Ghent University Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from the Global South 2026 – YOA

Deadline: February 17, 2026

Applications are open for the Ghent University Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from the Global South 2026. With assist from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF) Ghent University grants PhD “sandwich” scholarships to promising PhD college students from Global South international locations who want to perform half of their PhD analysis at Ghent University (‘North’) and half at a college in the Global South (‘South’).

Ghent University solely funds the part of the analysis that might be carried out in Ghent (24 months). The candidate will need to have full-time funding for the different 24 months of analysis to be carried out in the South.

Funding

• The Ghent University promoter receives a bench payment of €310/monthly of analysis in Ghent + €8,000 journey funds to cowl (part of) the operational prices, in addition to part of the travelling prices of the scholar and each the Ghent University and the native promoter.

Eligibility

• Candidates want to come back from – and have the nationality of – considered one of the chosen Global South international locations (see country list);
• The proposals should be collectively submitted by a candidate, a supervisor (promoter) at Ghent University and a supervisor at the accomplice college (South);
• No restrictions are imposed on the subject of analysis, however choice might be given to matters which are related inside the North-South context. South-North Context relevance pertains to the extent to which the goals of a proposal are in keeping with beneficiaries’ necessities, synergy alternatives, world priorities and companions’ and donors’ insurance policies;
• Only diploma college students (college students who intend to acquire a (joint) PhD diploma at Ghent University) can apply. Exchange college students can’t apply for this scholarship; 
• This program is supposed for college students at the starting of their PhD. To a restricted extent, PhD college students are allowed to have already accomplished preliminary analysis. At the time the fellowship begins (1/10/2026), a minimal of 36 months of doctoral analysis should nonetheless be required to finish the PhD;
• Ghent college needs to encourage extra feminine researchers to apply for this scholarship. That is why a Ghent University supervisor can assist most 2 candidates per name on situation they’re each of a special gender.

Mobility Scheme of the Scholarship

The following mobility scheme is necessary:

• Students want to start out and finish with a analysis keep of three -12 months in at Ghent University.
• The first analysis keep at Ghent University must be began between 1 October 2026 and 28 February 2027.
• At least 24 months of regionally funded analysis in the South should be scheduled in between the first and final analysis keep at Ghent University.

Exceptions to the necessary mobility scheme

• Applicants who can reveal that they’re unable to start out their 4 12 months PhD analysis with a analysis keep at Ghent University as a result of the accomplice college/analysis heart in the South requires a profitable completion of a PhD study program of their college earlier than commencing additional analysis actions, can request an exception to the mobility scheme;
• Applicants who can reveal that they’re unable to start out their 4 12 months PhD analysis with a analysis keep at Ghent University as a result of they need to first full a interval of subject analysis in the South can apply for an exception to the mobility scheme;
• Applicants who can reveal that they’ve efficiently accomplished a full-time funded PhD study interval (of as much as 12 months) at the accomplice college/analysis heart in the South can request to combine this era in the required 24 months of regionally funded analysis keep in the South;
• Applicants who can reveal that they’ve efficiently accomplished a full-time funded PhD study interval (of as much as 12 months) at Ghent University can request to combine this era in the required 24 months of researach interval at Ghent University.

Applicants who wish to make use of a kind of exceptions need to request an approval from the analysis administration of Ghent University earlier than 16 January, 2026. To accomplish that, they full the type “Request exception funding and mobility scheme” type and submit it together with the requested supporting paperwork through e-mail to [email protected].

Application

Application varieties should be submitted (in English) electronically to [email protected]. 

In addition to the application type, the Ghent University supervisor should additionally submit the following 2 paperwork:

For extra info, go to Ghent University Scholarship.