Fahrenheit Scholarship. The recruitment is on!

9.05.2025

Are you a PhD student conducting interdisciplinary research? Would you like to undertake a year’s internship in one of the best universities in northern Poland? This proposal is for you.

The Mayor of Gdańsk in cooperation with the Fahrenheit Universities have created Fahrenheit scholarships for the best three PhD students from abroad. The Gdańsk-born world class physicist, engineer and the creator of a temperature scale used in many countries all over the world was chosen to present the vision of Gdańsk as an open and ambitious city which invests in science.

We encourage young scientists who are preparing a doctoral dissertation at your university, are the authors or joint authors of a scientific publication and wish to pursue their scientific interests at one of Polish leading universities to take advantage of the offer.

Important dates:

• beginning of recruitment: now open!
• application deadline: 15th June 2025
• deadline for announcement of competition results: 15th September 2025
• internship period: from 1st January to 31st December 2026

About the scholarships programme:

• undertaking a year’s internship at one of the Fahrenheit Universities
• conducting interdisciplinary research as part of your PhD dissertation
• covering travel costs up to PLN 6,500
• scholarship at PLN 6,500 (net) per month
• providing accommodation
• gaining international experience
• making new contacts

The scholarship programme is supported by the Pomeranian Voivodeship self-government.

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