In 2019, countries and regions eligible to take part in the RIS Fellowships are: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovia, Bulgaria, Croartia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy *, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland**, Portugal, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain***, Turkey, Ukraine.

*Italy (only regions: Molise, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicilia, Sardegna, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo, Campania, Valle d’Aosta) **Poland (only regions: Łódzkie, Lubelskie, Małopolskie, Podkarpackie, Świętokrzyskie, Podlaskie, Wielkopolski, Lubuskie, Dolnośląskie, Opolskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Zachodniopomorskie, Mazovia Regional – without Mazovia-Capital )***Spain (only regions: Galicia, Principado de Asturias, Cantabria, La Rioja, Castilla-la Mancha, Extremadura, Illes Balears, Andalucía, Región de Murcia, Canarias, Castilla y León, Aragón, Comunidad Valenciana)

EIT Food RIS Fellowships project is looking young passionate people from higher education upon the return to their homes RIS countries, will spur a wave of entrepreneurial innovations and support the development of the local agri-food ecosystem.

EIT Food RIS Fellowships project is divided into two complementary components:

RIS Fellowships dedicated to MSc students, graduates and young entrepreneurs from EIT RIS countries. They will have the opportunity to apply academic knowledge in practical context of work to spur a weave of entrepreneurial innovations in their home countries. RIS Fellowships interns will be engaged in learning-by-doing activities (internal projects and tasks) carried out by each host companies. RIS Fellowships interns will be provided with 1350 € scholarship/per month;

RIS Talents dedicated to doctoral students and young post-docs representing scientific disciplines other than food science from EIT RIS countries. They will benefit from lessons learned in their own academic research and will also be encouraged to engage in industrial collaboration or entrepreneurship. RIS Talents interns will be participated in innovation projects of EIT Food as well as R&D projects by becoming involved in dedicated internships in the EIT Food partner organizations. RIS Talents interns will be provided with 2000 € scholarship/per month.

Best candidate for the internship should:

• be a student or graduate of MSc (Fellowships); Ph.D. student or post-doc (Talents);
• have an interest in the agri-food sector;
• have proactive attitude and be passionate about extra activities;
• be eager to gain new experience, willing to learn and self-motivated;
• have analytical skills, be open-minded, goal-oriented and team player;
• be ready to work in an international environment and speaks English very well;
• be available min. 3 months from July until December 2019;
• have a cross-country mobility allowances and health insurance.

All candidates will be evaluated taking into account the following criteria, related to the applicant’s attitude, skills, competences and features:

Formal criteria 

• Candidate must have a nationality of one of the eligible 28 RIS countries and regions;
• RIS Fellowships – Candidate is a student (min. completed Bachelor) or graduated of Master of science (up to 2 years after graduation)
• RIS Talents – Candidate is Ph.D. student or post-doc (up to 2 years after graduation)
• Candidate is able to work in the English language (min. C1 in CEFR level of English is required),
• Candidate has fill out the online form;
• Candidate added 1-minute self-video
• Candidate is available min. 3 months from July until December 2019;
• Candidate is willing to work in agri-food sector,
• Candidate is having health insurance required for cross-country mobility.
• RIS Talents – Candidate joined the EIT Food RIS Expert Community via LinkedIn.

Expected skills and competences 

• Analytical thinking,
• Creativity in problem solving,
• Active and transparent communication,
• Good knowledge Microsoft Office.

Great potential for development

• Proactive attitude (awards received in student competitions 2016-2019 or participation in student associations)
• Motivation to take up learning-by-doing activities,
• Natural curiosity to learn,
• Challenge themselves and existing process,
• Experience as entrepreneurs (confirmed by references will be an asset).

RIS Fellowships is looking for MSc students and graduates with different educational background for example:

• marketing area, project management, data analysis, market research, sales, IT, programming or similar
• biology, chemical engineering, food science, food technology, process engineering, pharmaceutical technology or similar

RIS Talents is looking for Ph.D. students and post-docs representing scientific disciplines other than food science.

RIS Fellowships candidates will benefit from professional recruitment process with corporate background as well as workshops organized in 15 EIT Hubs locations all over the Europe, which stimulate analytical skills and creative problem solving. Fellowships internships will supplement traditional higher education curricula, offering practical skills and developing entrepreneurial talents who will act as role models upon return to their home countries.

RIS Talents interns will strengthen the international networking of young academics with leading agri-food players, transfer of advanced knowledge to EIT RIS countries, foster industrial orientation of academic research, and attract talents from other disciplines than food science to the agri-food sector.

Benefits of the internship

• Precise matching candidates to the offered internships areas specified by each host company.
• Gain hand-on experiences by creative problem solving and solving real work problematic situations of the organizations.
• Get 1,350€ (Fellowships) – 2,000€ (Talents) gross grant/month for support your expenses.
• Know and learn about other ways of working and discuss from a different point of view.
• Improve your curriculum vitae and get contacts and opportunities that will open up doors for your professional life.
• Enrich yourself knowing another country and getting involved in its culture.

1. Read all the information about the project and contact us if you have any doubt: risfellowships@wz.uw.edu.pl .
2. Choose one of two available application form, whether you are a MSc student/graduate or Ph.D. student/post-doc.
3. Answer ALL the questions of the online application form.
4. Create and share 1-minute self-video via link to Wetransfer, Dropbox or YouToube, in which the candidates will introduce themselves and answer briefly the open question about their motivation eg. “Tell us why you are the most suitable person for an internship”
5. NOTE: In the application form, please specify only one of 15 EIT Hubs locations, where you want to take part in the workshop (at the 2^nd stage of the recruitment process). The countries in which the workshops will be held are: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Romania, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine.
6. About 30 applicants meeting the selection criteria will be selected for each of 15 workshops. The selection will be made, based on a clear defined selection criteria.

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The application deadline is April 26th 23.59 pm (CEST).

Yes, you will receive a written feedback after each stage of the recruitment process.

Information about shortlisted candidates who met the selection criteria and qualified for workshops will be placed on the project website www.eitfoodrisfellowships.eu and in EIT Food social media. Each candidate will receive also a written feedback on his/her e-mail.

The workshops will take place in 15 EIT Hubs locations, in the following RIS countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal, Turkey. Max. 30 best applicants meeting the selection criteria, will be selected to participate in 1 of 15 workshops organized by EIT Hubs. The participation in workshop is free of charge. All participants need to cover cost of travel and accommodation by themselves.

The list of best workshop participants, who met the selection criteria will be placed on the project website and in EIT Food social media. Each shortlisted candidate will be individually informed about online interviews with host companies.

The on-line interviews with host companies will take place at the third stage of the recruitment process in June (Talents) and July (Fellowships). Candidates who met the selection criteria, will be matched to the internship areas offered by host companies. Candidates will be individually invited to the on-line interview with particular host companies.

Scholarships will be awarded to short-listed candidates at the end of the selection process. All interns will be provided with a scholarship to support to cover travel and accommodation expenses, funded from the EIT Food RIS Fellowship project budget, payable on the basis of a consent form.

RIS Fellowships interns will be provided with 1350 € scholarship/per month (the total amount for one intern will not exceed 8100 euro/6 months)

RIS Talents interns will be provided with 2000 € scholarship/per month (the total amount for one intern will not exceed 12.000 euro/6 months)

The scholarship will be paid in monthly installments after signing the consent form and monthly reports. The scholarships might be a subject of taxation depending on the legal requirements applying to the sides of the grant agreements.

All workshop participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

All interns will receive a written testimonials/feedbacks. If necessary for external arrangements (leave of absence at the University) interns may receive letter of intentions from the project’s team and hosting company.

For more information read our RIS Fellowships project GUIDE 2019. Coming soon.

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