<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://iutdijon.u-bourgogne.fr/ccs-france/doctoral-student-award/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt">DOCTORAL STUDENT AWARD</span></b></a><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt"></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">@ </span></b><a href="https://iutdijon.u-bourgogne.fr/ccs-france/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt">FRCCS 2024</span></b></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 17.85pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The Bertalanffy Doctoral Student
Award is part of </span><a href="https://www.cssfrance.org/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.5pt">CSS FRANCE's</span></a><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> global initiative
to support early career researchers in their quest to advance the frontiers of
science across a broad range of disciplines. It is in place to recognize
early career contributions and leadership in research in Complex Systems
related fields. It is awarded to young researchers enrolled in a Ph.D. program.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">This competition consists in presenting your research in
simple terms in a five minutes video to a lay audience. Your presentation
should be clear, concise, and convincing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="NL" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Eligibility</span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Eligible candidates must:
</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Be under 30.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Be enrolled in a Ph.D. program
in whatever discipline Complex Systems covers.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Commit to presenting
their work at the <a href="https://iutdijon.u-bourgogne.fr/ccs-france/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">French
Regional Conference on Complex Systems</a> </span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://iutdijon.u-bourgogne.fr/ccs-france/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">FRCCS</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt"> if awarded</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Accept and authorize the
use and distribution of videos and photos related to the competition,
including on social networks</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Have informed their
thesis supervisor of their participation in the competition</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">Present a sufficiently
advanced state of the doctoral research project</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Important
dates</span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Application deadline: <b>March 04, 2024</b></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Notification to applicants: <b>April 02, 2024</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Application Instruction</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The application package must contain the following:</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">A CV of the candidate
(maximum two pages)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">A summary (maximum two
pages) presenting the research work, its context, main contribution, and
scientific impact.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(51,51,51);margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">A 5 minutes video
presentation.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Application Process</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> Applications are made via a google form on the
</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe49vdpumpzjVJJ7_mWgC5zKSLS1AqelD_ruspWILEOi00BvA/viewform" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">online portal.</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Note that Google
Forms requires you to be signed in to a Google account to upload files and
submit your responses. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Selection Process</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">FRCCS Award
Committee will evaluate all qualified candidates and propose the winner to</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:rgb(41,37,36)"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">the Advisory Board of CSS FRANCE, which will make the
final decision.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:13.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Award Procedure</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">A prize of 500 euros is awarded to the winner. The
award also covers the registration fee of </span><a href="https://iutdijon.u-bourgogne.fr/ccs-france/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">FRCCS</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> 2024 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">to facilitate attendance at the conference. The awardee
will be recognized and present his (her) work at </span><a href="https://iutdijon.u-bourgogne.fr/ccs-france/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">FRCCS</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> 2024.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)">For more information contact: </span><a href="mailto:hocine.cherifi@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt">hocine.cherifi@gmail.com</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;color:rgb(51,51,51)"></span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Join us at<b> </b><a href="https://www.complexnetworks.org/" target="_blank">COMPLEX NETWORKS 2023 </a><b><br></b></div><div><b>-------------------------</b></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#666666">Hocine CHERIFI </font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#666666">University of Burgundy Franche-Comté</font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#666666">Laboratoire</font><b> <font color="#0000ff">I</font></b><font color="#666666">nterdisciplinaire </font><b><font color="#0000ff">C</font></b><font color="#666666">arnot de </font><b><font color="#0000ff">B</font></b><font color="#666666">ourgogne - ICB </font></font><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">UMR 6303 CNRS</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#666666">Editor in Chief </font></span><a href="https://appliednetsci.springeropen.com/" target="_blank">Applied Network Science</a> <a href="https://plos.org/complex-systems-research-journal/#:~:text=PLOS%20Complex%20Systems%20will%20be,understand%20natural%20and%20chaotic%20systems." target="_blank">Plos Complex Systems</a></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font color="#666666">Editorial Board member</font> <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/" style="color:purple" target="_blank">PLOS One</a><font color="#000000">, </font><a href="https://ieeeaccess.ieee.org/?http%3A%2F%2Fieeeaccess_ieee_org%2F" style="color:purple" target="_blank">IEEE ACCESS</a><font color="#000000">, </font><a href="https://www.nature.com/srep/" style="color:purple" target="_blank">Scientific Reports</a><font color="#000000">,</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Cambria;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jimaging" style="color:purple" target="_blank">Journal of Imaging</a>, <a href="https://www.springer.com/journal/11135/" style="color:purple" target="_blank">Quality and Quantity</a>, <a href="https://computationalsocialnetworks.springeropen.com/" style="color:purple" target="_blank">Computational Social Networks</a>,</span></p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.complex-systems.com/" style="color:purple" target="_blank">Complex Systems</a></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>