Apply For The 2024 Fully Funded PhD Fellowship At Leiden University

Send this to anyone with a PhD or tag a PhD holder. 90 days fellowship at Leiden University.

BENEFITS:

• Airfare
• Accommodation
• Health Insurance

Fellows will be able to make use of our excellent library, collaborate and network with colleagues, and participate in our regular seminars.

REQUIREMENTS

In order to be eligible for a Visiting Research Fellowship, the applicant has to meet all of the following criteria.

He or she must:

• Hold a PhD degree, by the time of applying;

• Have conducted research, as part of the PhD and/or in later projects; with a focus on Africa;

• Be actively pursuing an academic/research career;

• Have published books, book chapters and/or journal articles in recent years that meet international standards;

• In accordance with visa regulations, be ready to return to the country of which he/she is a citizen and/or a current resident upon completion of the fellowship.

In the assessment of applications that meet these requirements,

• Preference will be given to applicants based in Africa. 'Africa' here refers to the member states of the African Union. 'Based in' Africa is understood to mean having lived in Africa during at least two of the last four years; and

• Emphasis will be placed on the quality and feasibility of intended work and outputs from the fellowship (labelled "research
proposal" in the application form).

How To Apply

There is an open call for fellowships for 2025. The text of the call, and the application form can be found here (Word document).

Reviewing Procedure

Each applicant has to indicate the CRG they want to be linked with, and the topic of research must fit in with the CRGS research. Each CRG nominates their one preferred candidate. The visiting fellowship committee checks the final selection in order to safeguard the program objectives (e.g. keeping eye on gender and geographic balance).