UGent Global Minds and Special Research Fund
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Special Research Fund - Doctoral Scholarships for Candidates from Developing Countries |
20 February 2024 |
With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF) Ghent University grants PhD “sandwich” scholarships to promising PhD students from developing countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University ('North') and half at a university in a developing country ('South'). Ghent University only finances the part of the research that will be carried out in Ghent (24 months). The candidate must have full-time funding for the other 24 months of research to be carried out in the South.
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Short Research Stays |
Next call opens March 2024. |
The focus of this call is on proposals from Ghent University PhD students that want to have a research- or education-oriented stay (between 1-3 months) with partner organisation in the Global South.
https://www.ugent.be/en/ |
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Explore and/or Valorise |
Next call opens March 2024. |
We look for proposals from Ghent University researchers that want to explore a collaboration with one or more partners in the Global South or valorise the outputs of an already existing collaboration.
https://www.ugent.be/en/ |
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Research/Education Stays |
Next call opens March 2024. |
This call targets researchers from one of 37 eligible countries in the Global South, and who wish to spend between 1 and 3 months as a visiting |
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researcher at Ghent University to support and expand their ongoing research on sustainable development challenges.
https://www.ugent.be/en/ |
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Short Teaching Stays |
Deadline 1 February 2024. |
This call targets researchers, lecturers and practitioners from one of 37 eligible countries in the Global South, and who wish to spend between 1 and 3 months at Ghent University to strengthen joint teaching capacities on sustainable development issues and global citizenship.
https://www.ugent.be/en/ |
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Short Training Programmes |
Deadline 1 February 2024. |
This call provides UGent-based staff member and their international partners in the Global South with funding to organize summer schools or other training programmes that engage with sustainable development issues and associated transversal skills.
https://www.ugent.be/en/ |
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Sensitizing Events |
Permanent call |
This call targets all members of the Ghent University community (students, researchers, staff, alumni) that want to organize events or actions with the objective to sensitize and engage a Ghent University audience on issues related to sustainable development challenges in the Global South.
https://www.ugent.be/en/ |
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Travel Grants |
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The Global Minds Fund provides travel grants to UGent students who want to pursue an internship or research stay in the Global South.
https://www.ugent.be/en/ |
Annex 2: Open calls Africa Platform of Ghent University Association
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Short Stay Research Fellowships |
1 October 2024 |
The Africa Platform fellowships are aimed at postdoctoral researchers (junior or senior lecturers & professors) who are affiliated with an African higher education or research institution. A bilateral agreement or MoU needs to be in place between Ghent University and the African institution.
The fellowships consist of a grant of € 1000 + flight ticket for a minimum stay of two weeks at UGent, which is meant to cover (or contribute towards) travel and accommodation costs and living expenses. The visiting scholars will be given an office space and access to facilities (such as the library) as a Ghent University visiting scholar.
Last year’s call: https://www.africaplatform. |
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General information for student mobility |
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Annex 3: Calls framing within VLIR-UOS
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VLIR-UOS supports partnerships between Flemish universities or universities of applied sciences and arts, in Flanders and in our partner countries, that are searching for answers to global and local challenges. |
Various deadlines |
VLIR-UOS is committed to offer both junior and experienced academics the relevant tools and opportunities to contribute to academically inspired, science-driven societal change in a rapidly changing and challenging world. Through partnerships between higher education institutes in Flanders and in partner countries, we are connecting higher education institutions to wider society.
Check here for calls: https://www.vliruos.be/en/ |
Annex 4: Calls framing within Horizon Europe
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HORIZON-CL2- |
Cl.2 |
07/02/2024 |
New European |
Expected Outcome - Projects should contribute to all of these expected outcomes : |
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2024- |
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17:00 |
Bauhaus – |
Innovative solutions, validated in pilot trials, demonstrating how strategic investments |
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HERITAGE-01- |
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Innovative |
in the spirit of the New European Bauhaus initiative in cultural heritage (which may |
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solutions for |
include cultural landscapes) and the CCIs can be successfully realised. |
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greener and fairer |
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ways of life |
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through arts and |
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culture, |
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architecture and |
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design for all |
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HORIZON-CL5- |
Cl.5 |
05/03/2024 |
Next generation |
Expected Outcome - Projects results are expected to contribute to all of the following |
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2024-D1-01-05 |
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17:00 |
low-emission, |
expected outcomes: Methodologies and approaches to promote improved |
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climate-resilient |
transparency, consistency, and clarity of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction |
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pathways and |
commitments. Production of more diversified, granular, and customised state-of-the- |
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NDCs for a future |
art pathways consistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement at global, national |
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aligned with the |
and sectoral levels in a diverse selection of countries, better reflecting different national |
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Paris Agreement |
circumstances and constraints and promoting synergies between climate action and |
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other policy objectives. |
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HORIZON-CL5- |
Cl.5 |
18/04/2024 |
Non-Li Sustainable |
Expected Outcome - Projects are expected to contribute to all of the following |
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2024-D2-01-02 |
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17:00 |
Batteries with |
outcomes: A European economic base which is stronger, more resilient, competitive |
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