Of course, whatever your nationality is, you can apply to Destiny PhD Programme. However, you have to respect some mobility rules which are described in the Guide for Applicants. 

No, there is no restrictions on disability/special needs, gender, age, nationality, ethnicity, religion, social status, sexual orientation, etc. In addition, applicants who have had career interruptions due to maternity/parental leave (F/M), career break (or non-research related working periods), military service, or long illnesses are encouraged to apply.

No, you can't apply with your own subject, you can only apply on Cohort Topics. 

You must complete the Application Form N°1 & Application Form N°2 (available in WORD or PDF version) and submit them in a PDF format by following the procedure detailed here. 

The applicant must also ensure that he/she complies with all the mobility rules & eligibility requirements set out and explained in the Guide for applicants.

Yes, you are invited to apply before the deadline, attach your transcripts in the Application Form n°2, mentioning that you will graduate on the date you will indicated. If you have the great opportunity to be selected, we will then require you to provide us with your degree of certificate of success before starting your thesis.

No, the Europass format is mandatory. It should not exceed two pages.

Reference your extra-curriculum activities in your CV with the help of Annexes, and at the end of your Application Form N°2, add the mentioned annexes.  This can be done by converting the PDF version of the Application Form N°2 into word.

In order to be eligible for the DESTINY PhD Programme, you must comply with the MSCA mobility rule for Doctoral Programmes.

It states that “Candidates may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the beneficiary/partner organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the date of recruitment (doctoral thesis starting date)”.

The candidates must comply with the ESR definition: "At the date of recruitment, candidates must be in the first four years of a full-time equivalent research experience".

Fore more details, see the Guide for applicants.

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For example, you want to apply for a topic in Poland, and you have never resided there or carried out my main activity (work, studies, etc.) in this country  for  more  than  12  months  in  the  3  years  immediately  before  the  date  of recruitment (doctoral thesis starting date), i.e from 01 October 2019 to 01 October 2022. You must write Poland, 0 days.

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Letters must be from academic mentors.

Yes, your application will be evaluated with this result.

Yes, you must provide us with a certificate from your university stating that your master degree was in English. 

The evaluators prefer that you would submit an official certificate of an English Proficiency Test.

- The RO is your employer, which will issue your salary, your working contract and all the Administrative Process.

- The GI is the place where you will register (for the doctoral school) and which delivers the diploma.

- The HL is the place where you will do your PhD thesis.

The DESTINY Team ensures that the process runs well and guarantees that the European Charter is respected.

It is a moving to a place (Partner Institution or Company) where you will spend a 3-months period (minimum) in the framework of your PhD thesis.

The Recruiting Organisation (RO) and Hosting Laboratory (HL) will be in charge of drafting your working contract. 

The DESTINY Team ensures that the process runs well and guarantees that the European Charter is respected.

The Recruiting Organisation (RO) and Hosting Laboratory (HL) will supervise and explain for each country the process and give a list of documents to provide (letter of acceptance, certificates,...).

The Mobility Allowance corresponds to an additional grant assigned to the Awarded Fellow in order to cover students’ costs linked to the installation and initial travel. 

For most cases, it will be monthly included into the net salary. In some Recruiting Organisations, it may be credited separately.  

In most cases, your salary gives you social coverage (health insurance) as a basis. You will have the opportunity to suscribe for a complementary insurance, depending on where you work.

For Cohort#1, the thesis is expected to start on October, 1st 2021. Considering the Covid-19 health restrictions, the start can change slightly depending of the country.

For Cohort#2, it will be on October 2022.

It depends of the Hosting Laboratory, some of them will ask to fill a form and others are not concerned. 

They launch the procedure by themselves during the administrative process if you are selected for a topic.

The DESTINY doctoral program will open 2 cohorts between 2020-2025. The first cohort begins on December 1st, 2020 until January 17, 2021 midnight (France time's zone); the second cohort will start in November 2021 and end on January 15, 2022.