Events

The ELLIS PhD program is a key pillar of the ELLIS initiative whose goal is to foster and educate the best talent in machine learning and related research areas by pairing outstanding students with leading academic and industrial researchers in Europe. 

There is a call for applications to join the Program in 2026. Interested candidates should apply online through the ELLIS application portal by October 31, 2025, 23:59 AoE. Applicants first need to register on the portal.

This information session for prospective PhD studens will be held over Zoom on October, 1st, 16:00 CET. This session will give an overview of the ELLIS PhD program, the Call for applications, and the expected application material to provide. 

Register for the session now

The day includes a meeting, scientific presentations, a panel discussion between unit coordinators, community building and a poster session. Although the meeting is organised by the ELLIS units, official ELLIS membership is not required and all machine learning researchers from Amsterdam, Delft and Nijmegen are welcome to attend. 

The event features the latest ML research talks and panel discussion by distinguished speakers Frans Oliehoek (ELLIS Fellow, Delft unit Director), Madelon Hulsebos (ELLIS Member, Amsterdam unit Faculty), and Marcel van Gerven (ELLIS Fellow, Nijmegen unit Director).