Partially Funded PhD Scholarships at Ghent University in Belgium

Ghent University announces a group of partially funded Ph.D. scholarships for candidates from developing countries. The University awards these scholarships to promising Ph.D. students from developing countries who wish to carry out half of their doctoral research at Ghent University (“North”) and the other half at a university in a developing country (“South”), with the support of the Special Research Fund (BOF). Ghent University only funds the research part that will be conducted at the university for 24 months, so the candidate must have full-time funding for the other 24 months of research, which will be carried out in the south.

• You will be awarded a scholarship to undertake your Ph.D. at Ghent University for 24 months in total.
• You will receive a monthly allowance of €310 to carry out your research at the university plus a budget of €8,000 to cover (part of) the operational costs, plus part of the travel costs.

1. You will need to come from and have the nationality of a developing country (see the country list here).
2. The proposals must be jointly submitted by a candidate, a supervisor (promoter) at Ghent University, and a supervisor at the partner university (South).
3. No restrictions are imposed on the field of research, nevertheless, preference will be given to topics that are relevant to development.
4. 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.
5. Ghent University wants to encourage more female researchers to apply for this scholarship.
6. In general, the following partnership conditions need to be fulfilled:
7. There must be a local Ph.D. supervisor at the partner university or research center in the South.
8. A written statement from the partner university is requested stating that the candidate will receive a full-time 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.
9. You must be sufficiently exempted from teaching or other assignments to be able to fully concentrate on the Ph.D. research in the South. Applicants can dedicate a maximum 10 % of their time (full-time appointment) to other tasks (teaching and other tasks).
10. The following mobility scheme is mandatory:
11. Students need to start and end with a research stay of 3 -12 months in Ghent.
12. The first research stay in Ghent needs to be started between 1 October 2023 and 29 February 2024.
13. At least 24 months of a locally funded research stay in the South must be scheduled between the first and last research stay in Ghent.
14. Exceptions to the mandatory mobility scheme:
15. Applicants who can demonstrate that they are unable to start their 4 year Ph.D. research with a research stay in Ghent because the partner university/research center in the South requires successful completion of a Ph.D. study program in their university before commencing further research activities, can request an exception to the mobility scheme.
16. Applicants who can demonstrate that they have successfully completed a full-time funded Ph.D. research appointment/Ph.D. study period (of up to 12 months) at the partner university/research center in the South can request to integrate this period in the required 24 months of a locally funded research stay in the South.
17. UGent will decide whether this period of pre-financing can be included as part of the obligatory 48 months of funding (24 months co-financing South + 24 months co-financing Ghent University).

About Ghent University:

Ghent University 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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