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SUMMARY:Funding for PhD students carrying out Flavor research (Giract)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251031
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DESCRIPTION:GIRACT is the leading transnational business research and cons
 ultancy organization specializing in food ingredients\, additives and rela
 ted fine chemicals and technologies.\n\nThe consortium of seven industry s
 ponsors aims to raise awareness of the industry and career opportunities i
 n order to increase the flavor research talent pool in Europe. The 7 spons
 oring companies are:\n\n	Ajinomoto\n	Asahi Group Foods\n	Givaudan\n	Kerry\
 n	Lallemand Bio-Ingredients\n	Biospringer by Lesaffre\n	PepsiCo\n\nThis 16
 th edition is organised by Giract\, in coordination with Andrea Cattaruzza
 \, Director of AndCat Ltd and Professor Emeritus Andy Taylor of the Univer
 sity of Nottingham\, UK.\n\nThe aim of the program is to promote innovativ
 e flavor research amongst PhD students across European universities and re
 search institutes. PhD students enrolled in universities and research inst
 itutes in 35 European countries (European Union\, Iceland\, Norway\, Russi
 a\, Serbia\, Switzerland\, Turkey\, Ukraine and UK) are eligible to apply.
 \n\nFunding:\n\n\n	6 Bursaries for 1st–year PhD students (EUR 3\,000 eac
 h)\n	Six first year PhD students are eligible to win a bursary of EUR 3000
 \, each. Additionally\, these six students have the opportunity of visitin
 g the laboratory of certain sponsor companies during the second year of t
 heir PhD studies\, by using a part of their winning bursary amount for the
 ir travel and stay. This will enable them to obtain a first-hand view of a
 n industry R&D centre.\n	 \n	Best PhD thesis award (EUR 5\,000).\n	One fi
 nal year PhD student is eligible to win an award of EUR 5000. The winner 
 will also be invited to the Savory Flavor and Food Industry Conference\, h
 eld in Geneva\, Switzerland as a platform for the winning student to prese
 nt his/her work to 'potential employers'.\n\n\nThe program targets two dif
 ferent groups of PhD students:\n\n\n	Group 1 (bursaries for 1st–year PhD
  students): students who are about to start their PhD studies\n	Group 2  (
 best PhD thesis award): students who are about to complete their PhD and h
 ence will soon be examining opportunities for employment.\n\n\nThis is tra
 nslated into the following sub-objectives:\n\n\n	Publicise the attractions
  of flavor research so as to pull high calibre students into appropriate P
 hD courses and then into industry\n	For Group 1:\n	\n		Award bursaries to 
 6 selected students who are planning to start their PhD studies in flavor 
 science during the 2025-2026 academic year\n		Give the 6 winning 1st–yea
 r PhD students the opportunity to visit the laboratory of sponsor companie
 s during the second year of their PhD studies through use of part of their
  bursary for travel and accommodation costs.\n	\n	\n	For Group 2:\n	\n		So
 licit and evaluate innovative flavor research projects amongst these stude
 nts\n		Offer the opportunity to the winning student to present his/her wor
 k to potential employers at the Annual Savory Flavor & Food Industry Confe
 rence\, held in Geneva in the spring of each year.\n	\n	\n\n\nWho can appl
 y?\nYou are eligible to apply provided you are\n\n	enrolled as a PhD stude
 nt in a European University/Institute in 35 European countries (European U
 nion\, Iceland\, Norway\, Russia\, Serbia\, Switzerland\, Turkey\, Ukraine
  and UK)\n	a PhD student planning your research in areas relevant to flavo
 r science\, technology\, processing\, chemistry\, etc. in a European Unive
 rsity/Institute.\n\n \n\n\nPlease visit this  webpage for eligibility and
  application details.\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n 
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