 28 June 2019; link to application platform


This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 801076.