Global Minds Doctoral Scholarships Programme at KU Leuven
Global Minds Doctoral Scholarships Programme at KU Leuven is open for International Students Citizen of one of the countries included in the VLIR-UOS scholarship country list. . The scholarship allows PhD level program(s) in the field of Development Related Topics taught at KU Leuven . The deadline of the scholarship is .
As one of its contributions to development cooperation, every academic year KU Leuven selects exceptional students from developing countries as scholarship candidates to obtain their PhD from the largest university of Belgium. The Global Minds Programme is managed by IRO, the university’s Interfaculty Council for Development Cooperation.
The aim is to give students the opportunity to conduct PhD research in a ‘sandwich’ system, which means that 50% of the research takes place at KU Leuven and 50% at the home institution of the scholar, supported by a local co-promoter. The PhD degree is awarded by KU Leuven.
Degree Level
Global Minds Doctoral Scholarships Programme at KU Leuven is available to undertake PhD level programs at KU Leuven.
Available Subjects
Following subjects are available to study under this scholarship program.
- Development Related Topics
Benefits
The scholarship covers tuition fee, monthly allowance, insurance, travel costs, research allowance, etc. Refer to this link for full benefit list.
Eligible Nationalities
Citizen of one of the countries included in the VLIR-UOS scholarship country list.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be a citizen of one of the countries
included in the VLIR-UOS scholarship country list.
- Candidates who have citizenship of the EU will not be
selected. The same applies to applicants with a long-term EU residence permit.
- The candidate’s latest Master’s degree must have been
awarded no more than ten years prior to 1 October 2020 (including the ongoing
calendar year).
- The candidate must have been awarded an academic grade
equivalent to High Distinction or higher. Degrees obtained with a final score
equivalent to second class second/lower division will not be taken into
consideration.
- The 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 that
indicates how the research periods at KU Leuven and at the home institution
will alternate (a maximum period of 12 months at the home institution should
alternate with a maximum period of 12 months at KU Leuven).
- The candidate must be formally affiliated to a university in
the home country as an employee. In case the candidate has no such affiliation
yet, he/she is eligible to apply to this scholarship programme but will only be
granted the scholarship once such an affiliation is obtained. All parties
involved in the PhD proposal (candidate, KU Leuven promotor, local co-promotor
and the home university of the candidate) should be able to comply with the
stipulations contained in the scholarship contract, which can be consulted
here.
- The applicant’s home university must demonstrate sufficient
support for the doctoral project, guaranteeing that the candidate can dedicate
himself/herself sufficiently to conducting doctoral research during the periods
spent at the home institution. Candidates who are not yet affiliated to a
university in their home country do not yet have to demonstrate the support of
the home university. However, the scholarship will only be granted once the
candidate is formally affiliated to a university in the home country and when,
consequently, that university can demonstrate sufficient support. All parties
involved in the PhD proposal (candidate, KU Leuven promotor, local co-promotor
and the home university of the candidate) should be able to comply with the
stipulations contained in the scholarship contract, which can be consulted
here.
- Candidates who are already enrolled as PhD-students at KU
Leuven and who are financed by KU Leuven are not eligible for this programme.
However, they might be eligible for the PhD Scholarships for Researchers from
the South.
- Candidates who have been employed before in an EEA country
other than Belgium are not eligible for this scholarship. They may be eligible
for the PhD Scholarships for Researchers from the South though.
- The candidate must demonstrate a development-oriented
motivation.
- The candidate must be supported by a KU Leuven promoter.
- The candidate must be supported by a local co-promoter at
his/her home university.
- The candidate must be supported by excellent recommendations
provided by relevant referees.
- The candidate must follow the application procedure and
complete his/her file before 15 January 2020. Please make sure to fill in the
application form with the following instructions:
First name and last name EXACTLY as written on the passport.
Type of programme: Doctoral Programme (diploma contract) or Predoctoral Programme. Select the doctoral or predoctoral programme in your field of study.
Academic year: please select 2020-2021.
Is this application also intended as a scholarship application? Yes.
Name of the scholarship agency: Global Minds Doctoral Scholarship - The candidate has read and agreed to the Regulations,
Obligations and Conditions for Terminating the GM PhD Scholarship.
- Candidates are asked not to submit their application unless it fulfills the conditions enlisted above. Incomplete or late applications will not be taken into consideration; no exceptions will be made.
Application Procedure
- The candidate must follow the application procedure and complete his/her file before 15 January 2021.
- It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
