Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for African Researchers 2025

Published: 12 Feb 2025

Applications are now open for the Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for Young African Researchers 2025  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.

Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme

Application Deadline	March 31, 2025
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Type	Postgraduate
Sponsor	Coimbra Group(CG)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme

• Successful candidates will access excellent academic knowledge in quality facilities.
• The scholarships include financial support for tuition, living costs, airfares etc

Requirements for Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme

Applicants must fulfil ALL of the following criteria at the same time:

• Be born on or after 1 January 1980.
• 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 Deadline

March 31, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Coimbra Group(CG) on www.coimbra-group.eu to apply