You are kindly requested to contact the Nihes Office to make an appointment with programme coordinator Astrid Vrakking in order to discuss your enrolment and research project, and to deal with all your questions. Together with her, you will determine your personal course schedule; you will receive a copy of this personal schedule.
Mrs Astrid Vrakking
Phone: 010 - 704 3992
E-mail: a.vrakking@erasmusmc.nl
Application procedure for Nihes PhD candidates
For those who are working towards a PhD degree at one of the institutes participating in or affiliated with the Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences, a short cut application procedure exists:
1) Select the specialization of the one-year, full-time Master of Science programme in Health Sciences of your choice
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Research training for Nihes PhD candidates |
2) Contact the Nihes Office to make an appointment
3) Complete the online application form
The online application form includes a field to upload your curriculum vitae. Your CV (résumé) should be extensive and include the following information:
- a list of educational institutes attended + with corresponding dates;
- degree(s) obtained or expected to obtain;
- work experience + corresponding dates of employment for each position held;
- research experience + a complete list of publications;
- all other relevant information.
You will also be requested to enter full contact details of your tutor (or tutors) and promotor in the online application form.
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Access to the online application forms |
4) Prepare your application package
Make sure that your application package includes the following documents:
- A print-out of the online application form, completely filled out and signed.
- A copy of your extensive curriculum vitae.
- A copy of your personal course schedule as determined in consultation with Mrs Vrakking, signed by yourself and your tutor/supervisor/promotor.
- Official transcripts of diplomas and reports (lists of grades) translated into English and with original stamp and/or certification from the institute concerned. (A Dutch copy of the diploma is also allowed if the originals can be shown to the NIHES programme coordinator)
- A passport photograph.
5) Submit your application
Please send your application package before 1 May 2010 to:
Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences
PO Box 2040
3000 CA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences
PO Box 2040
3000 CA Rotterdam
The Netherlands
6) After admission
We aim to confirm receipt of your application and enrolment as soon as your package has reached us.
When you will actually begin with your programme at Nihes, depends on the course scheduled that has been decided upon. In any case, you will be able to download a Nihes Study Guide before the start of the programme.
When you will actually begin with your programme at Nihes, depends on the course scheduled that has been decided upon. In any case, you will be able to download a Nihes Study Guide before the start of the programme.
