Choral

As part of the UNITA Alliance, 14 excellent doctoral candidates will enroll in the CHORAL program in cultural heritage.

Coordinated byUniversité de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour , CHORAL (Cultural Heritage Outreach in RomAnce Languages) is a Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska Curie program co-financed by the European Union. It is linked to the Cultural Heritage Hub, an international research network within the Alliance Unita, which structures its research ecosystem in response to cultural challenges.

CHORAL aims to train top-level international researchers and encourage the development of interdisciplinary, international and cross-sectoral research into all aspects of cultural heritage. 

Successful candidates will enroll in co-tutored doctoral programs requiring international mobility. Choir students will benefit from dedicated events and a tailor-made academics doctoral program.

Applications are open until March 22, 2024 for 14 grants on 25 doctoral research topics at 7 universities in the UNITA Alliance (Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour , Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Università di Torino, Universidad de Zaragoza, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Universidad Pública de Navarra and Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov) for fully-funded 3-year PhDs, starting in autumn 2024.

Why undertake a CHORAL doctorate?

  • Benefit from academics and high-quality research guaranteed by the expertise of Alliance UNITA's research laboratories within the cultural heritage cluster.
  • Collaborate with international partners and leaders in the field of cultural heritage.
  • Benefit from dedicated support: from reception to professional integration.
  • Play a key role in the social, economic and cultural transformation of rural and cross-border mountain areas.
  • Benefit from dedicated mobility and travel allowances, and coverage of research expenses.
  • Double degree from two different European universities.

Link to thesis topics at USMB

For further details, please contact the CHORAL helpdesk at: choral@univ-pau.fr