Funds and fellowships

• Are you an excellent MSc student?
• Are you dreaming of an academic research career?
• Do you want to elaborate your own original PhD research proposal in the field of 'Sustainability Sciences'?
• Do you want to participate in a group of highly motivated excellent MSc students?
• And are you able to follow the Masterclass (last week period 4) and RMC (can only be done in period 5)?

Then apply for the WIMEK Honours Programme and get a step closer to your own PhD project! Read more here.

The call for the WGS sandwich PhD programme opens once per year, usually in spring. The calls are published on this website. The WU sandwich grant is a personal grant. Applications can only be submitted by the intended WU promotor of a PhD project. Proposed PhD candidates should:

• be suitable for achieving the aim of capacity building
• have a convincing Curriculum Vitae for a PhD position at WU
• have a strong motivation and an original and innovative research idea
• fulfil
  the entry requirements of the WU PhD programme (recognised master
  diploma, English proficiency) and be a national from one of the selected countries for this programme
• not already be enrolled as a PhD candidate at another institution
• be employed at the home institute during the entire PhD trajectory.

To apply for a WGS sandwich PhD position, you will have to find a promotor from Wageningen University who will endorse your innovative research idea (list of chair groups and contact information can be found here) and would like to be your promotor. A promotor can submit one WGS sandwich PhD proposal per round and there is one round per calendar year. In addition, you will need to provide proof of commitment from your home institute.

Your intended promotor has to submit the application form plus all the required annexes (in one compiled file).

It is a plus if you remain employed at your home institute after completion of your PhD programme. If no clear link between you and your home institute exists, your application will not be taken into consideration. Read more here.

Senior grants for international top scientists in a specific research area for a period of 1 - 4 weeks (often as part of a profiling workshop or conference). The research grant involves max. € 4.000 and can also include material costs related to the organization of a profiling workshop or conference. Expenses are reimbursed based on real costs. A detailed budget should be attached to the application.

Senior grants with a duration of 1 - 3 months of € 1.800 per month plus a contribution to travel costs of max. € 1.000 (based on expected real costs). The candidate should have a PhD title plus at least 3 years postdoctoral experience or must have shown long-term experience as senior scientist. This category also includes senior grants with a duration of max. 3 months meant to write an NWO Vidi application.

Junior grants with a duration of 1 - 3 months of € 1.500 per month plus a contribution to travel costs of max. € 1.000 (based on expected real costs). The candidate should have at least an MSc title. This category also includes junior grants for candidates with a recently obtained PhD title for a period of max. 3 months meant to write an NWO Veni application.

Applications should demonstrate the added value of the grant for the applicant’s career and the value of the applicant’s expertise for WUR. Talented eligible researchers can apply for a two-year position within one of the Wageningen University research groups. The position may result in an application for personal funding.

More information: https://www.wur.nl/en/jobs/your-development-in-focus/postdoc.htm