CITI-GENS PhD Fellowship Program 2020-21 for Early Stage Researchers

About CITI-GENS

• The Collaboration in Training and Innovation for Growing, Evolving, and Networked Societies (CITI-GENS) program at Queen’s University Belfast is an MSCA COFUND Doctoral Training Programme.  

• It will recruit and train 20 outstanding international early-stage researchers (ESRs) who will be transformed into a professional and skilled cohort addressing global challenges aligned to the themes of the Belfast Region City Deal innovation ecosystem: Information Technology, Advanced Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and the Creative Industries.

CITI-GENS PhD Fellowship Program 2020 Important Date

Eligibility Criteria for CITI-GENS PhD Fellowship Program 2020

• Applicants should have a 1st or 2.1 Honours Degree (or equivalent) in the relevant subjects.

• Preferably a Master’s Degree in the relevant discipline.

• Evidence of an IELTS score of 7.0, with not less than 6.5 in any component or any equivalent qualification acceptable to the University.

CITI-GENS PhD Fellowship Program 2020 Application Process

• The application process for the CITI-GENS Programme is different to other PhD application processes for Queen’s University, Belfast. Applications are made through the Queen’s University Postgraduate Applications Portal https://www.qub.ac.uk/.

• Applicants can save their application data and return to it, to complete at a later date. 

• Applicants must complete all elements of the online application form, noting the specific requirements for the CITI-GENS Programme.

• If applying for more than one project, applicants must submit multiple applications.

Selections Process