Coimbra Group Universities Scholarship Programme 2025/2026 for Young African Researchers – YOA

Deadline: March 31, 2025

Applications are open for the Coimbra Group Universities Scholarship Programme 2025/2026. Coimbra Group Universities have been offering, since 2008, younger researchers from universities in Sub-Saharan Africa with the OPPORTUNITY to spend a brief interval (usually 1 to three months) at a Coimbra Group University to hold out part of their analysis there.

The important goal of this scholarship programme is to allow students to undertake analysis during which they’re engaged of their home establishment and to assist them set up tutorial and analysis contacts in Europe. The scholarships are financially supported by the Coimbra Group member universities taking part on this programme, whereas the Coimbra Group Office is answerable for the executive administration of the
functions.

Eligibility

• Be born on or after 1 January 1980.
• Be nationals of and present residents in a rustic in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Be present workers members of a college or an equal increased schooling establishment in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Be ideally of doctoral/postdoctoral or equal standing.
• Be in possession of an acceptance letter/e-mail from the tutor/supervisor with whom the work programme.
  will probably be undertaken within the host establishment. This doc is necessary.
• Use the Coimbra Group Office digital application course of.
• Apply for one college solely. Multiple functions is not going to be thought-about legitimate.
• Submit all info in English solely.

Application

• Applicants ought to present the title and phone particulars of a tutorial supervisor within the receiving Coimbra Group University who will supervise their work throughout their keep overseas. If you wouldn’t have any contacts, they counsel you go to the web site of your chosen establishment or get in contact with the contact individual whose e-mail tackle is indicated within the brochure. The Coimbra Group Office just isn’t within the place to offer help on this.
• All candidates are requested to offer a letter/e-mail of acceptance (to be submitted collectively together with your application) written by the educational supervisor from the host college the place you want to perform the proposed working plan. The letter ought to state that the supervisor is keen to work with you in case you receive a Coimbra Group Scholarship.
• Applicants can choose one establishment solely. Multiple functions from the identical candidate will probably be rejected.
• Fill in your application type solely when you could have all the information obtainable (i.e. title of and letter of acceptance by supervisor at Coimbra Group University, and so forth.). Incomplete functions will probably be rejected, no exceptions will probably be made.
• The dates of your keep needs to be agreed upon between the applicant and the educational supervisor on the Coimbra Group University. Typically, this will probably be throughout the tutorial 12 months 2025/2026.

Registrations will probably be accepted solely till Friday 31 March at midnight Brussels Time.

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For extra info, go to Coimbra Group Universities Scholarship.