As part of the UNITA Alliance, 14 excellent Doctoral Candidates will enrol the CHORAL programme in Cultural Heritage.

The first call for application for 14 doctoral contracts within the COFUND CHORAL project, part of the UNITA constellation, will be officially launched on January 22nd.

Following the call for expressions of interest, 25 thesis subjects have already been identified. Research topics are under review by the Cultural Heritage Hub. The first call for applications will run from January 22 to March 22, 2024, with 14 positions to be filled.

Full details of the project, its objectives, proposed topics, eligibility criteria, application procedures (and much more besides!) will be posted in the dedicated CHORAL tab on the new Re-UNITA website, accessible via www.research.univ-pau.fr.
The pages will go live on January 22, 2023.

Coordinated by the Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, CHORAL (Cultural Heritage Outreach in RomAnce Languages) is a Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska Curie programme co-funded by the European Union. It is tied to the Cultural Heritage Hub, an international research network within the Alliance, which structures its research ecosystem facing cultural related challenges.

CHORAL aims to train high-quality international researchers and to encourage the development of interdisciplinary, international and inter-sectoral research that addresses any aspect of Cultural Heritage.  

The successful candidates will enroll in PhD programmes under joint supervision that will require an international mobility. Choral students will benefit from dedicated events and a tailored doctoral training programme.

Applications are open until March 22nd, 2024 for 14 grants on multiple PhD research topics in 7 universities of the UNITA Alliance for  fully funded  3-years PhDs, starting on fall 2024.

• Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour (UPPA – France)
• Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB – France)
• Università degli studi di Torino (UNITO – Italy)
• Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR – Spain)
• Università degli Studi di Brescia (UNIBS – Italy)
• Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA – Spain)
• Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov (UNITBV – Roumania)

Why undertake a CHORAL PhD?

Get high quality training and research guaranteed by the expertise of the UNITA Alliance Research Laboratories within the dedicated Cultural Heritage Hub.
Collaborate with partners and international leaders in Cultural Heritage.
Enjoy dedicated support: from reception to professional integration.
To be a player in the social, economic and cultural transformation of rural and cross-border mountain territories.
Benefit from dedicated mobility and travel allowances and research costs support.
Graduated with a double degree from 2 different European Universities

The CHORAL team remains at your disposal for any questions you may have at: [email protected] 

All the information you may find on the UNITA official website here.