# Funding opportunities

**Source**: https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding
**Parent**: https://www.ugent.be/doctoralschool/en/joint_phd

Some funding agencies offer possibilities for pre- or postdoctoral researchers to apply for a scholarship or fellowship at Ghent University on an individual basis.

- Before applying, candidates should **always seek approval of a professor at Ghent University** (consult the [Research Explorer](https://research.ugent.be/web/home/en) for researchers and research units).
- Doctoral candidates with external funding are advised to have clear agreement with their supervisor on additional allowances for their research stay (cf. supervision allowance or bench fee).
- Your **own government** may also offer scholarships for study and/or research abroad. Contact the appropriate authorities in your country.

## By career stage

### PhD candidates

[General information on applying for a PhD at Ghent University](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/doctoralresearch "Doctoral research")

- [Open positions](https://jobs.ugent.be/?locale=en_GB)
- [BOF - Doctoral scholarships for candidates from developing countries](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/bof/dos/docos.htm)
- [BOF - Doctoral scholarships with specific label (UNU-CRIS, GUGC, Blue Growth)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/bof/doc/docen.htm)
- [BOF - Grants for Chinese candidates holding a CSC-grant](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/bof/chn/overview.htm)
- [FWO - PhD Fellowship fundamental research](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/phdfellowships.htm)
- [FWO - PhD Fellowship strategic basic research](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/phdfellowships.htm)
- [FWO - Special PhD Fellowship](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/specialphdfellowship.htm)
- [VLAIO - Baekeland mandates: A PhD in collaboration with the industry](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/vlaio/baekeland-mandates.htm)
- [Fulbright Scholarship Programme](https://www.ugent.be/student/en/class-exam-exchange-intern/exchange-ugent-students/fulbright)

### Postdoctoral opportunities

General information: [Postdoc Career Hub](https://www.ugent.be/postdoc)

- Open positions
- [BOF - Postdoctoral Fellowships](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/bof/postdoctoral)
- [FWO - Junior Postdoctoral Fellowship](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/postdoctoralfellowships.htm)
- [FWO - Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/postdoctoralfellowships.htm)
- [FWO - Odysseus initiative](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/odysseus.htm "Research Foundation - Odysseus Initiative")
- [FWO - Senior Clinical investigator](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/seniorclinicalinvestigator.htm)
- [FWO - Scientific stay in Flanders](https://fwo.be/en/support-programmes/all-calls/mobility/grant-for-a-scientific-stay-in-flanders/)
- [VLAIO - Innovation mandates](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/vlaio/postdoctoralfellowships.htm)
- [EU - MSCA – Postdoctoral Fellowship](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/eu-int/msca-pf.htm)
- [EU - ERC grant at Ghent University](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/eu-int/erc-ugent.htm)
- [Fulbright Scholarship Programme](https://www.ugent.be/student/en/class-exam-exchange-intern/exchange-ugent-students/fulbright)

### Projects & Institutional cooperation

- [FWO - Medium-scale research infrastructure](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/medium-scale.htm)
- [FWO - Large-scale research infrastructure](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/large-scale.htm)
- [FWO - SBO (Strategic Basic Research)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/sbo.htm)
- [FWO - TBM (Applied Biomedical Research with a Primary Social finality)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/tbm.htm)
- [FWO - Bilateral Agreements](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/bilateralagreements.htm "Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen): Bilateral Agreements")
- [FWO - Research networks](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo/scientificresearchnetworks.htm "FWO research networks")
- [International Foundation for Science (IFS)](http://www.ifs.se/)
- [European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technological research (COST)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/eu-int/cost.htm "European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technological Research (COST)")
- [BOF - Interuniversity projects](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/bof/ibof/overview.htm)
- [ENLIGHT](https://enlight-eu.org/university-about-us/funding)
- [Erasmus+](https://www.ugent.be/en/ghentuniv/mission/internationalisation/eu-funding)

## By funding source

- [Special Research Fund (BOF)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/bof)
- [Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/fwo)
- [Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/vlaio)
- [BELSPO](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national/belspo)
- [Other national funding](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/national)
- [European and other international funding (eg. Horizon Europe)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/eu-int)
- [Erasmus+](https://www.ugent.be/en/ghentuniv/mission/internationalisation/eu-funding)
- [Industrial Research Fund (IOF)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/industrial-research-fund-iof.htm)
- [Mobility Fund to support incoming and outgoing mobility](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/mobilityandsabbaticalfund.htm)
- [Partnerschips with the Global South ( eg. VLIR-UOS)](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/funding/globalsouth)

## More information

These are some external websites offering a helping hand during your scholarship search:

- [Study in Flanders](http://www.studyinflanders.be/en/scholarship-programmes/)
- [Scholarship Portal](http://www.scholarshipportal.eu/)
- [Scholarship Positions](http://scholarship-positions.com/category/belgium-scholarships/)

## Related content

- [International mobility during your PhD and/or postdoc](https://www.ugent.be/en/research/doctoralresearch/phd-mobility.htm)