Fully Funded CERN Doctoral Student Programme 2025

The CERN Doctoral Student Programme 2025 provides a fully funded, temporary research position at CERN in Geneva, allowing PhD students to carry out part of their doctoral research at the laboratory. It targets students in applied physics, engineering, computer science, and related fields, offering supervision, access to CERN facilities, and collaboration with international researchers. The program supports a 12-month contract, renewable up to 36 months, with a monthly stipend and additional allowances and insurance.

Full-time paid research position; access to world-class labs and supervision; opportunity to collaborate with international scientists; monthly stipend and travel/insurance benefits.

Open to individuals who must be citizens of CERN Member or Associate Member States, already enrolled in a PhD program, and whose university supports their CERN research as part of their thesis; fluent in English or French.

Visit the official CERN page for full details and application submission.