ICM-FWO Fellowship

The ICM-FWO Fellowship is a specific funding channel to prepare young and promising researchers to complete their PhD based on high-quality research in the field of management sciences, from various basic disciplines, interdisciplinary and practice-oriented.

Features

Period: 1 year, renewable twice
Net grant amount: minimum €1,860.55
Fixed bench fee: €3,720/year

Study period abroad in the second year (payment of one round trip to host country + tuition fee up to €20,000)

Call open
Deadline: 1 February 2016*
Announcement of results: 22 June 2016
Start of fellowship: 01 October 2016
Success rate 2015: 42,86%

*If this date falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the closing date is moved to the following Monday at 17:00.

Profile and conditions

• You are of Belgian nationality or belong to one of the member states of the EU, the EEA or Switzerland. Candidates of another nationality must have a basic degree from one of the countries of the EU or the EEA or Switzerland.
• You hold a Master's degree.
  If, on October 1, you are older than 31 years, you must have obtained this degree no longer than 5 years ago (see regulations for details).
• You have not previously received an FWO fellowship (not even in part).
• You can apply maximum two times for the same fellowship.
• You have maximum three years of scientific seniority on October 1.
• A study period abroad in the course of the second fellowship year is mandatory; the candidate is responsible for obtaining permission to enrol at a foreign institution. This study period must be included in the work schedule and be of demonstrable added value to the candidate's PhD research.
• You agree with the Research Integrity Clause

Procedure

• You contact a supervisor affiliated to a Flemish university
• The supervisor undertakes to properly coach and guide you as doctorandus.
• The supervisor is asked by the FWO to write a letter of recommendation.
• You submit your application via the online application.
• The FWO organises a mandatory written admission test for candidates for an ICM-FWO Fellowship on March 4, 2015. At this admission test, candidates are asked to answer a number of transversal questions; candidates can prepare for this by consulting a list of papers (cf. infra). The admission test is compiled and evaluated by members of the ICM-FWO jury.
• Applications of candidates who have passed the admission test are submitted to the ICM-FWO jury; candidates orally defend their application to the jury.
• The jury ranks the applications and presents a funding proposal.
• The Board of Trustees decides on the appointment.
• You can ask for feedback on the decision.

This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:

http://www.fwo.be/en/fellowships-funding/phd-fellowships/icm-fwo-fellowship/