EURO Support for NATCOR Bursaries
Download the application form for the EURO Support for NATCOR Bursaries here (.doc file)
NATCOR (http://www.natcor.ac.uk/), a National Taught Course Centre in Operational Research, delivers taught courses to PhD students, from across Europe, on a number of different topics in OR.
Attending Courses
EURO is advertising a competition for bursaries for courses run in 2025.
The NATCOR course fees and on-site accommodation (if applicable) will be funded by EURO for successful candidates. Typically, accommodation for any residential courses will be four nights bed and breakfast. If additional or alternative accommodation is required, candidates will need to arrange and pay for this. Also any extra costs incurred will need to be settled personally. Please also be reminded that successful candidates requiring visas will need to apply for these in good time. Also please note the upcoming changes to travel requirements for European nationals visiting the United Kingdom. Eligible Europeans can apply from 5 March 2025 and will need an ETA to travel from 2 April 2025. Further guidelines can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-an-electronic-travel-authorisation-eta
Eligibility
Applicants must be PhD students, from one of the EURO member countries or studying in one of the EURO member countries (see https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/1457/current-member-societies). UK applicants may also be eligible for one of the NATCOR bursaries). Applicants must have good English Language skills as all NATCOR courses will be in English. Preference will be given to students in their first or second years but all are welcome to apply. Preference will also be given to applicants who have not previously received support from EURO for NATCOR or other PhD schools. (Note: students from the UK may apply for bursaries from ORS/NATCOR.)
Application
To apply for a bursary, candidates from a EURO member society country, or studying in a EURO member society country, should submit a zip file containing the application form, their curriculum vitae (including their academic track record), and a letter of recommendation from their supervisor. Applicants should declare if they are receiving any additional support from their PhD funding body or other sponsor.
Selection Process
The EURO VP2 selects and ranks (in the case of more than one accepted from the same country) the candidates. When accepting the candidates the VP2 should aim at a good distribution of the participants among the EURO member societies.
Next Call
The next call for 2026 courses will be issued in November 2025, with an application deadline of January 2026.
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