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Promoting Flavor Research
amongst PhD Students in Europe
Second edition 2011/2012
Best Thesis Award
6 Bursaries for 1st Year PhD Students
Giract is proud to announce that, following the success of the first edition of its unique and innovative programme to promote flavor research amongst PhD students in Europe across various universities and institutes, the 9 industrial sponsors have unanimously agreed to extend the programme to its second year. This consortium of 9 premier companies aims to raise awareness of their industry and the career opportunities in order to increase the flavor research talent pool in Europe. The 9 sponsoring companies are:
- DSM FOOD SPECIALTIES
- FRUTAROM
- GIVAUDAN
- INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC.
- KERRY INGREDIENTS & FLAVOURS
- KIKKOMAN
- LESAFFRE INTERNATIONAL
- NESTLE
- UNILEVER
This second edition is also organised by Giract and co-ordinated by Prof. Andy Taylor from the University of Nottingham, UK.
Purpose
To promote innovative flavor research amongst PhD candidates across European universities and research institutes. The project targets two different groups of PhD students:
- Group 1: students who are about to complete their PhD and hence will soon be examining opportunities for employment
- Group 2: students who are about to commence their PhD studies
This is translated into the following sub-objectives:
- Publicise the attractions of flavor research so as to pull high calibre students into appropriate PhD courses and then into industry
- For Group 1:
- Solicit and evaluate innovative flavor research projects amongst these students
- Provide the Annual Savory Flavor Conference, held in Geneva in the spring of each year, as a platform for the winning student to present his/her work to ‘potential employers’
- Download full details and application form for the Best Thesis Award here (PDF 14kb)
- For Group 2:
- Provide 6 bursaries to selected students who are planning to commence their PhD studies in flavors during the 2011/2012 academic year
- Download full details and application form for 1st year Bursary Awards here (PDF 15kb)