Overview
VIB is a life sciences research institute in Flanders, Belgium. Each year, we select 4 candidates for a fully funded Ph.D. program, complete with individual guidance and support. Check our challenging interdisciplinary research projects.
VIB is located in the centre of Europe, with easy access to other European countries. More than one third of all researchers have their roots outside Belgium, making VIB a vibrant international community.
The VIB International Ph.D. Program awards grants to non-Belgians currently living abroad. Candidates should hold a university degree or satisfy equivalent requirements to start a doctoral program at a Flemish university.
Admission Requirements
The VIB International Ph.D. Program is aimed towards non-Belgians currently living abroad.
University degrees
Candidates should hold a university degree, or satisfy equivalent requirements, which is sufficient to start a doctoral program at a Flemish university. This means that applicants must hold a 5-year University degree, or equivalent, in life sciences (e.g. biology, biochemistry, biotechnology), physics, engineering, chemistry, or related fields. In general, this implies that the applicant has a Masters degree. Applicants, who have not yet received their degree at the time of the application deadline, can also apply, but a final certificate of the degree is needed no later than 2 months after the selection interviews, which will take place in May 2010.
Medical students who wish to obtain a Ph.D. degree can also apply after completion of their M.D. exams.
Passing the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a plus (and you should definitely indicate on your application whether you took the GRE), but the test is not required for your application. Please note that VIB does not yet have a GRE Institutional code. If you take the GRE-test specifically to enter our Ph.D. Program, please use the GRE codes of either the University of Antwerp, Brussels, Leuven or Ghent.
Age
Applicants are preferentially not older than 28 years at the application deadline.
Language
English is used in all VIB laboratories for scientific communication. Therefore, candidates must have an excellent command of English. A language test for English, such as the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is not necessary for the application but nonetheless highly recommended. Please note that VIB does not yet have a TOEFL Institutional code. If you take the TOEFL-test specifically to enter our Ph.D. Program, please use the TOEFL codes of either Ghent University, the K.U.Leuven, the University of Antwerp or the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Application
Please find below a list of documents to submit when applying to the VIB International Ph.D. Program.
1. Application formYou must submit the completed application form to the Program Committee before 15 February 2010. Application forms received after the deadline will not be considered.
Download application form (application form VIB Intl Ph.D. progr 2010 - 554 kb).
Simply enter your data into the form; do not change the template. Make sure you adhere to the guidelines at the beginning of the application form!
Electronic Submission After completion of the form, save it under a new name ("your name”-2010). We only accept e-mail submissions. Please include with your application scanned copies of your university records (do not submit high school diplomas).
Send all information as an email attachment to InternationalPhd@vib.be
We do not consider CV-based applications to our program unless they are accompanied by a completed application form !
2. Letters of recommendation In addition to the completed application, we request two letters of recommendation from scientists/colleagues who are familiar with your previous academic work and who can judge your potential as a Ph.D. student. Please forward the recommendation forms to each of these referees and ask them to send their letters of recommendation directly to us. The letters of recommendation are confidential and are an essential part of your application. It is your responsibility to contact your referees and to ensure that they write to us before the deadline for applications on 15 February 2010. Please note that we will not be able to process your application without the letters of recommendation!!!
Download letter of recommendation (letter of recommendation VIB Intl Ph.D. progr 2010 - 507 kb).
Inquiries, please contact
InternationalPhd@vib.be
website: http://www.vib.be/VIB/EN/
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
VIB is a life sciences research institute in Flanders, Belgium. Each year, we select 4 candidates for a fully funded Ph.D. program, complete with individual guidance and support. Check our challenging interdisciplinary research projects.
VIB is located in the centre of Europe, with easy access to other European countries. More than one third of all researchers have their roots outside Belgium, making VIB a vibrant international community.
The VIB International Ph.D. Program awards grants to non-Belgians currently living abroad. Candidates should hold a university degree or satisfy equivalent requirements to start a doctoral program at a Flemish university.
Admission Requirements
The VIB International Ph.D. Program is aimed towards non-Belgians currently living abroad.
University degrees
Candidates should hold a university degree, or satisfy equivalent requirements, which is sufficient to start a doctoral program at a Flemish university. This means that applicants must hold a 5-year University degree, or equivalent, in life sciences (e.g. biology, biochemistry, biotechnology), physics, engineering, chemistry, or related fields. In general, this implies that the applicant has a Masters degree. Applicants, who have not yet received their degree at the time of the application deadline, can also apply, but a final certificate of the degree is needed no later than 2 months after the selection interviews, which will take place in May 2010.
Medical students who wish to obtain a Ph.D. degree can also apply after completion of their M.D. exams.
Passing the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a plus (and you should definitely indicate on your application whether you took the GRE), but the test is not required for your application. Please note that VIB does not yet have a GRE Institutional code. If you take the GRE-test specifically to enter our Ph.D. Program, please use the GRE codes of either the University of Antwerp, Brussels, Leuven or Ghent.
Age
Applicants are preferentially not older than 28 years at the application deadline.
Language
English is used in all VIB laboratories for scientific communication. Therefore, candidates must have an excellent command of English. A language test for English, such as the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is not necessary for the application but nonetheless highly recommended. Please note that VIB does not yet have a TOEFL Institutional code. If you take the TOEFL-test specifically to enter our Ph.D. Program, please use the TOEFL codes of either Ghent University, the K.U.Leuven, the University of Antwerp or the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Application
Please find below a list of documents to submit when applying to the VIB International Ph.D. Program.
1. Application formYou must submit the completed application form to the Program Committee before 15 February 2010. Application forms received after the deadline will not be considered.
Download application form (application form VIB Intl Ph.D. progr 2010 - 554 kb).
Simply enter your data into the form; do not change the template. Make sure you adhere to the guidelines at the beginning of the application form!
Electronic Submission After completion of the form, save it under a new name ("your name”-2010). We only accept e-mail submissions. Please include with your application scanned copies of your university records (do not submit high school diplomas).
Send all information as an email attachment to InternationalPhd@vib.be
We do not consider CV-based applications to our program unless they are accompanied by a completed application form !
2. Letters of recommendation In addition to the completed application, we request two letters of recommendation from scientists/colleagues who are familiar with your previous academic work and who can judge your potential as a Ph.D. student. Please forward the recommendation forms to each of these referees and ask them to send their letters of recommendation directly to us. The letters of recommendation are confidential and are an essential part of your application. It is your responsibility to contact your referees and to ensure that they write to us before the deadline for applications on 15 February 2010. Please note that we will not be able to process your application without the letters of recommendation!!!
Download letter of recommendation (letter of recommendation VIB Intl Ph.D. progr 2010 - 507 kb).
Inquiries, please contact
InternationalPhd@vib.be
website: http://www.vib.be/VIB/EN/
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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