SGroup PhD Cup 2026 (SGroup)

SGroup PhD Cup 2026

SGroup - Universities in Europe is welcoming applications for the fifth edition of its PhD CUP, a training and competition initiative that focus on the development of academic speaking and the enhancement of public presentation skills.

As it happened in previous editions, the training will be conducted in two days. Dates will be confirmed very soon.

Once the training is completed, PhD Students will be asked to present a 3-minutes thesis pitch that shall be submitted for a competition (two rounds).

After the first round of selection, the Top 5 PhD Candidates will be invited by their home institutions to participate in the SGroup Annual Meetings hosted by the Silesian University of Technology, in Gliwice, Poland on the 15^th of October 2026.

The final selection will be on site, during the General Assembly, and the selected PhD Candidate will be awarded an SGroup grant to conduct studies and research in an institution of their choice anywhere in the world (SGroup grant: 1.000€)

Please note this competition is exclusive for PhD candidates affiliated with members and associate member universities of our network. You can check if your institution is an SGroup member here: https://sgroup-unis.eu/page/list-of-members

We wish you GOOD LUCK!

Please complete this form until the 11^th of March 2026

First Name ⃰

Family Name ⃰

Email ⃰

Title/position ⃰

Phone number

Include country prefix

Institution ⃰

Faculty/department ⃰

Name and study areas of PhD Programme ⃰

If possible, please include a link where your PhD programme is described

Time worked on PhD Thesis ⃰

Please indicate for how long you have been working on your thesis.

Foreseen timing of conclusion of the thesis ⃰

Please provide an estimate timing (year and if possible month) of when you will present your thesis.

Identification of your PhD supervisor ⃰

Please indicate: name, position, department and email.

Motivation and expectations ⃰

You should answer this question with the same content you would add to a motivation letter. Please describe why you are applying for this training and competition and what you expect to gain from participating in this programme, especially with regard to your future career opportunities.

Profile ⃰

Please describe the personal and professional characteristics and skills that make you a suitable candidate.

Research results ⃰

Please describe the results you have achieved so far in your research.

Please confirm you have informed your thesis supervisors and obtained their agreement to share information on your thesis during this programme.

I confirm

I did not inform my supervisor yet

In case you are selected, you will be asked to submit a declaration to prove this.

Please confirm you are aware of the dates of the training and competition phases and commit to attending all of them if selected.

I agree

Please insert here any additional information you consider relevant:

Data protection: please inform us if you agree your data is shared as needed for the good functioning of the programme.

I agree

I do not agree

In compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and within the framework of the programme.

Data protection: please inform us if you agree your image is shared in SGroup's communication channels.

I agree

I do not agree

We are committed to ensuring the security and protection of the personal information that we process, and to ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and will only share it within the framework of the programme.

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