Partial Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from Developing Countries at Ghent University 2021

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

Scholarship Value:

The following will be funded by the scholarship:

• Ph.D. scholarship at Ghent University (24 months).
• Ghent University only finances the part of the research that will be carried out in Ghent (24 months), the candidate must have full-time co-funding for the other 24 months of research to be carried out in the South.
• The Ghent University promoter receives a bench fee of € 310/per month of research in Ghent + € 8000 travel budget to cover (part of) the operational costs, as well as part of the traveling costs of the student and both the Ghent University and the local promoter.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidates need to come from – and have the nationality of – a developing country.
• 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 the development.
• Only degree students (students who intend to obtain a (joint ) Ph.D. degree at Ghent University) are welcome to apply. Exchange students cannot apply for this scholarship.
• Ghent University wants to encourage more female researchers to apply for this scholarship. That is why a Ghent University supervisor can support a maximum of 2 candidates per call on the condition they are of a different gender.

Terms and Conditions:

In general, the following partnership conditions needs to be fulfilled:

• There must be a local Ph.D. supervisor at the partner university or research center in the South.
• A written statement from the partner university is requested stating that the candidate will receive a fulltime local Ph.D. scholarship or salary for a period of 24 months when working on the Ph.D. at the partner university in the South AND
• will be sufficiently exempted from teaching or other assignments as to be able to fully concentrate on the Ph.D. research in the South. Applicants can dedicate a maximum of 10 % of their time (full-time appointment) to other tasks (teaching and other tasks).

Mobility scheme of the scholarship:

The following mobility scheme is mandatory:

• Students need to start and end with a research stay of 3 -12 months in Ghent.
• The first research stay in Ghent needs to be started between 1 October 2021 and 28 February 2022.
• At least 24 months of locally funded research stay in the South must be scheduled in between the first and last research stay in Ghent.

Selection criteria:

• The qualifications of the applicant.
• The relevance of the research topic for development & capacity building.
• The doctoral project.

(including the scientific/scholarly potential of the promoter’s research group(s); including the partnership between Ghent University and the local institute; the scientific/scholarly potential of the local institute).

About Ghent University:

Ghent University (Dutch: Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. It was established in 1817 by King William I of the Netherlands. Ghent University is one of the biggest Flemish universities, consisting of 41,000 students and 9,000 staff members. The University also supports the University Library and the University Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals in Belgium. It is one of the greatest beneficiaries of funding from the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO). Ghent University consistently rates among the top universities not only in Belgium but also throughout the world.

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