The 2023 Ghent University Short Stay Research Fellowships for African Researchers
Apply now for the The 2023 Ghent University Short Stay Research Fellowships for African Researchers on Truesport your best worldwide scholarship website on the internet. The Africa Platform of the Ghent University Association (GAP) invites applications for visiting fellows. As one of the six regional platforms at Ghent University, GAP enhances and fosters academic collaboration between Ghent University Association and academic institutions in Africa. The Africa Platform organizes five visiting research fellows every year. Awardees will go through a minimum period of two weeks at Ghent University or one of the associated University Colleges.
The Africa Platform fellowships are aimed at postdoctoral researchers (junior or senior lecturers and professors) who are incorporated with an African higher education or research institution. A bilateral agreement or memorandum of understanding needs to be in place between Ghent University and the African institution.
Two clusters of countries will be held into account. In 2023, only candidates incorporated with universities in Cluster 1 countries can apply.
- Cluster 1: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauretania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Western-Sahara;
- Cluster 2: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS FOR THE 2023 GHENT UNIVERSITY SHORT STAY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
- Available to African researchers
Selection Criteria and Procedures
The following criteria will be taken into account in the selection procedure:
- The candidate’s profile, such as CV and scientific achievements: 25%
- The motivation, feasibility, and academic quality of the research plan: 25%
- Added value/sustainability (impact of the research stay on future departmental and institutional collaboration) – decisive criterion: 50%
- New types of collaboration will get priority, referring to new initiatives with a new scope – priority will therefore be given to candidates who have not had a chance to visit UGent over the last 12 months.
- Interdisciplinary forms of research will get priority.
MERITS
The fellowships comprise of a grant of €1000 + one return flight ticket, for a minimum stay of two weeks, which is meant to cover (or contribute towards) travel and accommodation costs and living expenses. This implies that extra funding will need to be found in many cases – note that additional research funding, not personal resources will only be considered. The visiting scholars will be provided office space and access to facilities (such as the library) as a Ghent University visiting Scholar.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION
- Personal information
- A cover letter in which you indicate: the period of your visit, the research group you will be affiliated with, a motivation as to how your current and future research at your home university will benefit from a research stay at Ghent, and whether this visit concerns a new type of collaboration
- A research plan (research objectives, methods, and tools, a work plan for the intended visit, possible long-term cooperation plans, interdisciplinarity of the research, etc.)
- A budget
- A list of your three most important publications
- Your signature and the signature of the Ghent University promotor. This means that you should already have a Ghent University promotor at the application stage. If you do not at present have links with Ghent University, the online research directory can help you in your search for a promotor. You also need to submit a short motivation statement by the Ghent University promotor;
- A short CV (max 2 pages) and proof of your Ph.D. degree in annex to the application form.
PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION
Your application should be in English or French, the application form includes the following sections:
- Personal information
- A cover letter in which you indicate: the period of your visit, the research group you will be affiliated with, a motivation as to how your current and future research at your home university will benefit from a research stay at Ghent, and whether this visit concerns a new type of collaboration
- A research plan (research objectives, methods, and tools, a work plan for the intended visit, possible long-term cooperation plans, interdisciplinarity of the research, etc.)
- A budget
- A list of your three most important publications
- Your signature and the signature of the Ghent University promotor. This means that you should already have a Ghent University promotor at the application stage. If you presently do not have links with Ghent University, the online research directory can assist you in your search for a promotor. You also need to submit a short motivation statement by the Ghent University promotor;
- A short CV (max 2 pages) and proof of your PhD degree in annex to the application form.
- The application should be submitted via email to Annelies.Verdoolaege@UGent.be in one PDF file, no later than 1 October 2023. Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered. Each individual can only acquire one grant.
SCHEDULE
- Application deadline: 1 October 2023
- Selection results: end of October 2023
- Mobility Period: January – December 2024
Application Deadline: October 1, 2023
The 2023 Ghent University Short Stay Research Fellowships for African Researchers
