Catholic University
of Leuven (KU Leuven) annually offers IRO Doctoral
Scholarship for students from Developing Countries in Belgium. The
IRO Doctoral Scholarships are only granted for doctoral programmes for a
maximum period of 48 months and
eventually for one pre-doctoral year as preparation period for the doctoral
programme. Applicants may choose a research topic proposed by one of
the KU Leuven Doctoral Schools: Humanities and Social Sciences Science,
Engineering and Technology Biomedical Sciences or applicants may propose
their own research topic. The application deadline is 15th January 2014.
Study
Subject (s): Applicants
for the IRO Doctoral Scholarship Programme may choose a research topic proposed
by one of the KU Leuven Doctoral Schools: Humanities and Social Sciences
Science, Engineering and Technology Biomedical Sciences or applicants may
propose their own research topic.
Course Level:
Scholarship is available for pursuing PhD degree at KU Leuven.
Scholarship
Provider: Catholic University of Leuven
Scholarship can
be taken at: Belgium
Eligibility:
1.The applicant must be a citizen of one of the countries on the OECD DAC table
that are listed under the following categories: Least Developed Countries, Low
Income Countries or Low Middle Income Countries. The applicant must not
possess dual citizenship, where the second citizenship is from an EU country.
2. The time period between the date of completion of your MA degree and the
date of submission of your scholarship application can be no more than ten
years.
3. Excellent academic results
4. Excellent research project
5. Proof of embedness in the South and motivation in the framework of
development cooperation
6. Excellent recommendations
Scholarship
Open for International Students:
The student of one of the countries on the OECD DAC table that are listed under
the following categories: 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) can apply
for the scholarship.
Scholarship
Description: As
one of its contributions to development cooperation, KU Leuven offers each
academic year scholarships to deserving students from developing countries to
do their PhD in the largest university of Flanders, Belgium. The programme is organized
and managed by the Interfaculty Council for Development Cooperation. The IRO
Doctoral Scholarship Programme has supported more than a hundred PhD graduates
over the past ten years. After obtaining their doctorates at KU Leuven, these
PhD holders are now valorizing their degrees in their home countries either in
university academic research or in various sectors of industry. KU Leuven,
which is situated at about 20 kilometers from Brussels, the capital of both
Belgium and Europe, is the oldest university of the Low Countries. As such, it
has a long-standing tradition of hospitality towards students and scholars from
abroad. At present, almost 7,000 international students (about 15% of the total
number of students at KU Leuven) have found their home away from home in
Leuven.
Duration of
award(s): The
IRO Doctoral Scholarships are only granted for doctoral programmes for a
maximum period of 48 months and
eventually for one pre-doctoral year as preparation period for the doctoral
programme. Applicants who have already been enrolled as self-supporting
doctoral students at KU Leuven can only be granted the IRO doctoral scholarship
for 4 years minus the number of years enrolled as doctoral student.
What does it
cover? The
scholarship includes monthly basic amount € 1,383 (75% of the net salary
of an assistant) for doctoral students and € 900 for Pre-doctoral
students, Housing allowance of € 200/month with accompanying partner
(and children), Social security covering health insurance, child
allowance, occupational hazard and occupational illness, Tuition fee,
Affiliation with a Belgian Health Insurance company, Third-party liability
insurance (private life), Professional and accident insurance coverage; third
party liability insurance (study related matters and for professional
liability) and Return flight tickets for the whole family after completion of
the doctorate.
Notification:
In April-May
2014, the International Admissions and Mobility Unit of KU Leuven will prepare
and send the official admission letters and scholarship attestations to the
selected candidates.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is
online.
Scholarship
Application Deadline: The
deadline for applications is 15 January 2014.
