2023 - BOF joint PhD programme UNamur and UHasselt
Research
Funding organisation:
Bijzonder OnderzoeksFonds
What?
The BOF Doctoral Fund and the Fonds spécial de recherche UNamur provide funding for PhD fellowships in the framework of the cooperation between University of Namur and Hasselt University. Both universities provide funding to cofinance 2 fulltime PhD-fellowships in close collaboration leading to a joint doctoral degree (2 separate diplomas, referring to the collaboration).The fellowships have an initial duration of two years and are renewable for a second period of two years after a positive evaluation at the end of the second year. This evaluation will be based upon the progress report, produced by the candidate, for the doctoral committee and the doctoral committee’s advice.
The candidate will be appointed at both universities for 50% during the entire PhD.
Who?
- This programme is open to all applicants[1] without restriction to gender, nationality or age
- Graduates with a relevant Master degree and excellent grades.
Motivated and determined researchers possessing first-rate analytical and writing skills.
Final-year (master) students are (likewise) encouraged to apply if they have proven research skills.
Exclusion criteria
A person can only be appointed as a PhD fellow (“doctoraatsbursaal”) for a maximum period of 48 months in total across all Belgian universities; should you have been appointed as "doctoraatsbursaal" at a Belgian university in the past, you're are excluded from applying in this call.
BOF only accepts applications from candidates at the start of a doctoral trajectory: candidates that are already appointed as “doctoraatsbursaal” or that have a doctoral file are excluded.
Application?
- The applicants can only submit their application within 1 of the BOF doctoral funding programmes: Euregional doctoral grants (with either ULiège, UNamur or UM) or UHasselt doctoral scholarship programme.
- The applications must be submitted by the PhD-candidate signed by both a UHasselt promoter and a UNamur promotor, in accordance tot the doctoral regulations at both institutions.
- Application form + annexes
- Send to BOF@uhasselt.be and adre@unamur.be
- Deadline: 01.03.2023, 17h00.
Regulations?
- BOF doctoral grants in the framework of cooperation between University of Namur and Hasselt University
- BOF internal guidelines
Assessment criteria
- Scientific quality of the candidate:
- Study results
- Motivation and relevant competences
- Scientific quality of the proposal:
- scientific quality of the proposal
- quality of the research approach (methodology) and feasibility of the project
- quality of the research environment including excellence of lab (infrastructure, supervision, past experience, …)
- Quality of collaboration:
- embedding of proposed project in research policy of the hosting research institute/group/school
- explain how the project will enhance the collaboration between both universities
- indicate prospect of more sustainable collaboration
- equal involvement of both sides
The applications will be assessed by a selection committee appointed for that purpose by both Research Councils.
The selection will be based on a scoring grid.
In case of ex aequo priority will be given to applications within a new domain or domain with the least ongoing collaborations.
Timing?
- 1 March 2023, 17h00: Deadline submission of applications
- April 2023: Selection
- May 2023: Selection by both Research Councils
- June 2023: Final decision
More information?
Contact UNamur
E-mail: secretariat.adre@unamur.be
Tel: +3281725049
Deadline
01.03.2023
Contact Hasselt University?
E-mail elke.bos@uhasselt.be
Tel. +3211269053