Dear Doctoral Candidates of the First and Second Year,

We are pleased to announce the launch of the second edition of the T4EU PhD Tracks programme. By doing so, we encourage you to strengthen the international component of your research projects by collaborating with our foreign partners in Transform4Europe Alliance.

Candidates who intend to apply for this programme are kindly asked to submit a motivation letter in English. In the letter, please indicate the specific researchers with whom you would like to cooperate, explain their role in your project, and provide confirmation (for example, an email message) of their preliminary agreement to enter into academic cooperation.

Please send the motivation letter — in electronic form — to the address lidia.jasik@us.edu.pl by 30 January 2026. The next stage of the recruitment process will be interviews scheduled for 17 February 2026. The number of places in the programme is unlimited.

All essential information regarding the T4EU PhD Tracks can be found on the following website https://us.edu.pl/szkola-doktorska/en/t4eu-phd-tracks/.

We introduce a practical guide on applying for a T4EU PhD Tracks prepared by our coordinator:T4EU_PhD_Tracks_Guide 2025