[Iris] Workshop: FUnding a PhD & Planning your Application

Dear all, The Vienna Doctoral School of Philosophy and the Vienna Forum for Analytic Philosophy are organizing a workshop on the topic of Graduate Applications and Funding Opportunities for Early Career Philosophers *this Thursday, **April 20*. The workshop will be structured in two sessions: *§1 FUNDING A PHD* The DLE Research Services and Career Development will present national and international funding opportunities for early career researchers (PhD students, postdocs and transition phase). Among others, programs of funding agencies such as FWF and the European Commission will be presented and you will have the opportunity to ask questions to the Research Services team. *When?* April 20, 2023 – 15.00 – 16.30 *Where?* Room 3C, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna *break with snacks*: 16.30 – 17.00 *§2 PLANNING YOUR APPLICATION* Our panel of Forum Alumni will provide participants with suggestions on how to create an ideal timeline for applying to PhD programs and related funding. The goal is to have a concrete to-do list with timestamps by the end of the workshop. The session will cover topics such as US and UK funding opportunities, application documentation, making contacts, and suggestions for tailoring applications. *When? *April 20, 2023 – 17:00 – 18:30 *Where?* Room 3B, NIG, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Vienna *Who?* Sophia Arbeiter (University of Pittsburgh), Michael Bruckner (University of Wisconsin, Madison), and Katharina Bernhard (University of St. Andrews) *As always, everyone is welcome to join us!* Here's the website: https://wfap.philo.at/funding-a-phd-planning-your-application/ <https://wfap.philo.at/funding-a-phd-planning-your-application/> If you have any questions or would like to register (optional), please send an email to vd.philosophy(a)univie.ac.at <mailto:vd.philosophy@univie.ac.at>. *ZOOM LINK* https://univienna.zoom.us/j/67980007870?pwd=ZzNiTGZPRVhCaElWQzNKVG5hblltUT09 <https://univienna.zoom.us/j/67980007870?pwd=ZzNiTGZPRVhCaElWQzNKVG5hblltUT09> Meeting ID: 679 8000 7870 Passcode: 634589 Kind regards, Martin Niederl & Raphael Aybar