2025/04 - BOF BILA
Research
Funding organisation:
Bijzonder OnderzoeksFonds
What?
The "Bilateral Scientific Cooperation" programme aims to stimulate and strengthen international university cooperation between Flemish researchers and colleagues from partner countries through (joint) PhD projects. In the selection process, the Research Council monitors a good balance between science-sharing projects with developing countries on one hand, and projects seeking connection to large international networks on the other.In certain regions, there is a concern about the involvement of research institutions and universities in human rights violations. Hasselt University urges its staff to exercise particular caution when collaborating with partners from regions listed on this page.
Who?
Proposals must meet the following conditions:- The application must be in the context of a new or already existing collaboration with a foreign research group, and must relate to a doctoral project in favour of a foreign doctoral candidate.
- The candidate must be accepted as a doctoral student on the basis of the doctoral regulations and according to the usual rules;
- The doctoral student must remain administratively linked to the home university or home institution.
- Each stay at UHasselt lasts a maximum of 90 days;
- Preferably only one stay per calendar year.
- Providing clear reasons, there can exceptionally be two stays per calendar year.
- The PhD must be (jointly) supervised by the UHasselt research group (cf. UHasselt doctoral regulations). If a promoter already has two ongoing BOF-BILA Projects, he cannot submit a new application. If the project period of the ongoing BOF-BILA projects doesn’t coincide with the BOF BILA project to be submitted (i.e. should an ongoing PhD of one of the first 2 BOF BILA projects be defended before the first stay of the 3rd BOF BILA project), this exclusion criterion is not applicable.
- At the start of the joint PhD trajectory, it must be clear whether it will be a Joint PhD or an UHasselt PhD. This should be supported by a proof of the home institution that a double PhD degree can be delivered.
- In the case of a joint PhD, it is requested that negotiations for concluding a cooperation agreement for the joint supervision / certification of the doctorate are started prior to the start of the joint PhD trajectory. From a second stay at UHasselt onwards, all agreements regarding guidance, certification, etc. must be clarified in this cooperation agreement.
Application?
- The proposals must be submitted using the application form and Declaration of intent provided on the website of the Directorate Research, Library and Internationalisation.
- The proposals are submitted electronically to the Directorate Research, Library and Internationalisation at BOF@uhasselt.be.
- The obtained diplomas must be provided in English, Dutch or French. If no English, Dutch or French version of the diploma is attached, the application is not admissible.
- In case of joint PhD: Confirmation joint PhD must be attached
Regulations?
Deadline
01.04.2025
Contact Hasselt University?
E-mail elke.bos@uhasselt.be
Tel. +3211269053