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Ghent University Doctoral Scholarships 2025 for Candidates from Developing Countries to study in Belgium (Funded)

Application Deadline: 19 February 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 Ghent University Doctoral Scholarships. With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF) Ghent University grants PhD “sandwich” scholarships to promising PhD students from Global South countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University (‘North’) and half at a university in the Global South (‘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.

Requirements

• Candidates need to come from – and have the nationality of – one of the selected Global South 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 within the North-South context;
• 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 (1/10/2025), 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.
• 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

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Ghent University Special Research Fund – Doctoral Scholarships 2025

Deadline: February 19, 2025

Applications are open for the Ghent University Special Research Fund – Doctoral Scholarships 2025 . With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF) Ghent University grants PhD “sandwich” scholarships to promising PhD students from Global South countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University (‘North’) and half at a university in the Global South (‘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.

• 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.

Co-funding is mandatory with this scholarship.

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).

Eligibility

• Candidates need to come from – and have the nationality of – one of the selected Global South 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 within the North-South context;
• 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 (1/10/2025), 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.

Application

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.

For more information, visit Ghent University Doctoral Scholarships .

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Vacancy: Two sandwich PhD Scholarships

The Conflict Research Group (CRG) , based at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences ,  Ghent University offers 2 PhD sandwich scholarships in partnership with a university from the Global South.

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 PhD at Ghent University. The candidate must take up this 24-month scholarship at Ghent University in minimum two separate stays: one at the start and one at the end of the PhD. Only for the periods the scholarship holder works at Ghent University the scholarship holder will receive a monthly income from Ghent University. The rest (24 months) of the PhD research will be carried out at the partner university in the South, for which no funding is provided through this scholarship.  For the application to be acceptable, it is required that a partner university confirms it will financially cover the 24 months spent at their institution.

Who can apply for this funding?

• Students holding an MA in the broad field of social sciences (political sciences, development studies, anthropology, history…)
• There must be a PhD supervisor at the partner university or research center in the South;
• Students should be able to submit a written statement from the partner university 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)

Students are invited to submit their application consisting of  

• 2-page CV explaining educational achievements and relevant publications and job experience
• 3-page proposal (excluding reference), also clearly indicating how their research project relates to the following theme

‘In an area of globalization, hyper-mobility and digitalization, dynamics of contentious politics and violent conflict take increasingly de-territorialized and transnational forms. The ways in which conflict narratives, identities, technologies and affects ‘travel’ transnationally and are being shaped by processes like migration and digitalization, has received growing attention within political science over the past two decades. Building on this scholarship, the PhDs should contribute from a more bottom-up perspective to a better understanding of how conflict dynamics ‘re-territorialize’, when these transnational, mobile narratives, identities and technologies ‘land’ back on the ground. More specifically, we are interested in the various translations of this process of re-territorialisation in terms of: 

• Spatial articulations 
• Forms of security governance and armed politics
• Contested access to resources
• Humanitarianism
• Cultural politics of conflict  

The proposal must be structured along the following lines:

• State of the art
• Research question/problem statement
• Methodology
• A written statement from the partner university 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). Depending on the PhD programme of the university in the Global South, a joint PhD format can be pursued.
• The contact details of two potential references.

How to apply?

• Candidates are invited to submit their electronic application by January 15, 2025 to [email protected] . The application should be submitted in one consolidated PDF file.
• Candidates will be informed by January 31 whether they are invited for a formal job interview
• Selected candidates can start their scholarship by April 1, 2025 at the earliest.

What we offer?

• The candidate obtains from Ghent University a scholarship for 24 months to work (within a span of 48 months) on the PhD at Ghent University. The candidate must take up this 24-month scholarship at Ghent University in minimum two separate stays: one at the start and one at the end of the PhD. Only for the periods the scholarship holder works at Ghent University the scholarship holder will receive a monthly income from Ghent University. The rest (24 months) of the PhD research will be carried out at the partner university in the South, for which no funding is provided through this scholarship.
• The amount of the scholarship is approximately € 2.470 per month for the part of the PhD done at Ghent University.
• We offer a sandwich position as a doctoral fellow, consisting of an initial period of 12 months, which – after a positive evaluation, will be extended to a total maximum of 24 months (within a span of 48 months).
• Your contract will start on 01/04/2025 at the earliest.
• The fellowship amount is 100% of the net salary of an AAP member in equal family circumstances. The individual fellowship amount is determined by the Department of Personnel and Organization based on family status and seniority. A grant that meets the conditions and criteria of the regulations for doctoral fellowships is considered free of personal income tax.  Click here for more information about our salary scales
• All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, bicycle allowance and eco vouchers.  Click here for a complete overview of all the staff benefits  (in Dutch).

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In the context of the cooperation agreement between Ghent University, the VUB and the United Nations University (UNU), an independent research institute of the United Nations, Ghent University has been awarding 2 BOF doctoral scholarships with UNU-CRIS label each year since 2017. 

The scholarship amount is approximately €2.590 per month, depending on the family status of the scholar. A bench fee of €310/month is awarded to the promoter for operational costs.

Required UNU-CRIS Label

Proposals must be aligned with UNU-CRIS'  research programmes .

The scholarship holders are enrolled as doctoral students at the UGent but will carry out their research activities mainly (4 days/week) at the United Nations University - CRIS campus in Bruges. Physical presence on the campus is an obligation.

During the execution of the selected research project, the supervisor will be associated with UNU-CRIS.

A statement by Philippe De Lombaerde, Director of UNU-CRIS, supporting your application must be added to the application form. To apply for a UNU-CRIS label, please complete this form .  

Who Can Apply for a BOF PhD Scholarship

There are no restrictions in terms of nationality, age or field of research.

To be eligible, the candidate should preferably belong to at least the top 20% best students of the cohort in terms of all degrees obtained.

An application for a BOF doctoral scholarship must always be submitted with the support of a Ghent University supervisor (ZAP member). Other Ghent University researchers can act as co-supervisors, non-Ghent University researchers as ‘researchers involved'.

If you have any additional questions related to the application process, please contact [email protected] with Andrew Dunn ( [email protected] ) in CC.

How to apply

1. To apply for a UNU-CRIS label, please complete this form .  You will then be contacted to let you know if you have been granted the UNU-CRIS label, and if so, will be provided with a letter of support. This step must be completed by 16 May .

2. Once you have received confirmation of the UNU-CRIS label and the letter of support, please fill in the application form and send it to [email protected] . This must be submitted by 23 May.

3. The Ghent University supervisor should simultaneously send a separate document with their opinion on the candidate's research potential (advice promotor) to [email protected] . This must be submitted by 23 May.

The application form and other relevant documents can be found at the bottom of this webpage . Please read the call document thoroughly and use it as a guide when preparing your application.

Application Deadline

23 May 2024   (23.59 CET)

In order to ensure your application receives the UNU-CRIS label, please contact us by 16 May at the latest.  Inquiries received after this date may not be considered. 

Non-UGent candidates who have not yet obtained their master's degree at the moment of the application deadline are required to send their diploma and final study results no later than 12 July 2024  to  [email protected]

For UGent students, this information is automatically provided by the central student administration.

Announcement of the results

Results online available on  28 August 2024 .

Non-awarded candidates will receive feedback within 6 weeks after the results are published.

Duration BOF doctoral scholarship with label

Period: 4 years (1+3)

In accordance with the regulations for PhD scholarship recipients, the doctoral program starts by definition with a scholarship agreement of 1 year. If, before the end of the first year, the doctoral advisory committee or, in the absence thereof, the promoter(s) judge(s) that both the substantive progress in the context of the doctoral research and the overall functioning of the PhD scholarship recipient are such that the doctoral program can be successfully completed within a reasonable period of time, the promoter issues a positive advice in a written form. A positive recommendation leads to a 3-year extension of the doctoral scholarship.

Start date: 1 October 2024

More Information and Submission

Call for Applications: 2025 Ghent University Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from the Global South

Application Deadline: 19 February 2025

With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF) Ghent University grants PhD “sandwich” scholarships to promising PhD students from Global South countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University (‘North’) and half at a university in the Global South (‘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 Global South 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 within the North-South context;
• Only degree students (students who intend to obtain a (joint ) PhD degree at Ghent University) can apply. Exchange students cannot apply for this scholarship; 
• The Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from the Global South are 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 (1/10/2025), 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 2025 and 28 February 2026.
• 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.
• 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.

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Applications for the 2025 Ghent University Doctoral Scholarship have now commenced for international candidates.

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The Ghent University Scholarship offers full funding coverage for doctoral candidates for a period of 24 months. Deserving and eligible doctoral students from developing countries are encouraged to apply for the opportunity to study in the United Kingdom.

Interested in the scholarship? Find more details about it, its eligibility criteria, benefits, and step-by-step guide to apply in this post.

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• Host: Ghent University
• Study Abroad:  Study in UK  
• Category:  Postgraduate Scholarships  | PhD Scholarships  
• Eligible Countries: All Developing Countries 
• Reward: Full Scholarship | €11,720 Stipends

Deadline: February 19, 2025

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2025 Ghent University Doctoral Scholarship Details:

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

Ghent University is a top 100 university and one of the major universities in Belgium. Our 11 faculties offer more than 200 courses and conduct in-depth research within a wide range of scientific domains.

Ghent University Global Campus is also the first European university in Songdo, South Korea.

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2025 Ghent University Scholarship Requirements:

To be considered for the scholarship,

• Applicants must be international student from developing countries
• Applications must be submitted on the application forms provided for this purpose which will be assessed by the Research council.
• Applicants are to note that the scholarship is highly competitive and the applicants will be selected based on their Bachelor and Master degree results.
• Applicants will also be assessed by their doctoral project, relevance of the research topic for development and capacity building.
• The scientific and scholarly potential of the promoter’s research group(s); the partnership between Ghent University and the Local Institutes as well as the scientific/ scholarly disposition of the local institute.

2025 Ghent University Doctoral Scholarship Duration and Reward

• PhD scholarship at Ghent University (in total 24 months)
• The Ghent University receives a bench fee of  € 310/per month of research in Ghent + €8000 travel budget to cover (part of) the operational costs of research.
• The following mobility scheme is mandatory:
• 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 2022 and 28 February 2023.
• At least 24 months of locally funded research stay in the South must be scheduled in between the first and last research stay in Ghent.

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• An advice on the ethical and biosafety context of the proposed research project

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Special Research Fund - PhD grants with UNU-CRIS, GUGC or Blue Growth label 2025

Each year, through the Special Research Fund (BOF), labelled PhD scholarships are being granted to predoctoral researchers by Ghent University in the context of three specific partnerships, with the aim of obtaining a PhD within a period of 48 months. These scholarships are only awarded within the framework of the planned cooperation with UNU-CRIS ('United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies'), GUGC ('Ghent University Global Campus' in Korea) or the thematic science park on 'Blue Growth and Blue Economy' on the Ghent University campus in Ostend ('Bluebridge COB'). The amount of the scholarship is approximately € 2.600 per month, depending on the family status of the scholar. A bench fee of € 310/month is awarded to the promoter for operational costs.

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UNU-CRIS label

In the context of the cooperation agreement between Ghent University, the VUB and the United Nations University (UNU), an independent research institute of the United Nations, Ghent University has been awarding 2 BOF doctoral scholarships with UNU-CRIS label each year since 2017. Research on global and regional governance processes is carried out at this campus.

• Conditions?

The doctoral subject should frame within the mission of UNU-CRIS, it can be decided in consultation with the supervisor to apply for a BOF doctoral scholarship with UNU-CRIS label:

“UNU-CRIS focuses on new patterns of regional cooperation and multi-level governance worldwide, centering on the implications of these changing patterns for public policy.”

The research program of UNU-CRIS includes research on the regional and/or multi-layered dimensions of several policy domains (migration and social policy, security, economy, climate, digital, etc.), as well as research on supranational regional organizations, the international role of sub-national authorities, and the issues of border regions. Research proposals related to regions other than the EU are particularly encouraged.

To apply for a BOF doctoral scholarship with UNU-CRIS label, it is required that the project proposal aligns with the UNU-CRIS strategic vision note and the research themes    mentioned.

A pre-application at UNU-CRIS is obliged and should be completed by 1 4 May 2025 at the latest   using the online form .

The scholarship holders are enrolled as doctoral students at the UGent, but will carry out their research activities mainly (4 days/week) at the United Nations University - CRIS campus in Bruges. Physical presence on the campus is an obligation.

During the execution of the selected research project, the supervisor will be associated with UNU-CRIS.

As an attachment to the application form, a statement from dr. Philippe De Lombaerde, director of UNU-CRIS, supporting the submission of the application for a BOF doctoral scholarship with UNU-CRIS label, should be added. This statement will be received after a positive evaluation of the pre-application at UNU-CRIS.

For more information about UNU-CRIS, see website UNU-CRIS UGent and the general UNU-CRIS website .

The Ghent University Global Campus (GUGC) is the only campus affiliated with Ghent University located abroad, specifically in Incheon (Songdo), South Korea.

Scientific research at GUGC is conducted in five research centers, namely: • Centre for Biomedical Research • Centre for Environmental and Energy Research • Food Research Centre • Lab of Plant Growth Analysis • Center for Biotech Data Science

To further develop research activities at the GUGC campus and promote research collaboration between the GUGC campus and Ghent University, two joint Ghent University-GUGC doctoral scholarships have been awarded annually since 2022. 

• At least two supervisors are required, one of whom is primarily active at Ghent University and one of whom is primarily active at the GUGC campus in South Korea. It is obliged to add a statement of the GUGC supervisor in which he/she confirms to support the doctoral research.
• The proposed research project must demonstrate both scientific quality and a clear added value for strengthening collaboration between the GUGC campus and Ghent University.
• The doctoral student will conduct the research partly (2 years) at Ghent University and partly (2 years) at the GUGC campus in South Korea. In accordance with the agreement between GUGC and Ghent University, the doctoral scholarship is partially funded by Ghent University and partially by GUGC. During the research period at Ghent University, the candidate receives a doctoral scholarship from Ghent University (and is subject to Ghent University regulations), during the research period at GUGC, the candidate receives a doctoral scholarship from GUGC (and is subject to the regulations applicable at GUGC). The amount of the doctoral scholarship is adjusted to the cost of living in the respective country and thus may vary.
• The candidate, in consultation with both supervisors, chooses whether to start the doctoral trajectory at Ghent University or on the GUGC campus. For a start at the GUGC campus, a prior work experience of 3 years is required by the Korean government in order to obtain a visa.

Blue Growth label

Ghent University is committed to further developing the thematic science park focusing on blue growth and the blue economy at Ostend Science Park (OSP). In 2024, 2 scholarships with a Blue Growth label can be awarded.

• The research project must fall within the domain of Blue Growth, as defined by the European Commission in its EU Blue Growth strategy or belong to a domain mentioned in the (Flemish) Blue Cluster strategy . The steering group Marine@UGent CF will decide on the admissibility of the application for a Blue Growth label.
• At least one of the supervisors of the doctoral scholarship at Ghent University must be active in the field of marine/maritime research. This is satisfied if the research group to which the supervisor belongs is included in the Compendium 'Coast and Sea' of the VLIZ, which includes all Belgian research groups active in marine/maritime research. The research group can be listed either individually or as a member of Marine@UGent in the compendium . The steering group Marine@UGent CF will base this on the most recent version of the compendium
• The PhD must stimulate collaboration between faculties. The BOF application is supported by two supervisors from two different faculties.
• The PhD candidate who obtains a BOF doctoral scholarship with Blue Growth label will be enrolled as a doctoral student at Ghent University but will conduct the research full-time at Ostend Science Park (OSP)
• The PhD candidate can use all available research infrastructure within the local "ecosystem," including the Marine@UGent core facilities, the coastal ocean basin, the towing tank, and test infrastructure on or near the sea. For an overview of all available infrastructure as well as usage conditions, Prof. Jana Asselman should be contacted.

Who can apply?

There are no restrictions in terms of nationality, age or field of research.

To be eligible, the candidate should preferably belong to at least the top 20% best students of the cohort in terms of all degrees obtained.

An application for a BOF doctoral scholarship must always be submitted with the support of a Ghent University supervisor (ZAP member). Other Ghent University researchers can act as co-supervisors, non-Ghent University researchers as ‘researchers involved'.

How to apply?

• Fill in the application form and send it to [email protected]
• The Ghent University supervisor should simultaneously send a separate document with their opinion on the candidate's research potential (advice promotor) to [email protected]
• The application form and other relevant documents can be found at the bottom of this webpage. Please read the call document thoroughly and use it as a guide when preparing your application.
• Deadline: 21 May 2025  (23u59 at the latest)

For non-Ghent University students: if the master's degree has not yet been obtained at the time of the deadline, please submit the acquired results to [email protected] by 14 July 2025  at the latest. (for UGent students, these data are automatically provided by the central student administration)

Announcement of the results

• Results online available on 29 August 2025
• Non-awarded candidates will receive feedback within 6 weeks after the results are published

Duration BOF doctoral scholarship with label

• Period: 4 years (1+3)

In accordance with the regulations for PhD scholarship recipients, the doctoral program starts by definition with a scholarship agreement of 1 year. If, before the end of the first year, the doctoral advisory committee or, in the absence thereof, the promoter(s) judge(s) that both the substantive progress in the context of the doctoral research and the overall functioning of the PhD scholarship recipient are such that the doctoral program can be successfully completed within a reasonable period of time, the promoter issues a positive advice in a written form. A positive recommendation leads to a 3-year extension of the doctoral scholarship.

• Startdate: 1 October 2025

Department of Education and Research Team Special Research Fund (BOF)

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Call and application forms

The entire call and application form can also be downloaded below.

• Call PhD fellowships with label 2025
• BOF PhD fellowship application form UNU_CRIS 2025
• BOF PhD fellowship application form GUGC 2025
• BOF PhD fellowship application form Blue Growth 2025
• Advice promotor
• Ethics and Biosafety Context form

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).