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Research opportunities
Some funding agencies offer possibilities for pre- or postdoctoral researchers to apply for a scholarship or fellowship at Ghent University on an individual basis. These opportunities are listed below. Before applying, candidates should always seek approval of a professor at Ghent University (contact details of all research groups).
Opportunities for foreign PhD-students
- PhD-programme at Ghent University
- BOF - doctoral scholarships for candidates from developing countries
- BOF - cofunding for Chinese candidates holding a CSC-grant
- Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) - doctoral scholarships for EU-citizens
- BOF-Funding for foreign candidates for a joint doctorate
- IWT- doctoral scholarships for EU-citizens
- VLIR-ICP - PhD Scholarships for candidates from developing countries
- Flemish Government cultural agreements: Exchange programmes
- BAEF: Fellowships for study or PhD-research of US-citizens in Belgium
- BOF - doctoral scholarships
Postdoctoral opportunities
- BOF - 7 full time positions in the rank of (senior) lecturer with a focus on scientific research
- BOF - postdoctoral fellowships
- BOF - Visiting postdocs
- IOF (Industrial Research Fund): Post-Doctoral Technology Developers
- FWO - support for individual postdoctoral researchers
- IWT - postdoctoral fellowships
- Fund for Scientific Research (FWO): Visiting postdoctoral fellowships
- Japan: JSPS and Canon Foundation
- Federal Science Policy Office: Postdoctoral fellowships to non-EU researchers
- FP7 - People: Marie Curie-fellowships
- FP7 - Ideas: ERC Grants
- BAEF: Fellowships for postdoc research of US-citizens in Belgium
Institutional cooperation
Several funding possibilities are available for joint research projects between researchers from Ghent University and from outside the university.
- Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen): Bilateral Agreements
- Belgian Federal Science Policy (Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid): Bilateral Agreements
- Belgian Federal Science Policy (Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid): Interuniversity Attraction Poles (IAP)
- Flemish Government Cooperation Programme with France: Tournesol
- Royal Flemish Academy for Science and the Arts (VLAC)
- FWO research networks
- UNESCO Trust Fund
- NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme
- International Foundation for Science (IFS)
- European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technological research (COST)
- Technology Transfer, spin-off companies and bilateral agreements with industry
Matching research partners at Ghent University, can be found, using the the Ghent University Research Database; "IWETO-Ghent". This search engine allows you to investigate the work of all Ghent University researchers and professors by means of four different search methods (by name, faculty/department, keyword, research field). The database is available in English as well as in Dutch.