KOTK - Emmanuel van der Schueren (EvdS) starter scholarship

Research

Funding organisation:

Kom op tegen Kanker vzw

What?

With the Emmanuel van der Schueren starter scholarship, Kom op tegen Kanker wants to offer young researchers, both clinicians and non-clinicians, via a one-year scholarship, the opportunity to conduct fundamental or applied (psychosocial, translational or clinical) cancer research to obtain a research doctorate (PhD).

Type of research
Prevention, as well as psychosocial, translational and clinical research that contributes to the prevention and/or early detection of cancer (prevention), mitigating the effects of cancer (psychosocial) or to a better diagnosis or treatment of cancer in applied research (translational and clinical) is eligible for this call.

Basic fundamental research will not be eligible for this call.

Duration
In principle, the scholarship is allocated for the period between 1 November and 31 October after its being awarded. At the candidate's request, the start date of the scholarship can be deferred for a maximum of three months, i.e., to 31 January of the calendar year after the scholarship is awarded.

Budget
The scholarship amount for a starter scholarship is a maximum €56.000 for an employment of 100%. The maximum scholarship amount will be equalized pro rata for employment at a lower percentage. 
The scholarship can only be used to cover the salary of the awardee. No other costs can be declared.

Who?

The candidate

• must be linked to a Flemish university as a researcher. If the research takes place in collaboration with a research institution (other than a Flemish university), the scholarship should be conducted under the guidance and responsibility of a Flemish university.
• must be yet to embark on a doctoral research project. This means that the candidate will only be eligible for the starter scholarship during the first five years after obtaining his/her master’s degree, calculated on the standard commencement date of the scholarship (1 November). He/she must not have conducted research relating to the project subject to the scholarship application for more than 12 months prior to the deadline for submission of the application.
• may apply for an EvdS starter scholarship a maximum of two times.
• has not yet been previously awarded the scholarship.
• must have submitted an eligible application via the regular submission channels (FWO (Scientific Research Fund) and equivalents), but without being awarded any funding.

The PhD (co)-promotor

The PhD promoter bears end responsibility for the project subject to the scholarship application, for the allocated budget, for achieving the objectives and for the relevant reports. He/she acts as contact person vis-à-vis Kom op tegen Kanker and has a coordinating role, in consultation with any co-promoters.

The PhD promotor is a member of the tenured academic personnel (ZAP) at a Flemish university and meets the internal conditions formulated by the institution to act as a promotor of a doctoral student.

Each year, a PhD promoter can only supervise one candidate for an EvdS scholarship: either a candidate for a starter scholarship or a candidate for a completer scholarship.
All co-promoters must be researchers at least at post-doctoral level. The co-promoters must be linked to a Flemish university, a Flemish research institution or a Flemish academic hospital.
An individual can act as co-promoter for multiple candidates. The role of PhD promoter and co-promoter can be combined.

Application?

The application must be submitted on or before the deadline via the website (http://expro.komoptegenkanker.be) using the standard application form.

Deadline submission: 24 April 2025 (midnight)

Announcement of the results: July 2025

Start of the scholarship: possible as of 1 November 2025

More information?

More information about the Regulations, Guidelines and Assessment procedure can be found on the website of Kom op tegen Kanker.

Please contact research@uhasselt.be if you want to apply.

Deadline

24.04.2025

Contact Hasselt University?

E-mail brecht.vanhoof@uhasselt.be

Tel. +3211268744