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Ghent University PhD Scholarship for Developing Countries
Friday, March 29, 2024

Ghent University PhD Scholarship for Developing Countries

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 LEVEL : PhD, Research
 FUNDING : Partially Funded
 OPEN TO : Specific Countries
 PLACE : Belgium
STATUS : Closed

Applications for the 2024 Ghent University PhD Scholarship for Developing Countries are now open. 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 at a university in a developing country. No restrictions will be imposed relating to the fields of research. Nevertheless, preference will be given to topics that are relevant for the South-North Context

These grants take the form of a so-called “sandwich” scholarship: the candidate obtains from Ghent University a scholarship for 24 months to work (within a span of 48 months) on the Ph.D. at Ghent University. The candidate must take up this 24-month scholarship in Ghent for a minimum of two separate stays: one at the start and one at the end of the PhD. The scholarship holder will receive a monthly income from Ghent University only during their stay at Ghent University. The rest (24 months) of the Ph.D. research will be carried out at a partner university in the South, for which no funding is provided through this scholarship

Founded in 1817, Ghent University (UGent; Dutch: Universiteit Gent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Ghent University is one of the biggest Flemish universities with a total of 44,00 students and 9,000 staff. Its 11 faculties offer wide academic programs, including courses in every scientific discipline. The university has an average research investment of £180million per year. UGent consistently ranks among the top 100 universities in the world with a global reputation that attracts talented students and teachers. UGent counts among its alumni world-class scientists such as Robert Cailliau, who collaborated with Tim Berners-Lee in developing the internet, and the astronaut Dirk Frimout.

Program Details

  • Host Institution: Ghent University, Belgium.
  • Fields of Study: PhD Programs at the University.
  • Number of awards: Not Specified.
  • Duration: 24 months at Ghent University (North) and 24 months the partner university in the South.
  • Target group: Open to citizens of developing countries. Please find the full list below.

Ghent University PhD Scholarship Benefits

Selected candidates for this scholarship to study in Europe will have the following benefits:

  • The amount of the scholarship is approximately € 2.470 per month for the part of the PhD done in Ghent.
  • 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.
  • 24 months of PhD research will be executed at the partner university in the South, for which no funding is provided through this scholarship. This part of the research (24 months) must be funded (e.g. local PhD scholarship or salary) at a partner institution in the South.

Eligible Countries for the Ghent University Scholarship

Please find below, the list of developing countries that are eligible for the Ghent University PhD Scholarship program.

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia,

Madagascar, Malawi, Mali Samoa, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Ghent University PhD Scholarship Eligibility

To apply for this university scholarship, candidates must meet the following requirements:

  • Applicants need to come from – and have the nationality of – one of the selected countries in the South.
  • Applicants need to have the full support (and invitation) of a Ghent University professor who is willing to act as the supervisor of their PhD in Ghent. Without this support, students cannot apply for this scholarship.
  • Applicants must intend to obtain a Ghent University PhD degree (either as a 100% Ghent University degree or as a Ghent University Joint PhD degree), exchange PhD students are not eligible.
  • This program is meant for students who are at the start of their PhD. It is not intended for students who have been working on their PhD for a substantial amount of time and who seek funding to complete their PhD.
  • No restrictions are imposed on the field of research, nevertheless preference will be given to topics that are relevant for development.
  • Co-financing is mandatory. Applicants must prove that they will receive a full-time local PhD scholarship or salary for a period of 24 months when working on the PhD 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 PhD research.

Applicants must prove that they will be able to work on the PhD project for 24 months at a university or research centre – situated in one of the selected countries and will have sufficient financial means. The 24 months of research that will be executed in the South must be funded (e.g. by local PhD scholarship or salary) by the partner institution in the South, or a (n) (inter) national government/funding agency/partner institution (excluding Ghent University). Students must be able to demonstrate that they have acquired full-time funding or a full-time PhD grant for 24 months to fund the part of their research that will be carried out in the South.

Candidates who receive no official funding at all for the PhD research at the partner university or who only receive a partial PhD scholarship/funding (e.g. part-time salary, tuition fee waiver or bench fee type of scholarship) are not eligible. If this full-time scholarship/funding is discontinued early after the start of the Ghent University scholarship, the latter will also be discontinued early.

This scholarship is intended to support students from the start of their PhD studies at Ghent University. Candidates who have already secured a PhD scholarship to work on their PhD at Ghent University (for instance Nascere, HEC, …) are not eligible.

Note : Without the support of a Ghent University professor (who is willing to act as the supervisor at Ghent), students cannot apply for this scholarship. Candidates who receive no official funding at all for the PhD research at the partner university or who only receive a partial PhD scholarship/funding (e.g. part-time salary, tuition fee waiver or bench fee type of scholarship) are not eligible.

Mobility scheme of the scholarship

The scholarship holder can choose to divide the Ghent University scholarship into several research periods within a span of 4 years. The scholarship holder needs to respect the minimum sandwich schedule for this type of scholarship:

  • 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 2024 and 28 February 2025.
  • 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.

Exceptions to the funding & mobility scheme : Applicants seeking an exception to the funding and/or mobility scheme must obtain approval from the Ghent University Research Administration. They must submit an application for this using this template and submit it to [email protected] no later than January 19, 2024.

Mobility scheme doesn’t start with a stay at Ghent University : Applicants who can demonstrate that they are unable to start their 4-year PhD research with a research stay at Ghent University because the partner university/research center in the South requires a successful completion of a PhD study program in their university before starting further research activities, can request an exception to the mobility scheme.

Applicants whose doctoral research starts with fieldwork taking place in the South can apply for an exception to the mobility scheme.

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How to Apply for the Ghent University PhD Scholarship

Interested candidates need to click here to download the application form. They must then fill it out and send it to the following email address: [email protected].

The Ghent University supervisor must submit the following 2 documents:

The applications for doctoral grants for candidates from developing countries must be submitted in English.

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  3. Dear Sir/Madam;
    I am from Addis Ababa University a student of PhD in community nutrition, can I apply for this sandwich program?

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