Mendel University in Brno 

MENDELU Ph.D. talent announced! 

Two-round competition for talent scholarships for students of doctoral study programs accredited at Mendel University in Brno.

Competition schedule:
Announcement date: November 15, 2024
Registration deadline for the 1st round: January 31, 2025 at 12:00 noon
Estimated date of the 2nd round: March 2025

1st round: Application with a scientific research project proposal

2nd round: Presentation of the proposed scientific research project with the aim of convincing the expert committee of its exceptional nature and qualities

Conditions for participation in the 1st round:

• Enrolment in a full-time doctoral study program in the first or second semester
• A project proposal within one of the following field panels:
• Panel A includes these scientific fields: Animal Production, Applied and Landscape Ecology, Applied Zoology, Applied Bioclimatology, Biological Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics and Physiology of Animals, Molecular Physiology, Genetics and Biotechnology of Plants; Special Plant Production.
• Panel B includes these scientific fields: Economics and management of renewable natural resources, Forest Ecology, Forest Phytology, Forest management, Forest Phytopathology and Mycology, Wood Material Engineering, Silviculture, Landscape Management and Engineering.
• Panel C includes these scientific fields: Applied Statistics and Operations Research, Economics and Management, Finance.
• Panel D includes these scientific fields: Horticulture, European Horticulture.
• Knowledge of the English language - the entire competition is conducted in English.
• Fulfilment of formal requirements for the 1st round:
  • The application must consist of three parts:

1)      Professional CV of the applicant

2)      Description of the scientific research project

3)      Definition of the team and professional background that will be used to implement the project

• The entire application (all three parts) must be written in English and submitted in a single PDF file. The maximum scope of the entire application (all three parts) is 5 pages of A4 format for the text, with single spacing and font size 11.
• Registration for the competition is completed by sending a pdf application via google form.
• Registration is open until January 31, 2025, at 12:00 noon. Late registrations will not be considered. 
• In case of sending multiple applications, we will consider the one that was sent later.

What projects have the potential to succeed?

In order for the project to have a chance of success, we recommend answering the following questions:

• How will the project contribute to the development of the given field?
• What benefits will the project bring to MENDELU?
• Is the project meaningful and innovative? Does it, for example, have a connection to the application sphere?
• Did I put enough effort into preparing each part of it? Is the project in order from a formal perspective? (spelling, graphs, needs analysis, graphical processing)
• Is it written in a way that will capture the interest of expert evaluators?
• Can I list reasons for why my project should be supported?
• Am I able to present my project in a way that engages the committee by effectively conveying its purpose, vision, and reasons for support?

Winners of the 1st year

Winners of the 2nd year

Winners of the 3rd year