Dear National Societies and EURO working groups,
I
would be grateful if you could advertise the following Call for NATCOR
bursaries to your members. We get great feedback from the students
attending the NATCOR courses and we wish to support this important
initiative.
Please let me know if you have any
questions.
Thank you.
With
best wishes.
Sarah
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NATCOR,
a National Taught Course Centre in Operational Research, delivers
taught courses in the UK to PhD students on a number of different topics
in OR. Please see the NATCOR website for more details: http://www.natcor.ac.uk/
EURO
is pleased to announce the availability of a limited number of
bursaries for PhD students to attend NATCOR courses. https://www.euro-online.org/web/pages/1568/natcor-bursaries
*Heuristics
& Approximation Algorithms, Nottingham, 20th-24th April 2020
*Convex
Optimization, Edinburgh, 1st-5th June 2020
*Forecasting &
Predictive Analysis, Lancaster, 21st-25th September 2020
The
NATCOR course fees and accommodation (typically bed and breakfast) will
be funded by EURO for successful candidates.
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).
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.
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), a letter outlining their motivation to attend, and a letter of
recommendation from their supervisor to https://www.euro-online.org/awards/natcor2020/registration.php.
Applicants should declare on their application if they are receiving
any additional support from their PhD funding body or other sponsor.
Important
Dates
Deadline for applications: January 20, 2020
Notification
of acceptance: February 4, 2020
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Dr Sarah Fores, FORS
Manager of EURO