Ghent University Doctoral Scholarships 2019 for Candidates from Developing Countries to study in Belgium (Funded)

• Candidates need to come from – and have the nationality of – a developing country (see country list);
• There must be a guarantee that the candidate will be able to work fulltime on the PhD project for a period of 24 months at the partner university in a selected developing country (South). This implies that the following conditions needs to be fulfilled:

1. there must be a local PhD supervisor at the partner university or research center in the South;
2. A written  statement is requested stating that the candidate is either a funded fulltime PhD student or a staff member at this partner university
3. and will be sufficiently exempted from teaching or other assignments as to be able to fully concentrate on the PhD research in the South.
4. This statement should also mention that the candidate receives a local PhD scholarship or salary for a period of 24 months when working on the PhD at the partner university in the South.

• This cofunding is only intended for students who  want to obtain a (joint ) PhD degree at Ghent University .

Funding

• PhD scholarship at Ghent University  (24 months).
• 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 the partner institution in the South.
• The Ghent University promoter receives a bench fee of €15.440 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.