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February 25, 2026

Doctoral/Master Student Scholarship | Call for Applications

The Hellenic Center for Entheogenic Research (EPOPTEIA) announces the award of one (1) annual doctoral scholarship to support the completion of a PhD dissertation.

❋ Award Amount & Duration

  • Total award: €36,000

  • Disbursed in three (3) installments

  • Duration: 24 months

  • Installments released upon submission and approval of four-month progress reports

❋ Eligibility

Applicants must submit electronically:

  • Completed application form

  • Academic Curriculum Vitae

  • Official confirmation of PhD enrollment and appointment of the Three-Member Supervisory Committee

  • Research proposal summary (maximum 1,000 words)

  • Letter of recommendation from the supervising professor

❋ Research Scope

The scholarship supports doctoral research in the chemical and pharmacological investigation of natural products with potential neuroactive or entheogenic properties.

Eligible research may include:

• Isolation and structural characterization of bioactive compounds from botanical, fungal, or microbial sources.
• Pharmacological evaluation of natural compounds in relevant biological or cellular models.
• Chemical analysis of secondary metabolites associated with historically or ethnobotanically documented psychoactive substances.
• Analytical investigation of organic residues in archaeological materials using modern spectroscopic or chromatographic methods.

❋ Evaluation Criteria

Led Applicants must:

Be formally enrolled as PhD candidates at a Greek or internationally recognized university.

Have an officially approved dissertation topic.

Not receive another scholarship or financial award for the same dissertation during the same funding period.

The proposed doctoral research must fall within the Center’s fields of scientific interest

❋ Submission

Applications must be submitted electronically to:

info@epoptiacenter.org

Subject line:
Scholarship Application 2026 – Full Name

❋ Required Application Materials

Applications will be evaluated based on:

  • Relevance of the research to the Center’s mission

  • Scientific quality and originality of the proposal

  • Academic record and research trajectory of the applicant