[Call for Applications] Dorcas Muthoni Fellowship for PhD at Pompeu Fabra University

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Nneka

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Sep 28, 2025, 8:20:07 PMSep 28

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Dear All,

Applications are now open for the 4th edition of the Dorcas Muthoni Fellowship at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Spain.

Application Timeline:
Fellowship application deadline - Jan 15, 2026
Evaluation of applications - Feb 15, 2026
Announcement of final evaluation - Feb 20, 2026

PhD program application deadline - Mar 4, 2026
Enrollment deadline - Sep, 2026
Program and fellowship start - Oct, 2026

The fellowship is only for Female researchers of African nationality only. Please see the website for details on eligibility requirements and the selection process: https://www.upf.edu/web/phd-engineering/dorcas-muthoni-phd.

Some Notes

In order to apply for the fellowship you will need a "letter of support" and "signed teaching support form" from a potential PhD supervisor. So it is recommended to start contacting potential advisors early.
My exceptional PhD advisor Dr. Gergely Neu is also recruiting through this program, in case you are interested in working on reinforcement learning theory and related topics.