Coimbra Group Short Stay Scholarship Programme 2023 for Young Researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa

Coimbra Group Short Stay Scholarship Programme 2023 for Young Researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa

The Coimbra Group Short Stay Scholarship Programme 2023 for Young Researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa is currently accepting applications. Young African scholars from higher education institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa are welcome to attend universities in the Coimbra Group for brief stays (often 1 to 3 months).

This scholarship program’s main goals are to give scholars the opportunity to do research they are already involved in at their home school and to support them in developing academic and research networks in Europe. The Coimbra Group Office is in responsibility of the administrative management of the applications, while the scholarships are financially supported by the Coimbra Group member universities taking part in this initiative.

Coimbra Group Short Stay Scholarship Programme Eligibility

Applicants must fulfil ALL of the following criteria at the same time:

• Be born on or after 1 January 1978.
• Be 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.
• Be preferably of doctoral/postdoctoral or equivalent status.
• Be in possession of an acceptance letter/email from the tutor/partner with whom the work programme will be undertaken in the host institution. This document is mandatory.
• Use the Coimbra Group Office electronic application process.
• Apply for one university only. Multiple applications will not be considered valid.
• Submit all information in English only.
• Female candidates are encouraged to apply and will be prioritised.

Participating Institutions for Coimbra Group Short Stay Scholarship Programme

The following Coimbra Group universities are participating in the 2023 edition of this scholarship programme:

• University of Barcelona (Spain)
• University of Coimbra (Portugal)
• University of Cologne (Germany)
• Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
• University of Granada (Spain)
• University of Graz (Austria)
• University of Groningen (The Netherlands)
• Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany)
• Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland)
• KU Leuven (Belgium)
• University of Padova (Italy)
• University of Pavia (Italy)
• University of Poitiers (France)
• Charles University (Czech Republic)
• University of Salamanca (Spain)
• University of Siena (Italy)
• University of Turku (Finland)

The online application is available until April 7, 2023 at midnight (Brussels time).

Apply here

For more information, visit Coimbra Scholarship.