What is SGroup PhD Cup?

The training will be focused on rhetoric skills and communicating research results with wide audiences.
The competition is based on the 3-Minutes Thesis pitch model.

SGroup members’ PhD candidates are invited to benefit from a top-level soft skills online training that will be completely funded by SGroup. They will also have the chance to compete with a video submission to win the final award.

After the 1^st selection round, the top 5 PhD students will be invited by their home Universities to travel to the location of the member that is hosting the SGroup Annual Meeting to present their 3-minute pitch to the General Assembly representatives.

The 2^nd round of the selection process will happen at the SGroup Annual Meetings in October and the PhD Student that wins this last stage of the competition will be granted one PhD Mobility Grant of up to 1.000€ to carry out research abroad, in an institution of his/her choice. 

Who can participate?

Participation is open to all PhD students and young researchers enrolled in one of the SGroup members. Candidates must not be in their very last stage of PhD completion (as they need to still be PhD students in October this year) and young and active doctoral researchers are eligible if they have already achieved research results to share in their pitch. 

Please note that candidates must be formally enrolled in a PhD programme of an SGroup member or associate member university and graduates are not eligible.

The applicant from each university who receives the highest score from the jury will be invited to participate in the training and the following steps of the competition.

Please note that there is no limit to applications per institution so, if places are still available, more students from the same member can also be invited to join the training until all places are fulfilled.

3. How to participate?

Application form: eligible candidates can submit their application using this form
https://sgroup-unis.eu/form_sgroup_phd_cup

Please confirm the deadline and all details regarding this year's edition here.

4. When will it take place?

The selected participants as well as the respective SGroup Liaison Officer and General Assembly Representatives will be informed via email on all the details.

The training will take place online in two days during May.

All selected participants will receive a certificate.

The 10 candidates with the highest scores will be announced in June.

The top 5 finalists will be invited by their home institutions to present their pitch live at the SGroup PhD Cup Final Ceremony during the SGroup’s Annual Meetings.

We are looking forward to receiving our members' applications for this outstanding opportunity.