GIRACT European PhD in Flavor Research Awards: Best PhD Thesis Award
Giract is proud to announce that, following the success of its unique and innovative programme to promote flavor research amongst PhD students in Europe across various universities and institutes, 5 industry sponsors will continue to support the programme, now in its 12th year. This consortium aims to raise awareness of the industry and career opportunities in order to increase the flavor research talent pool in Europe. The 5 sponsoring companies are:
- GIVAUDAN
- KERRY
- LALLEMAND BIO-INGREDIENTS
- LESAFFRE INTERNATIONAL
- PEPSICO
This 13th edition is organised by Giract, in coordination with Andrea Cattaruzza, Director of AndCat Ltd and Professor Emeritus Andy Taylor of the University of Nottingham, UK.
The purpose is to promote innovative flavor research amongst PhD students across European universities and research institutes.
Award Type: Research Award
Prize Money: 5,000 Euro
Granting Body: Givaudan, Kerry, Lallemand Bio-Ingredients, Lesaffre International, PepsiCo
Other Benefits or Honours: The successful candidate will be invited to Geneva to present his/her work to sponsoring companies and to attend Giract’s Annual Savory Flavor Conference, enabling the winner to network with 'potential employers' The award of EUR 5000 will be presented at this meeting
Research Field: Flavor Research
Eligibility: The applicant must be enrolled in any European university/institute (in any of the 32 countries including European Union countries, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Turkey and Russia) for his/her PhD study Any flavor related project that has led to the submission of a PhD in 2022. The applicant should not be already sponsored by, and/or bound to, a commercial organization. The winning candidate must be able to present all his/her research to programme sponsors, including patented work.
Requirements: The application form can be found on the website. Applications must be submitted electronically along with required documents to phdapplications@giract.com by 31st October 2022. All documents should be countersigned by the Professor concerned. Evidence of enrolment in the academic year 2022/2023 at the university/ institute should accompany the documents. The submitted thesis must be countersigned by the Professor concerned. Only the electronic version of the final thesis will be accepted Deadline for thesis submission: December 15, 2022.
Application/Submission Deadline: 31 Oct 2022
Award Ceremony: 24 Mar 2022
Contact Details
Name: Pritha Prasad
Address: 24 Chemin Pré-Colomb
Email: phdapplications@giract.com