The Bertalanffy Doctoral Student Award is part of CSS FRANCE's global initiative to support early career researchers in their quest to advance the frontiers of science across a broad range of disciplines. It is in place to recognize early career contributions and leadership in research in Complex Systems related fields. It is awarded to young researchers enrolled in a Ph.D. program.

This competition consists in presenting your research in simple terms in a five minutes video to a lay audience. Your presentation should be clear, concise, and convincing.

Eligibility

Eligible candidates must:
Be under 30.
Be enrolled in a Ph.D. program in whatever discipline Complex Systems covers.
Commit to presenting their work at the French Regional Conference on Complex Systems FRCCS if awarded
Accept and authorize the use and distribution of videos and photos related to the competition, including on social networks
Have informed their thesis supervisor of their participation in the competition
Present a sufficiently advanced state of the doctoral research project

Important dates

· Application deadline: March 04, 2024

· Notification to applicants: April 02, 2024

Application Instruction

The application package must contain the following:

A CV of the candidate (maximum two pages)
A summary (maximum two pages) presenting the research work, its context, main contribution, and scientific impact.
A 5 minutes video presentation.

Application Process

Applications are made via a google form on the online portal.

Note that Google Forms requires you to be signed in to a Google account to upload files and submit your responses.

Selection Process

FRCCS Award Committee will evaluate all qualified candidates and propose the winner to the Advisory Board of CSS FRANCE, which will make the final decision.

Award Procedure

A prize of 500 euros is awarded to the winner. The award also covers the registration fee of FRCCS 2024

to facilitate attendance at the conference. The awardee will be recognized and present his (her) work at FRCCS 2024.

For more information contact: hocine.cherifi@gmail.com