KU Leuven Specialization Research Grants from South in Belgium, 2016

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KU Leuven offers travel research grants for a research visit to Belgium. Funding is available for research stays at KU Leuven with a maximum duration of 90 days with the aim of specializing in a certain research field, preparing a publication or participating in a training programme in the context of university development cooperation. Applicants should have obtained their PhD at least three years prior to applying. Priority will be given to applicants under the age of fifty. The application deadline is 1 October 2015.

Study Subject(s): Grants are awarded with the aim of specializing in a certain research field, preparing a publication or participating in a training programme in the context of university development cooperation.
Course Level: Grants are available for a research visit to Belgium.
Scholarship Provider: Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium
Scholarship can be taken at: Belgium

Eligibility: To be eligible for this scholarship the applicant must be
-Applicants should have obtained their PhD at least three years prior to applying.
-Applicants should originate from one of the Least Developed Countries, Low Income Countries or Low Middle Income Countries.
-Applicants should be employed by an institution located in one of the countries mentioned above.
-Applicants should be invited and supported by a KU Leuven supervisor who is a senior staff member (ZAP).
-Priority will be given to applicants under the age of fifty.

Scholarship Open for International Students: Scholarships are open for students from Least Developed Countries, Low Income Countries or Low Middle Income Countries (Afghanistan, Kenya, Armenia, Angola, Korea, Dem. Rep., Belize, Bangladesh, Kyrgyz Rep., Bolivia, Benin, Tajikistan, Cameroon, Bhutan, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, Burkina Faso, Congo, Rep., Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Cambodia, Egypt, Central African Rep., El Salvador, Chad, Fiji, Comoros, Georgia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Ghana, Djibouti, Guatemala, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Eritrea, Honduras, Ethiopia, India, Cuba, Gambia, Indonesia, Guinea, Iraq, Guinea-Bissau, Kosovo1, Haiti, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia, Federated States, Laos, Moldova, Lesotho, Mongolia, Liberia, Morocco, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Malawi, Nigeria, Mali, Pakistan, Mauritania, Papua New Guinea, Mozambique, Paraguay, Myanmar, Philippines, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Niger, Swaziland, Rwanda, Syria, Samoa, Tokelau, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tonga, Senegal, Turkmenistan, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Solomon Islands, Uzbekistan, Somalia, Vietnam, South Sudan, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen and Zambia).

Scholarship Description: KU Leuven offers travel grants to researchers from the South. The grants are meant to help the researchers pay for a research visit to Belgium. The program is funded from the KU Leuven development cooperation budget, which is managed by the Interfaculty Council for Development Cooperation (IRO). IRO will also select the candidates.

Number of award(s): Not Known

Duration of award(s): Funding is available for research stays at KU Leuven with a maximum duration of 90 days.

What does it cover? Grants include:
-a monthly allowance of € 1,500
-a plane ticket (with a maximum of € 1,200)
-Insurance coverage during the stay in Leuven.

Selection Criteria: Candidates will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:
-the formal application requirements
-the applicant’s quality
-the development relevance of the proposal
-a well-balanced distribution of the available grants across all nationalities and KU Leuven faculties involved.

Notification: Not Known

How to Apply: Applications should be submitted by email. Additionally will have to send the following documents:
-a copy of their doctoral degree certificate
-an invitation letter from their KU Leuven supervisor
-their CV
-a copy of their passport.

Application Form

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 1 October 2015.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

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