The INVITE Call for applications is open since 10 days. After checking some applications already submitted and the questions received, we can list the top 5 mistakes plus one bonus in preparing\u00a0 applications to INVITE Call.<\/p>\n
Many applicants have sent documents by email. Unfortunately this is wrong. There is only one way to apply to the INVITE PhD positions: through the online platform (PICA<\/a>). Remind: all documents sent via e-mail will be not taken into account.<\/p>\n You don\u2019 find the URL of the PICA submission system? Just have a look here above and click on\u00ab Apply now! \u00bb.<\/p>\n In the PICA online system, you have to upload some documents: e.g. your ID document or a copy of your Bachelor\u2019s \/ Master\u2019s Degree certificate. Some applicants have uploaded the certificate of the Master\u2019s degree where the ID document is requested, and vice versa.<\/p>\n You must carefully upload the right document in the right section<\/strong>.<\/p>\n If you do not have the document or you are still waiting to receive it, please, do not upload a different document.\u00a0 Only the relevant documents will be taken in to account in order to evaluate a candidate.<\/p>\n If you have any doubt on the documents or you are facing troubles in getting, please contact us by email: phd.invite@ateneo.univr.it<\/a>.<\/p>\n About documents to be uploaded, some applicants have uploaded a declaration on the countries where they lived in the last three years on a form of their choice<\/strong> or even on a blank page. Some others have filled in the form online available on the project website here<\/a>, but they have printed the webpage<\/strong> as a PDF file or done a screenshot <\/strong>of the page and saved as PDF.\u00a0 None of these ways are correct!<\/p>\n To generate the Declaration in PDF, you must fill in the form you can find here<\/a> and click on the orange button \u00abClick here to generate the Declaration\u00bb located in the middle of the page. Once generate the PDF file, you can upload it in the PICA submission system.<\/p>\n Some applicants have prepared a research proposal using template different form the INVITE template. We have prepared a very simple template<\/strong> (you can download it from the Call documents<\/a> page). Once you have written your research proposal using in the template, you must save it as a PDF file and upload it in PICA submission system.<\/p>\n Some have used the template (see point 4), but they have just filled in the summary section. Besides the summary (maximum 2000 characters), you still have plenty of room (up to 5 pages) to present your research proposal in details under section\u2026 \u201cResearch proposal\u201d.<\/p>\n In the Guide for applicants, available on INVITE website at the Call documents<\/a> page, you can find some suggestions.<\/p>\n If you have made any of these mistakes but you have already submitted your application, you can still remedy. You just need to withdraw your application and fill in a new one. The new version of the Guide for applicants (see the Call documents<\/a> page) explain you how to do it, step by step.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Good luck to all applicants!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The INVITE Call for applications is open since 10 days. After checking some applications already submitted and the questions received, we can list the top 5 mistakes plus one bonus in preparing\u00a0 applications to INVITE Call. 1. Applications sent by e-mail Many applicants have sent documents by email. Unfortunately this is wrong. There is only one way to apply to the INVITE PhD positions: through… <\/p>\n2. Uploading a different document from the required one<\/h3>\n
3. Declaration on Places of activity\/residence in any possible format<\/h3>\n
4. Research proposals on your own template<\/h3>\n
5. Research proposals with just the summary<\/h3>\n
The bonus<\/h3>\n