Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for Young Researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa - 2025
Eligible degrees: Training & Short courses, Research Fellow/ Scientist. Funding: Full Funding. Eligible courses: All courses offered by the universities.
Eligible Degrees
Other
Eligible Nationalities
Not specified
Destination
Germany
Eligible Courses
All courses offered by the universities
Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for Young Researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa - 2025
The Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme is tailored for emerging researchers hailing from Sub-Saharan Africa, offering a chance to conduct brief research stints lasting between one and three months at several distinguished universities across Europe. The purpose of this effort is to bolster the scholarly and research pursuits of participants within their respective institutions and to foster global academic partnerships.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must have been born on or after the first day of January in 1980.
- Candidates need to be residents of Sub-Saharan Africa and currently employed as staff at a university or similar tertiary education establishment.
- Applicants should possess a doctoral, postdoctoral, or equivalent qualification.
- A formal acceptance letter or email from the host institution’s designated supervisor is required.
- Submissions must be written in English via the Coimbra Group Office’s digital system, and applicants may only choose one university to apply to.
Scholarship Benefits
The award package provides comprehensive financial support, encompassing research grants and housing allowances, which alleviates monetary pressures and enables scholars to concentrate fully on their research objectives.
Participating Universities
- 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)
- Istanbul University (Turkey)
- Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland)
- Leiden University (The Netherlands)
- University of Padova (Italy)
- University of Pavia (Italy)
- University of Poitiers (France)
- Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic)
- University of Salamanca (Spain)
- University of Siena (Italy)
- University of Turku (Finland)
- University of Würzburg (Germany)
Application Deadline
The final date to submit an application for the Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme is March 31, 2025. Prospective applicants can submit their materials via the official scholarship application page.
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