Step 1: selection of 5 PhD students after an audition in front of a jury composed of 5 professors and 3 communication professionals. The 5 selected PhD students will receive a grant of CHF 10'000 each to be used, for example, to participate in international meetings, to follow online training courses, to visit laboratories abroad, or to cover the printing costs of their thesis.

Step 2: Production of short videos to present their thesis in 3 minutes to a non-scientific audience, and writing a presentation sheet. The videos and presentation sheets are then uploaded on the Faculty of Medicine website, as well as on the UNIGE's social networks.

•  This programme is exclusively open to PhD/MD-PhD students of the Faculty of Medicine as well as for PSLS students
• Candidates must have completed at least 18 months of their PhD by 31 mars 2023 and finish their PhD no sooner than June 2024 (in order to have time to disburse the grant).
• The selected PhD students commit to respect the schedule, to prepare themselves as well as possible for the video recording, and to prepare the summary of the thesis project on 1 page (FR or ENG).
• Thesis projects will be presented orally in English only (during the auditions and the videos).
• Supervisors must be informed of their student's participation and intellectual property issues must be settled beforehand.

Important

• Please note that all candidates must be available on 31 March to participate in the auditions (in person only!)
• We limit the number of candidates to 24. If we receive too many applications, we will prioritize the candidates who apply for the first time. 
• To apply, you must fill in the form and send a thesis summary. The summary must be accessible to a non-scientific audience and be no longer than 250 words.
• A Q&A session will take place on 24 March CET at 11:00 via Zoom. Your presence is not mandatory.

• A grant of CHF 10'000 for each of the 5 selected doctoral candidates.
• Opportunity to develop skills in communication, synthesis, popularisation, etc.
• Personalised support throughout the process.

Complete the online form and attach your CV and the summary of your thesis in English. The summary must be accessible to a non-scientific audience and be no longer than 250 words).
Deadline for submission of projects: 22 March 2023 (11 pm CET) 

Please note that all candidates must be available on 31 March to participate in the auditions (in person only!)

Auditions will take the form of a 3-minute oral presentation (in English) of the thesis topic; the jury will decide on the basis of the following criteria:

• communication, presentation and outreach skills
• ability to present and describe the objectives of the research project
• ability to highlight the potential and innovative nature of the project
• ability to answer the jury's questions
• motivation for the research project

Presentations must be clear, concise and accessible to a non-scientific audience.  3 PPT slides (not animated) may be used.

• 22 March- closing date for applications
• 31 March - audition and selection
• April - two individual coaching sessions to prepare for the video shooting
• May - video shooting and editing; creation of project presentation sheets
• May/early June- production of videos 
• As of August - follow-up on the use of the grants with the finalists