Deadline- 4 March 2014
Special Research Fund has been announced by University of Ghent for doctoral scholarships in Belgium. Scholarships are available for PhD students who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University and half in a university in a developing country.
No restrictions are imposed on the field of research, nevertheless preference will be given to topics that are relevant for development. Relevance for development measures the degree in which the action of development corresponds with the expectations of the beneficiaries, the needs of the country, global priorities and the policies of partners and donors.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Candidates need to come from – and have the nationality of – a developing country
- There must be a guarantee that the candidate will be able to work on the PhD project at the partner university in a selected developing country. This implies that there must be a local PhD supervisor at the partner university or research center. Also a written statement is requested from that supervisor or the university authorities stating that the candidate is either a student or a staff member of this university and will be sufficiently exempted from teaching or other assignments as to be able to fully concentrate on the PhD research.
- This statement should also mention that the candidate receives/received a local scholarship or salary when working on the PhD in the home institute.
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