GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

Within the framework of the “PhD in Industry” Program, high-level researchers are expected to be employed in enterprises, who will implement doctoral level research in the enterprise in which they are employed. The enterprise will be the Host Organisation.

The institution of industrial doctorates is a tool widely used in developed research and innovation ecosystems. As part of industrial doctorates, a doctoral student implements his/her doctoral dissertation while employed in an enterprise. The research carried out in the context of industrial doctorates leads to the production of new knowledge which can usually solve a real problem that concerns the enterprise in which the researcher is employed. In addition to the transfer of know-how between academy and industry achieved by such programs in this case, the real interconnection of the research community with the industry and the utilization of existing know-how to address specific needs and challenges are expected, thus contributing to the strengthening of the competitiveness of the economy and the improvement of the quality of life in Cyprus.

Through the funded Projects of the “PhD in Industry” Programme, the employment of a PhD Student will be funded, in order to carry out his / her research in the context of his / her doctoral dissertation. The content of the proposed research project should be in line with the content of the PhD Student’s dissertation and be aligned with the activities of the enterprise.

The research team of the project should include:

• The Industrial supervisor of the PhD Student (holder of at least a master degree) in the company
• The PhD Supervisor of the PhD Student in the academic institution in which he/she is or will be attending.

Within the framework of the “PhD in Industry” Program, projects will be funded which are part of the following Scientific Areas:

• Life Sciences
• Physical Sciences and Engineering

It is clarified that proposals may also be submitted concerning the application of social sciences humanities in these fields.