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The 2025 call for higher education institutions (HEIs) and universities to participate in the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme encompasses 25 collaborative research topics.
The Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Programme (CDP) is a JRC initiative to establish strategic collaborations with HEIs/universities. The programme facilitates dual PhD projects, where HEIs/universities partner up with the JRC to jointly design, host, and supervise doctoral research.
The CDP provides a unique opportunity for HEIs/universities to tap into the JRC’s robust research capacity and expertise while gaining a deeper understanding of research needs throughout the European policy cycle. The CDP promotes mutual enhancement of related skills and competences, combines existing knowledge and capacities, and enhances networking in key scientific areas.
This ultimately provides high-quality policy-oriented research opportunities for doctoral candidates and equips them to navigate the science-policy interface.
The 2025 Call for Expressions of interest is formulated around 25 collaboration topics. Collaboration Topics Factsheets
The application deadline is 18 March, 23.59 (CET).
The results of the call will be announced by 1 April 2025, so as to consecutively define the PhD project, sign the collaboration agreement and recruit the PhD candidates by the start of the academic year.
The CDP onboarding workshop for HEIs/universities will be held online on 8 April 2025, from 14.00 to 15.30 (CET). The workshop is mandatory for all selected PIs, and recommended for at least one administrative supporting staff.
In order to learn more about the opportunitiy and to apply, please find more information at the source page of the announcement: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/working-us/collaborative-doctoral-partnership-programme/universities/call-expressions-interest_en