Ghent University’s 2026 Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from the Global South In Belgium

Details For Ghent University’s 2026 Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from the Global South In Belgium:

Ghent University is offering Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from the Global South in 2026 for PhD degrees in any subject of study (with a preference for North-South related research).

The deadline for submitting your application is February 17, 2026. Ghent University is offering this scholarship, which comes with a 24-month stipend, partial support, and other benefits. Applications for this award are open to certain nationalities.

More Details:

• Degree: PhD
• University: Ghent University
  
• Funding Type: Partial funded
• Deadline: 17 February, 2026
• Location: Belgium

Candidates must do half of their PhD research at Ghent University and the remaining half at a Southern university in order to be eligible for Ghent University’s Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from the Global South.

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Eligibility Criteria:

• Candidates must be citizens of specific Global South nations.
• Candidates must have recently enrolled in the university’s PhD program.
• Only those who want to pursue a joint PhD at the university are eligible to apply.
• The award is not available to applicants who have been identified as exchange students.
• The supervisor (promoter) at Ghent University and a supervisor at the partner university (South) must submit the proposal alongside the applicant.

Advantages:

• 24 months on a full scholarship at Ghent University
• The following advantages are given to promoters at Ghent University:
• The bench costs €310 a month.
• The student’s travel expenses, along with those of Ghent University and the local promoter, are partially covered by the €8,000 travel fund.

Procedure for Applications:

• submitted the completed online application to BOFapplication@ugent.be;
• records of research findings;
• a formal declaration about the co-financing of the candidate’s doctoral studies at this university from a legitimate representative of the partner institution.

The supervisor at Ghent University needs to turn in the following paperwork:

• A recommendation that expresses the supervisor’s assessment of the candidate’s potential as a future researcher
• A recommendation about the proposed research project’s ethical and biosafety setting

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