Program Description:
Title: Coimbra Group Universities Scholarship Program for Young African Researchers 2025
Application Deadline: 31 March 2025
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Coimbra Group Universities have been providing, since 2008, young researchers from universities in Sub-Saharan Africa with the opportunity to spend a short period (generally 1 to 3 months) at a Coimbra Group University to carry out part of their research there.
Eligibility criteria and list of participating universities
Universities of the Coimbra Group offer short-term visits (generally 1 to a maximum 3 months) to young African researchers from higher education institutions from Sub-Saharan Africa. The main aim of this scholarship program is to enable scholars to undertake research in which they are engaged in their home institution and to help them establish academic and research contacts in Europe.
The scholarships are financially supported by the Coimbra Group member universities participating in this program, while the Coimbra Group Office is in charge of the administrative management of the
applications.
Please note that some Coimbra Group Universities may restrict the eligibility to some Sub-Saharan countries only – to find out if your country is eligible, please refer to the “Remarks” section in the Grants Information below.
In most universities, the language of instruction is that of the country itself, but in many universities, it is
possible to use English as the working language.
The following Coimbra Group universities are participating in the 2025 edition of this scholarship program:
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi ( Romania)
- University of Barcelona (Spain)
- University of Bergen (Norway)
- University of Coimbra (Portugal)
- University of Cologne (Germany)
- University of Granada (Spain)
- University of Graz (Austria)
- University of Groningen (The Netherlands)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany)
- Heidelberg University (Germany)
- Istanbul University (Turkey)
- Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland)
- University of Padova (Italy)
- University of Pavia (Italy)
- University of Poitiers (France)
- Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic)
- University of Salamanca (Spain)
- University of Siena (Italy)
- University of Turku (Finland)
- University of Würzburg (Germany)
Coimbra Group Universities Scholarship Program for Young African Researchers 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must fulfill ALL of the following criteria at the same time:
- Be born on or after 1 January 1980.
- Be nationals of and current residents of a country in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Be current staff members of a university or an equivalent higher education institution in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Be preferably of doctoral/postdoctoral or equivalent status.
- Be in possession of an acceptance letter/email from the tutor/supervisor with whom the work program
will be undertaken in the host institution. This document is mandatory. - Use the Coimbra Group Office electronic application process.
- Apply for one university only. Multiple applications will not be considered valid.
- Submit all information in English only.
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