Another call for applications in the “jUSt transition” project have just been open. We’d like to encourage you to apply for funds in one of the tasks of your choice. Announced tasks:

1. Financing of international mobility:
   • Foreign research journeys – Europe – link to the announcement
   • Foreign research journeys – beyond Europe – link to the announcement
   • Scientific conferences – link to the announcement
2. Financing of cost of research – purchase and services – link to the announcement
3. Support for publication activity of doctoral students:
   • Financing of proofreading – link to the announcement
   • Financing of publication’s costs – link to the announcement

Key conditions:

• The PhD student conducts research which supports the transformation process, in particular in the directions of the green and digital economy (supervisor’s opinion required)
• The PhD student has not yet received funding in any module of the “jUSt transition” project

The recruitment lasts until June 4. The recruitment requires filling in the appropriate forms and submitting them in paper form to the project office.

A number of calls for doctoral students of the Doctoral School as part of the project “jUSt transition – The potential of the University of Silesia as the basis for the Just Transformation of the region” have been open.

On 27.01.2025-28.02.2025, recruitment is being conducted for:

Foreign trips within Europe – announcement.

Foreign trips outside Europe – announcement.

Trips to foreign scientific conferences – announcement.

Funding for research conducted by doctoral students up to PLN 5,000 – announcement.

A doctoral student can obtain funding in the program only once in each type of call (trips 1-3 are treated as one category).

The condition for obtaining funding is the presentation by the supervisor of confirmation that the doctoral student has entered the project criteria.

More about the “jUSt transition” program – https://just.fesl.us.edu.pl/

Announcement of the results of the competition for increasing the doctoral scholarship

The Dean of the Doctoral School appointed the competition committee on December 14 this year. Considered the applications of PhD candidates of doctoral schools in the competition to increase the doctoral scholarship. After considering all the applications, the committee decided to grant an increase in the doctoral scholarship to the following PhD candidates:

International Environmental Doctoral School

Year II

• Emily Chen

Year III

• Weronika Patuła

Year IV

• Aleksandra Osika

Doctoral School

Area of ​​humanities, theology and arts, year II

• Karolina Gembara
• Lukasz Koniuszy
• Daniel Stopa
• Mateusz Taranowski

Area of ​​humanities, theology and arts, year III

• Kamil Iwaniak
• Paweł Kruglik
• Monika Lubińska
• Jadwiga Zając

Area of ​​humanities, theology and arts, year IV

• Jacek Bielawa
• Krzysztof Kiczek

The field of social sciences, year II

• Dominik Gabor
• Justyna Kania
• Jakub Zwierzchowski

The field of social sciences, year III

• Justyna Lipka
• Ikechukwu Ugwu
• Paulina Wardawy-Dudziak
• Jakub Wyczik

The field of social sciences, year IV

• Zofia Kurasz
• Maciej Marcinowski-Prażmowski
• Sara Smyczek-Golebiewska

The area of ​​exact and natural sciences as well as engineering and technology, year II

• Sunny Ahmar
• Kwaben Frimpong Marfo
• Paulina Jesionek
• Barbara Loska
• Sara Zimny

The area of ​​exact and natural sciences as well as engineering and technology, year III

• Joanna Grelska
• Karolina Kowalski
• Aleksandra Renc
• Beibei Yao

The area of ​​exact and natural sciences as well as engineering and technology, year IV

• Daniel Lach
• Oliwia Metryka
• Piotr Sosnowski

The amount of the increase in the scholarship will be determined by the rector’s order. Scholarship for October, November and December will be paid by the end of December.

The pro-quality scholarship for doctoral students of doctoral schools is financed under the University of Silesia program entitled “Research Excellence Initiative” from funds obtained in connection with the University’s participation in the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” program and receive a 2% increase in subsidy from the Ministry of Education and Science for the period 2020-2025.

Results announcement date: 16.12.2022

The Dean of the Doctoral School announces next competition for funds for research and development of PhD students at the Doctoral School.

Term of application: May 13, 3:00 PM

Application form: https://formularze.us.edu.pl/form/index/3136 (note – a Phd supervisor must accept the application)

More details: https://us.edu.pl/szkola-doktorska/en/srodki-na-dzialalnosc-naukowa-doktorantow/konkurs-dla-doktorantow-srodki-na-dzialalnosc-naukowa/

Announcement of the results of the competition for increasing the doctoral scholarship

The Dean of the Doctoral School appointed the competition committee on December 14 this year. Considered the applications of PhD candidates of doctoral schools in the competition to increase the doctoral scholarship. After considering all the applications, the committee decided to grant an increase in the doctoral scholarship to the following PhD candidates:

Doctoral School

The field of humanities, theology and the arts,  II year

• Andrzej Juchniewicz, literary studies
• Monika Lubińska, literary studies
• Marcelina Pietryga, linguistics
• Monika Szafrańska, linguistics

The field of humanities, theology and the arts,  III year

• Jacek Bielawa, literary studies
• Jessica Kufa, culture and religion studies
• Judyta Mężyk, linguistics

The field of social sciences,  II year

• Jakub Hanc, law
• Zofia Kołodziej, law
• Maciej Langer, law
• Anna Maria Rizzo, law
• Jakub Wyczik, law
• Aleksandra Żenda, psychology

The field of social sciences,  III year

• Wojciech Panek, law
• Karolina Prażmowska, law
• Emilie Szwajnoch, political science and public administration

The field of science and natural sciences, and engineering and technology,  II year

• Joanna Grelska, physical sciences
• Adam Krain, biological sciences
• Krzysztof Kupczak, earth and related environmental sciences
• Katarzyna Nowak, earth and related environmental sciences
• Natalia Soszka, chemical sciences

The field of science and natural sciences, and engineering and technology,  III year

• Reyhaneh Seyed Alian, biological sciences
• Daniel Lach, chemical sciences
• Julia Korzuch, chemical sciences

International Environmental Doctoral School

II year

• Weronika Patuła, earth and related environmental sciences

III year

• Hedvig Csapo, earth and related environmental sciences

PhD candidates who did not receive the scholarship will be informed.

In accordance with § 2 of the ordinance No. 217 of the Rector of the University of Silesia of December 15, the increase in the scholarship amounts to 14 percent of the professor’s remuneration, i.e. PLN 897.40 gross, and will be paid together with the doctoral scholarship on the last day of each month.

The pro-quality scholarship for PhD candidates of doctoral schools is financed under the University of Silesia program entitled “Research Excellence Initiative”, from the funds obtained in connection with the participation of the University in the “Initiative of Excellence – Research University” program and receiving from the Ministry of Education and Science a 2% increase in subsidies for the period 2020-2025.