Each year the Flemish Government allocates research funds to Ghent University so as to implement the Flemish Government Resolution of 8 September 2000. From the academic year 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, Ghent University will provide PhD scholarships or Doctoral scholarships to students from developing countries to pursue higher education in a highly developed country, Belgium. These scholarships are for promising PhD students from developing countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University and half in a university in a developing country.
Country list of developing countries:
| Least Developed Countries | Other Low Income Countries
(per capita GNI < $ 935 in 2007)
|
Lower Middle Income Countries and Territories
(per capita GNI $ 936-$ 3.705 in 2007) |
| Afghanistan | Côte d’Ivoire | Albania |
| Angola | Ghana | Algeria |
| Bangladesh | Kenya | Armenia |
| Benin | Korea, Dem.Rep. | Azerbaijan |
| Bhutan | Krygyz Rep. | Bolivia |
| Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Burundi | Pakistan | Cameroon |
| Cambodia | Papua New Guinea | Cape Verde |
| Central African Rep. | Tajikistan | China |
| Chad | Uzbekistan | Colombia |
| Comoros | Viet Nam | Congo, Rep. |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | Zimbabwe | Dominican Republic |
| Djibouti | Ecuador | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Egypt | |
| Eritrea | El Salvador | |
| Ethiopia | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | |
| Gambia | Georgia | |
| Guinea | Guatemala | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | |
| Haiti | Honduras | |
| Kiribati | India | |
| Laos | Indonesia | |
| Lesotho | Iran | |
| Liberia | Iraq | |
| Madagascar | Jordan | |
| Malawi | Kosovo | |
| Maldives | Marshall Islands | |
| Mali | Micronesia,Fed. States | |
| Mauritania | Moldova | |
| Mozambique | Mongolia | |
| Myanmar | Morocco | |
| Nepal | Namibia | |
| Niger | Nicaragua | |
| Rwanda | Niue | |
| Samoa | Palestinian Adm. Areas | |
| Sao Tome & Principe | Paraguay | |
| Senegal | Peru | |
| Sierra Leone | Philippines | |
| Solomon Islands | Sri Lanka | |
| Somalia | Swaziland | |
| Sudan | Syria | |
| Tanzania | Thailand | |
| Timor-Leste | Tokelau | |
| Togo | Tonga | |
| Tuvalu | Tunesia | |
| Uganda | Turkmenistan | |
| Vanuatu | Ukraine | |
| Yemen | Wallis and Futuna | |
| Zambia | ||
| Other countries: South Africa | ||
Eligibility: PhD Scholarships | Doctoral Scholarships 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 for Developing Countries
To be admissible for this call, all of the following requirements must be met:
Candidates need to come from – and have the nationality of – a developing country ;
This program is limited to universities and research centers in developing countries (see list) with which Ghent University is already cooperating or has cooperated in the last 5 years. It is the Ghent University promoter who has to present evidence of this cooperation. A signed cooperation agreement is no necessity at the moment of the application for the scholarship but will be required when the scholarship is granted;
There must be a guarantee that the candidate will be able to work on the PhD project at the partner university. 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.
Field of Research
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.
Value of the scholarship: €1,700 per month
New deadline: expected March
How to apply
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