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Special Research Fund - Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from Developing Countries - call 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.

Who can apply for this scholarship

• 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.

Co-funding is mandatory with this scholarship. Consult the call documents for more information on what co-funding is allowed.

In general, the following conditions must be guaranteed by the partner in the South:

• There must be a local PhD 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 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 in the South. Applicants can dedicate maximum 10 % of their time (fulltime 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 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.

Exceptions to the mandatory mobility scheme

• 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 commencing further research activities, can request an exception to the mobility scheme;
• Applicants who can demonstrate that they are unable to start their 4 year PhD research with a research stay at Ghent University because they must first complete a period of field research in the South can apply for an exception to the mobility scheme;
• Applicants who can demonstrate that they have successfully completed a full-time funded PhD 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 locally funded research stay in the South;
• Applicants who can demonstrate that they have successfully completed a full-time funded PhD study period (of up to 12 months) at Ghent University can request to integrate this period in the required 24 months of researach period at Ghent University.

Applicants who want to make use of one of those exceptions have to request an approval from the research administration of Ghent University before Jan 19, 2024. To do so, they complete the form "R equest exception funding and mobility scheme " form and submit it along with the requested supporting documents via email to [email protected] .

• PhD scholarship at Ghent University  (in total 24 months).

The Ghent University promoter receives a bench fee of € 310/per month of research in Ghent + € 8.000 travel budget to cover (part of) the operational costs, as well as part of the travelling costs of the student and both the Ghent University and the local promoter.

How to apply for this scholarship

Application forms must be submitted (in English) electronically to [email protected] . 

• An advice on the candidate , stating the supervisors opinion on the capability of the candidate as a future researcher.
• An advice on the ethical and biosafety context  of the proposed research project

Deadline scholarship applications

• 20 February 2024

Results scholarship selection 

• From 15 May 2024 onwards, the result of the selection will be announced online .

Research Department Research Co-ordination Office - Special Research Fund

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Call and application forms

• All information on the call:  Call 2024    - C all 202
• For the candidate: Application form 2024
• For the promotor: Advice on the candidate  
• For the promotor: Advice on the ethical and biosafety context  
• Country List 2024

Scientific report

Final report : within three months following upon the end of the grant a final scientific/scholarly report has to be sent electronically to [email protected] . The promoter and co-promoter (if applicable) are included in this e-mail (either as sender, or in CC).

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PhD scholarship for developing country

UCLouvain is organising a call for applications for doctoral scholarships, or for mobility scholarships in the framework of a doctoral or post-doctoral stay, for nationals of developing countries. Through this approach, UCLouvain wishes to contribute not only to the strengthening of the academic fabric of developing countries, but also to the establishment of new partnerships between UCLouvain and research or higher education institutions in these countries.

The 2023-2024 call is a joint call for two streams of funding opportunities for Doctoral candidates:

• UCLouvain's Conseil de l'Action Internationale (CAI) South Partnership Doctoral grants
• ARES-CCD (Commission pour la coopération au développement) Doctoral mobility grants

Both instruments provide funding for doctoral theses for nationals from the Global South, with slightly different conditions for access and funding. In addition, post-doctoral stays are also funded by ARES-CCD:

• ARES-CCD post-doctoral mobility grants

1. Eligibility criteria

To be eligible, the applicant must meet ALL of the following criteria:

• UCLouvain-CAI Doctoral scholarship “South Partnership”: Eligible countries are: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Ivory Coast, Cuba, South Africa, Djibouti, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini (Kingdom of), Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Uganda, Philippines, Central African Republic, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Chad, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.  
• ARES-CCD mobility grants in the framework of a doctorate or post-doctorate: Eligible countries are: Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
• Be supported by at least one member of the academic staff of UCLouvain;
• Having initiated the process to be admitted by the Doctoral Domain Commission (CDD) of the candidate's research field at UCLouvain;
• Be free of any commitment to return to the country with respect to a granting organization that has financed training;
• For students who have already started their doctorate and are regularly registered at UCLouvain, not be a recipient of a scholarship.

Nationals of a country eligible for this call who, because of their administrative status within the EU, are comparable to Belgian students in terms of residence and/or social rights , are not eligible for this competition.

2. Selection criteria

The International Action Council (IAC) of UCLouvain will select the beneficiaries of the doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships on the basis of the following criteria:

Research dimension

• Academic quality: CV of the candidate.
• Quality of the research project.
• Quality of the environment: Suitability and quality of the teams at UCLouvain and in the partner institution(s) supervising the candidate

Development cooperation dimension

• Partnership: it is expected that the projects will directly involve a partner from a Southern institution (co-supervision or other form of collaboration with a scientist from the South). At a minimum, the project will describe one of the following elements: the involvement of one or more scientists from an institution in the South in the supervision of the thesis or post-doctoral research, collaborations with other ongoing projects in the South or in the North, or dissemination, awareness-raising and/or networking activities that are foreseen at UCLouvain and in the partner institution(s) in the South with a view to transferring skills and knowledge.
• Relevance in terms of global development and societal issues: scientific projects are expected to address development issues (in the sense of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs), beyond the objective of quality education (higher education), or the development of competences that are relevant for the partner institution or at least the country of origin. The project should refer to at least one of the following elements: the link with one of the MDGs, the capacity building components for the Southern partner(s) or the relevance of crossing South-North views on the project theme.
• It is expected that the project respects, where relevant, the dimensions of human rights, ethics and integrity, academic freedom, gender equality, and plurality of South and North views.

In case of multiple applications for new theses from the same promoter, the IAC members will select a maximum of one application, except for reasons deemed exceptional by them.

After the selection, a reasoned feedback will be sent to the promoter and the candidate upon request.

The deadline to respond to this call is February 28, 2023 . The application file and the exact conditions of each scholarship are available on the university intranet and can be requested from the promoter who will lead the project.

To find a promoter, you can contact the Committee for the doctoral programme which is relevant to you.

Many other general information on doctoral programmes at UCLouvain are also available on this website.

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Call for Proposals for PhD Students from Developing Countries

The CLIFF-GRADS program invites applications for short-term (4-6 month) scientific training and research on the measurement and management of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage in agricultural systems. Students from developing countries who are currently enrolled in PhD research related to agricultural greenhouse gas quantification or mitigation are eligible to apply. Applications are requested on either of two themes:

• Measurement and mitigation of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions or carbon storage in agricultural systems in developing countries, including in the context of enhancing food security;
• Quantification and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from reduced food loss in high emission supply chains (e.g. dairy, beef, vegetables, fruits) in developing countries, including estimation of costs and constraints to mitigation.

Selected students will be sponsored in the amount of 10,000 -12,000 USD.

The grants can be used to support living and research costs at the host institution and the grant amounts have been determined based on living costs estimated by the institution. Grants may not be used for tuition, university fees or unrelated personal expenses.

Applications must be in English and include the following documents merged into one PDF file:

• 1-2 page motivation letter (described below)
• 1-page curriculum vitae that includes your contact details
• Letter of support from your PhD supervisor at your current host university

Eligibility

• Applicants must be currently enrolled PhD students in a field related to quantification of greenhouse gas emissions or carbon sequestration in agricultural systems. 
• Applicants must be students from a developing country.
• Previous CLIFF-GRADS grantees are not eligible to apply.

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IFS Research Grants for Developing Countries Students

Scholarship description:.

IFS Research Grants for Developing Countries Students is open for . The scholarship allows level programm(s) in the field of taught at . The deadline of the scholarship is .

Applications are invited from early-career scientists in IFS eligible developing countries to apply for IFS Individual Research Grants.  These grants are open to carry out research projects for a period of up to 3 years. An applicant must have at least an MSc/MA and must do the research project in an IFS eligible country. Grants are awarded on merit basis which amounts up to USD 12,000. The deadline for submission of research grant applications is 31st December 2015.

Subject Offered :  Proposals are sought under one of three research areas: Biological Resources in Terrestrial Systems (Including but not limited to: Biodiversity, Forestry, Natural Products, Renewable Energy and Climate Change), Water and Aquatic Resources (Including but not limited to: Water Resources Research; Research on all aspects of freshwater, brackish and marine aquatic organisms and their environments), Food Security, Dietary Diversity and Healthy Livelihoods (Including but not limited to: Research on Food Production; Animal Production and Veterinary Medicine; Crop Science including Underutilized Crops; Food Science and Nutrition, and Food Security issues). Degree Level: Grants are available for pursuing research programme. Participating Institution(s): International Foundation for Science (IFS) Scholarship can be taken at IFS eligible country.

Eligibility: Applicants for IFS Research Grants

• must be citizens of eligible countries and carry out their research in an eligible country (this does not have to be the country of citizenship)
• must have a minimum of an MSc, MA or equivalent academic degree
• must be (for men) younger than 35 years of age, and (for women) 40 years of age [If the applicant’s 35th (men)/40th (women) birthday is on or after the closing date of the call, he/she is still eligible.]
• Researchers, who are already IFS grantees, are eligible to apply for a renewal grant irrespective of age.

Eligible Nationalities:  Citizens of following developing countries (Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep., Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, The Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, DPR, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Fed.Sts., Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Rep., Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam,  West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia and Zimbabwe) can apply for these grants.

Scholarship Benefit:   Individual Research grants are awarded on merit in amounts up to USD 12,000 for one to three years. Grants are intended for the purchase of basic tools for research: equipment, expendable supplies and literature, as well as field activities.

Selection Criteria:  Individual Research grants are awarded on merit basis.

Notification:   Applicants will be informed about the outcome of the competitive review process before the 31stJuly, 2016

Application Procedure for IFS Research Grants for Developing Countries Students

Application Procedure: The completed form should be sent via email.

Application Form

Deadline:  The application deadline is 31st December, 2015.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

More about IFS Research Grants for Developing Countries Students

Degree Level:

IFS Research Grants for Developing Countries Students is available to undertake level programs at .

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.

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Ghent University PhD Scholarship for Developing Countries

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 in 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 in 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 the 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.

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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 fulltime 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 fulltime funding or a fulltime 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 already have 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 and send it to the following email address: [email protected] .

The Ghent University supervisor must submit the following 2 documents:

• An advice on the candidate, stating the supervisors’ opinion on the capability of the candidate as a future researcher (Please click here to download the form )
• An advice on the ethical and biosafety context of the proposed research project ( Please click here to download the form ).

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

The deadline to submit applications for this scholarship program is February 20, 2024 at 23:59 (Belgian time) . It is important to visit the official website for detailed information on the Ghent University PhD Scholarship. To be the first to see latest opportunities, please follow us on Facebook , Twitter , Pinterest and Instagram .

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I am not clear with the partner university? Which university is in south?

Any university in eligible countries that meet the specified conditions.

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

Please when will the next call for this scholarship.

Probably next year in Jan-Feb

Thanks for the international scholarship opportunities.

How do I contact with the supervisor at Ghent University?

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