Ghent University Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from Developing Countries 2024

November 23, 2023

This informs the public about the Ghent University Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from Developing Countries 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

About Ghent University Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from Developing Countries 2024

With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF) Ghent University grants PhD “sandwich” scholarships to promising PhD students from developing countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University (‘North’) and half at a university in a developing country (‘South’).

Ghent University only finances the part of the research that will be carried out in Ghent (24 months). The candidate must have full-time funding for the other 24 months of research to be carried out in the South.

Program Details

The following mobility scheme is mandatory:

Students need to start and end with a research stay of 3 -12 months in at Ghent University.
The first research stay at Ghent University needs to be started between 1 October 2024 and 28 February 2025.
At least 24 months of locally funded research in the South must be scheduled in between the first and last research stay at Ghent University.

Eligibility

Candidates need to come from – and have the nationality of – one of the selected developing countries (see country list);
The proposals must be jointly submitted by a candidate, a supervisor (promoter) at Ghent University and a supervisor at the partner university (South);
No restrictions are imposed on the field of research, nevertheless preference will be given to topics that are relevant for development;
Only degree students (students who intend to obtain a (joint ) PhD degree at Ghent University) can apply. Exchange students cannot apply for this scholarship;
This program is meant for students at the beginning of their PhD. To a limited extent, PhD students are allowed to have already completed preliminary research. At the time the fellowship starts (1/10/2024), a minimum of 36 months of doctoral research must still be required to complete the PhD;
Ghent university wants to encourage more female researchers to apply for this scholarship. That is why a Ghent University supervisor can support maximum 2 candidates per call on condition they are both of a different gender.