Catholic University of Leuven (KU
Leuven) annually invites applications for IRO doctoral scholarship
programme available for students from Developing
Countries. 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 November 10th 2014.
Leuven) annually invites applications for IRO doctoral scholarship
programme available for students from Developing
Countries. 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 November 10th 2014.
Note: The call is open form 1 September
2014.
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
Scie
for the IRO Doctoral Scholarship Programme may choose a research topic proposed
by one of the KU Leuven Doctoral Schools: Humanities and Social Sciences
Scie
nce, Engineering and Technology Biomedical Sciences or applicants may
propose their own research topic.
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing PhD degree at KU
Leuven.
Scholarship Provider: Catholic University of Leuven
Scholarship can be taken at: Belgium
Eligibility: 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 may not possess dual citizenship, where the second
citizenship is from an EU country.
-The candidate must have been awarded his master’s degree or an immediately
contiguous master’s degree no more than ten years prior to the 1st of October
2015 (including the ongoing calendar year).
-The candidate must hold an academic qualification at least with distinction or
equivalent.
-Research project of excellent academic quality, taking into account the
development relvance of the proposal.
-The candidate must demonstrate a development oriented motivation.
-Excellent recommendations.
-In order to ensure embeddedness of the research within the context of the home
country, a local co-promoter must be appointed.
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 may not possess dual citizenship, where the second
citizenship is from an EU country.
-The candidate must have been awarded his master’s degree or an immediately
contiguous master’s degree no more than ten years prior to the 1st of October
2015 (including the ongoing calendar year).
-The candidate must hold an academic qualification at least with distinction or
equivalent.
-Research project of excellent academic quality, taking into account the
development relvance of the proposal.
-The candidate must demonstrate a development oriented motivation.
-Excellent recommendations.
-In order to ensure embeddedness of the research within the context of the home
country, a local co-promoter must be appointed.
Scholarship Open for International Students: Students 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 this IRO Doctoral
Scholarship Programme.
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 this IRO Doctoral
Scholarship Programme.
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.
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.
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 € 1,415
(75% of the net salary of an assistant) paid at the end of each month for
doctoral students and €1000 paid at the
beginning of each month 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.
scholarship includes monthly basic amount € 1,415
(75% of the net salary of an assistant) paid at the end of each month for
doctoral students and €1000 paid at the
beginning of each month 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: Selection of
the candidates will be in November 2014 – February 2015. The International Admissions and Mobility Unit of KU
Leuven will prepare and send the official admission letters and scholarship
attestations to the selected candidates in March 2015.
the candidates will be in November 2014 – February 2015. The International Admissions and Mobility Unit of KU
Leuven will prepare and send the official admission letters and scholarship
attestations to the selected candidates in March 2015.
Online Applications: The mode of
applying is online. Documents
to upload and submit:
-The form of your Research Proposal signed by the
appropriate professors. If you have chosen a research topic proposed by one of
the KU Leuven Doctoral Schools, the promoter of that Research Topic does not
need to sign your elaboration form. (Applicants who are already enrolled in a
doctoral programme at KU Leuven will only need to prepare the detailed progress
report as defined in their Doctoral School. The report must be signed by the
promoter and the members of the examination committee of the doctoral student.)
-Your personal motivation and the development relevance of
your research proposal making use of this form. No other format will be
admitted. Herein the applicant must explain how the research proposal can be
approached and treated in a manner relevant to development cooperation.
–CV of the local co-promoter.
-Two letters of recommendation by persons other than your
(prospective) promoter and local co-promoter, who are qualified to assess your
academic capabilities. The two letters of recommendation should be submitted in
sealed envelopes and sent directly by the referees to: IRO committee.
International Admissions and Mobility, KU Leuven, Atrecht College, Naamsestraat
63 – bus 5410, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. We should receive the letters on the
10th of November 2014, at the latest.
–Certificate of English proficiency,
for instance a TOEFL score or an IELTS score or results of an equivalent test
(only for new students who have not yet been enrolled at KU
Leuven). The TOEFL or IELTS score should be sent to International Admissions
and Mobility by ETS or by The British Council, respectively, before November
10th 2014.
–Only for applicants for the doctoral programme in economics or
applied economics: a GMAT or GRE score and arrange for an original
score card to be sent directly to International Admissions and Mobility by ETS
or GMAC, respectively, before November 10th 2014.
-Copies of applications for other scholarships, if any.
applying is online. Documents
to upload and submit:
-The form of your Research Proposal signed by the
appropriate professors. If you have chosen a research topic proposed by one of
the KU Leuven Doctoral Schools, the promoter of that Research Topic does not
need to sign your elaboration form. (Applicants who are already enrolled in a
doctoral programme at KU Leuven will only need to prepare the detailed progress
report as defined in their Doctoral School. The report must be signed by the
promoter and the members of the examination committee of the doctoral student.)
-Your personal motivation and the development relevance of
your research proposal making use of this form. No other format will be
admitted. Herein the applicant must explain how the research proposal can be
approached and treated in a manner relevant to development cooperation.
–CV of the local co-promoter.
-Two letters of recommendation by persons other than your
(prospective) promoter and local co-promoter, who are qualified to assess your
academic capabilities. The two letters of recommendation should be submitted in
sealed envelopes and sent directly by the referees to: IRO committee.
International Admissions and Mobility, KU Leuven, Atrecht College, Naamsestraat
63 – bus 5410, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. We should receive the letters on the
10th of November 2014, at the latest.
–Certificate of English proficiency,
for instance a TOEFL score or an IELTS score or results of an equivalent test
(only for new students who have not yet been enrolled at KU
Leuven). The TOEFL or IELTS score should be sent to International Admissions
and Mobility by ETS or by The British Council, respectively, before November
10th 2014.
–Only for applicants for the doctoral programme in economics or
applied economics: a GMAT or GRE score and arrange for an original
score card to be sent directly to International Admissions and Mobility by ETS
or GMAC, respectively, before November 10th 2014.
-Copies of applications for other scholarships, if any.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is November
10th 2014.
10th 2014.
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