Universities of the Coimbra Group offer short-term visits (generally 1 to maximum 3 months) to young African researchers from higher education institutions from Sub-Saharan Africa. The main aim of this scholarship programme 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 programme, while the Coimbra Group Office is in charge of the administrative management of the applications.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.
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 Excel table on page 4.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must fulfil ALL of the following criteria at the same time:
- Be born on or after 1 January 1979.
- Be nationals of and current residents in 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 programme 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.
Application Process
Go to Coimbra Group(CG) on www.coimbra-group.eu to apply
The online application is available until Friday, 5 April 2024 at midnight (Brussels time) on the Coimbra Group website
Only the universities listed in the Excel table at the bottom of this document (page 4) are taking part in the 2024 edition of this Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme.
The Coimbra Group Office will individually acknowledge each application received. Within two weeks of submitting the online application, candidates should receive an email from the Coimbra Group Office confirming whether their application has been validated or not. This will be the only acknowledgement of receipt. If candidates do not receive the confirmation message it means that their application was not submitted correctly or there was a technical problem. In that case, please contact no later than 19 April 2024.
