Funding your PhD
There are two ways to fund your PhD position: apply for an already funded position via a vacancy, or find your own funding.
WGS Sandwich PhD programme
Do you have an innovative research idea and would you like to pursue a PhD at Wageningen University & Research? The WGS Sandwich PhD programme might be for you. Apply for a position and receive a grant that covers living allowance for 18 months.
AGD programme
The Sino-Dutch Agriculture Green Development (AGD) Programme is a PhD program jointly conducted by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and China Agricultural University (CAU). It aims for interdisciplinary research on AGD as well as training talented young scientists. This programme makes it possible for outstanding students from China to pursue a PhD degree from WUR or CAU.
WU-CAAS programme
Wageningen University (WU) and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) have a collaborative PhD programme to strengthen their collaboration with joint PhD projects. PhD candidates are supervised by WU and CAAS supervisors and a WU promotor, as the defence is in Wageningen.
Organisations with various funding opportunities
WUR funds site
Open PhD positions
See our vacancy webpage for an overview of our current open PhD positions.
Questions?
Please contact our Doctoral Service Center.