Coimbra Group Short Stay Scholarship Programme for young researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa
Selection criteria
Purposes: | Short stay/research, Ph.D. |
Programmes: | All |
Countries of Origin: | Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo (Dem Rep.), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Additional information
Eligible candidates: |
The scheme is intended for young academics (normally those under the age of 45). Applicants should nationals of and current residents in a country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Be current staff members of a university or an equivalent higher education institution in Sub-Saharan Africa, and, in most cases, should be of doctoral/postdoctoral or equivalent status. |
Grant information: |
The Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for young African researchers aims to enable scholars to undertake research for a short research period (generally 1 to maximum 2 months) in which they are engaged in their home institution, at a selected Coimbra Group university, and to help them establish academic and research contacts. University of Groningen
Remarks
Website: Faculty Graduate Schools & Research |
Grant provider: |
Coimbra Group |
Available positions: |
2 |
Deadline: |
before 15 april 2022 |
Application: |
Applicants must fill in the on-line application form on the website of the Coimbra group When selection has been agreed, the host university may send a letter of invitation directly to the successful candidate. The Coimbra Group Office will contact candidates who are not successful in obtaining a place under the scheme. Successful candidates who are currently employed by a University are responsible for ensuring that their home institution will grant them leave of absence to undertake the proposed visit. |
More information: | Contact the Mobility and Scholarship Desk of the University of Groningen ( msd rug.nl ) for practical information, contact the faculties via www.rug.nl for a possible supervisor or look at the website of the Coimbra Group . |
Last modified: | 01 March 2022 10.36 a.m. |