For the 11th time, we are opening our Call for Doctoral Candidates who are keen on broadening their horizons by acquiring skills in innovation and entrepreneurship. The initiative aims to bridge the gap between research and innovation and to extend the candidates’ network within the urban mobility ecosystem.

Who can apply?

  • Doctoral candidates from DTN partner universities (Aalto University, Czech Technical University in Prague, TU Braunschweig, Israel Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, Technical University of Munich, University of Lisbon, Ghent University, University of Tartu, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) participate in the program free of charge upon acception.
  • We accept applications from doctoral candidates outside our partner universities. The regular participation fee is 6,000 € to be paid by the university. This fee can be reduced by 3,000 € upon the DTN Committee's decision for outstanding applicants. The fee includes the complete I&E course package (4 mandatory and 3 elective courses) and 2x DTN Annual Forum incl. travel grants.

Please find detailed information on the current Call for Doctoral Candidates and application documents here.

Call timeline:

  • Call opens: 12 May 2025
  • Call closes: 8 June 2025
  • Notification time: July 2025

Application documents:

Please upload the following documents as individual documents in the upload area below:

  1. Curriculum vitae
  2. Motivation letter (download template here)
  3. Documentation certifying your enrollment in a doctoral program at a university.
    This could be a recent enrollment certificate or a signed letter from your university.
  4. Documentation indicating the completion date of your doctorate
    This could be an acceptance letter to the university, an employment contract with the university, enrolment forms or signed, self-written statements outlining the timeline of your doctorate and expected completion date.
  5. Letter of support from your supervisor stating your suitability for the EIT Urban Mobility Doctoral Training Network (download template here).
    The letter of support must explicitly give permission to participate in all required DTN activities, including international placements, training courses and annual conferences.
  6. Proof of English proficiency
    This could be a certificate of language proficiency from a language school or a signed, self-written declaration of language proficiency in English.
  7. Signed Doctoral Candidate Agreement (download here)
    Please fill in and sign on p. 3 and pp. 8-9. Page 7 (Activity Plan) can be submitted up to 3 months after joining the DTN. In fact, it is more useful to fill out the Activity Plan when more information about the DTN program is known after a few weeks. 


In case it is not possible for you to apply using this form (e.g. due to lack of accessibility), please contact dtn@eiturbanmobility.eu.

 

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Contact

Corinna Niederreiter, niederreiter@zv.tum.de

Technical University of Munich

Chair of Urban Structure and Transport Planning

EIT Urban Mobility DTN

Arcisstr. 21
80333 Munich

Dr.-Ing. Benjamin Büttner
dtn@eiturbanmobility.eu

International Graduate School of Science and Engineering (IGSSE)

EIT Urban Mobility DTN Office

Boltzmannstr. 17
85748 Garching

Corinna Niederreiter
eit-um.igsse@tum.de



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