Scholarship Description:

KU Leuven is pleased to announce to exceptional scholars from institutions in the Global South to apply for the KU Leuven Global Minds Doctoral Scholarships 2022/23 aimed at supporting the ideal candidate to conduct 4 years of PhD research.

The scholarships are offered to excellent proposals that deal with a development-relevant research topic, preferably linked to one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals.

University: 

KU Leuven

Degree Level:

Postgraduate (PhD)

Scholarship Benefits:

• Full tuition fee waiver
• 100% of net salary of an assistant (approx.. 2199 euro/month)
• Four return tickets in economy class.
• Belgian social security coverage
• Health, professional and accident insurance
• Supervision allowance

Nationalities:

International Students.

Eligibility Criteria:

For consideration for the Global Minds Doctoral Scholarships, applicants to meet the following requirements:

• Applicants must citizens of one of the countries included in the list.
• The candidate’s latest master’s degree must have awarded no more than ten years prior to 1 October 2022.
• Research project must be of excellent academic quality, with a special focus on the development relevance of the proposal.
• The research project must have a clear time frame indicating how the research periods at KU Leuven and at the home institution will alternate.
• The candidate to formally affiliated to a university in the home country.

Application Procedure:

Interested applicants for the KU Leuven Global Minds Doctoral Scholarships 2022 are to follow the 2-step application procedures. First the candidate should obtain admission to a doctoral or predoctoral programme. Secondly, once this admission has obtained, the candidate can apply for the KU Leuven Global Minds Doctoral Scholarship.

Applications are submitted using a digital application form.

Required Documents:

• The candidate’s CV, utilising the Europass format
• The candidate’s bibliography, utilising this form
• The local co-promoter’s CV
• The research proposal (6 pages at the most)
• Motivation Letter
• Two recommendation letters by external, relevant referees.

Scholarship Deadline:

29 April 2022

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