PhD Grants for Joint Doctoral Programme in Arts and Archaeology 2017, Universiteit Gent / Università di Verona

Definition of terms

As part of the Joint Doctoral Programme in Arts and Archaeology (JDP by Universiteit Gent (Belgium) and Università di Verona (Italy) 2 new PhD scholarships are being granted to predoctoral researchers, aimed at obtaining a doctoral degree within 4 years. These grants are initially awarded for 2 years. After an intermediate evaluation, for which the Research Council assesses the probability that the grant will lead to a PhD degree, a second term of 2 years can be granted. The amount of the scholarship is approximately € 1.958 per month, depending on the family status of the scholar. Based on the advice of the Research Council, a bench fee of € 7.440 (€ 310/month) will be awarded to the promoter per term of 2 years.

Requirements regarding the appointment of candidates

At the start of the BOF fellowship, candidates must qualify for a ‘dehousse scholarship’, which is a PhD scholarship exempted from taxation. 

Language

The PhD grant research proposal must be submitted English.

Submission

The applications for a BOF PhD grant have to be submitted on the forms provided for that purpose:

The application has to be submitted by e-mail to Gent_Verona@ugent.be  (please use a PDF converted from of the Word document and not a scanned PDF). You will receive an email confirming the receipt of the application. These e-mails are not generated automatically. it is possible that there is some delay in receiving a confirmation e-mail.

The application document has to be named as followed: “surname candidate_first name candidate_DOC application”. Send the application form and annexes as separate PDF-files.

The application deadline for PhD grants is August 15, 2017 at 23.59 (Belgian time).

The deadline will be strictly respected; late or incomplete applications will be rejected without review. 

The following enclosures should be added to the application:

Only for non-Ghent University degrees (including interuniversitary programs at Ghent University): copies of diplomas and transcripts of records.