SGroup PhD Cup

Period: May 2022 to December 2027
Status: Current projects
Role: Coordinator
Type: Other
Category: Internal

 

About
This event gives PhD candidates of SGroup institutions a unique opportunity to benefit from soft skill training to and compete to receive a 1000€ SGroup PhD Mobility Grant.

Objectives

This SGroup initiative aims to support the development of research students' capacity to explain their work effectively and reach new audiences, following the policy priority for Open Science of the European Commission, and contributing to further growing the social impact of research, a goal of SGroup. Its objectives also include establishing and creating opportunities for contact-making and collaboration among PhD candidates from SGroup members in Europe and associate members around the globe, creating a unique opportunity to raise the visibility of the research developed by the participants in the network.

 

2026 Edition

The 2026 edition of the PhD CUP Training took place on the 4th and 6th of May 2026. 

The Top 5 Finalists are:
Tihana Gašpert - University of Maribor
Patricia Caballero - Ghent University
Maïté Verstraeten - Ghent University
Lisa Sonnleitner - University of Lille
Jean Mayoko - University of León

The final will take place in Gliwice, during the Annual Meetings. 
Good luck to everyone!

 

Past editions: 

2025 Edition

2025 Edition-  The results are in! Congratulatios to all participants. 

 

Past Editions:

2024 Edition
^{Picture of the four finalists of the SGroup PhD Cup 2024 edition in Paris, Cergy:} 

^{The winner was Kiriaki Kouti from University of Giessen.} 

2023 Edition

The winner of the PhD Cup 2023 was:
Tjeerd Fokkens - University of Gothenburg, Sweden