Application closing date for the 2025 Contest is Thursday, 1 May 2025.
Eligibility: applications from PhD/MD students carrying out their research in any subject, from one or more following groups:
- Ukrainian PhD students carrying out their research outside of Ukraine (incl. exchange PhD students and those who had to flee Ukraine due to russian war against Ukraine);
- PhD students, regardless of nationality, who are involved in a collaborative (e.g. bi- or multi-lateral, including Ukraine) research project;
- PhD students, regardless of nationality, whose topic of research relates to Ukraine.
Please note: only those PhD students whose PhD defence/viva is planned after the PhD Contest Final date can be considered (i.e. candidates who have already defended or are expected to defend their PhD thesis prior to the PhD Contest Final on 1 October 2025 are as a rule not eligible to apply). If you have questions or any doubts about your eligibility, please contact us at info[at]ukrainet.eu.
Application process in four steps:
- Fill in the Application Form 2025
- Enclose the CV (preferably as a single pdf document named “Your Surname”)
- Fill in and sign the Personal Data Consent Form
- and send the application to the following e-mail: phd-contest(at)ukrainet.eu
Successful candidates are invited to present their research as a 5-minute talk at the Final event on stage, and get a chance to win one of the three prizes.
The Final 2025 will take place on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 in Bayreuth, Germany within the framework of the Days of Ukraine in Bavaria and the Annual Meeting of the German-Ukrainian Academic Society (Die Deutsch-Ukrainische Akademische Gesellschaft e.V., DUAG) at the University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth (01-02 October, 2025). The PhD Contest judging panel consists of researchers involved in international cooperation with partners in Ukraine, appointed by the board of the Society.
Past events: check the PhD Contest archive page. The 2021 PhD Contest Final in Berlin can be viewed here
Organiser: German-Ukrainian Academic Society (DUAG)/The UKRAINE Network
Supporters: Nomad Bioscience GmbH and the Embassy of Ukraine in Germany
