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Universities of the Coimbra Group offer short-term visits (generally 1 to maximum 3 months) to young researchers from higher education institutions in the countries of the European Neighbourhood that are listed below. The main aim of this scholarship programme is to enable scholars to undertake research in which they are engaged in their home institution and to help them establish academic and research contacts in Europe.
The scholarships are financially supported by the Coimbra Group member universities participating in this programme, while the Coimbra Group Office is in charge of the administrative management of the
applications.
The eligible countries for the 2025 edition are listed hereafter: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Republic of Northern Macedonia, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
The following Coimbra Group Universities are participating in the 2025 edition of this scholarship programme:
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi (Romania)
- University of Barcelona (Spain)
- University of Granada (Spain)
- University of Graz (Austria)
- Heidelberg University (Denmark)
- Istanbul University (Turkey)
- Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland)
- University of Padova (Italy)
- University of Poitiers (France)
- University of Salamanca (Spain)
- University of Siena (Italy)
- University of Würzburg (Germany)
Applicants must fulfil all of the following criteria:
- Be born on or after 1 January 1990.
- Be nationals of and current residents in one of the above-listed countries.
- Be current academic staff members of a university or an equivalent higher education institution located in one of the above-listed countries.
- Be of postdoctoral or equivalent status, although some institutions may offer opportunities to doctoral students.
- Be in possession of an acceptance letter/email from the tutor/supervisor with whom the work programme will be undertaken in the host institution. This document is mandatory.
- Use the Coimbra Group Office electronic application process.
- Apply for one university only. Multiple applications will not be considered valid.
- Submit all information in English only.
Submission of Applications
The online application is available until 31 March 2025 at midnight (Brussels time) on the Coimbra Group website: www.coimbra-group.eu/activities/scholarships
Only the universities listed below are taking part in the 2025 edition of this Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme.
The Coimbra Group Office will individually acknowledge each application received. Within two weeks of submitting the online application, candidates should receive an email from the Coimbra Group Office confirming whether their application has been validated or not. This will be the only acknowledgement of receipt. If candidates do not receive the confirmation message it means that their application was not submitted correctly or there was a technical problem. In that case, please contact office@coimbra-group.eu no later than 14 April 2025.
The dates and the structure of the visit which will be carried out in the academic year 2025/2026 at the host university will be agreed upon with the host tutor/supervisor at the recipient institution. All practical details concerning the mobility period, scholarship payment, certificates and visa procedures should be discussed directly with the host university, and not with the Coimbra Group Office.
Applicants should identify a research supervisor in the host university (through the website of the university of their choice or by contacting the contact person at the university of their choice) and provide his/her contact details in the application form.
Applicants are expected to make contact with their research supervisor at the selected host university and
submit a letter/e-mail of acceptance together with their application form, which proves that the candidate has been accepted to carry out research under his/her supervision. Applications which do not fulfil this requirement will not be considered. The Coimbra Group Office is unable to help you with finding a supervisor.
Learn more and apply here: https://www.coimbra-group.eu/scholarships/grant-information-for-european-neigbourhood/