Deadline:
May 10, 2026
Location(s)
Austria Estonia France Germany Italy Norway Poland Portugal Romania Spain Turkey United Kingdom
Various universities
Overview
Coimbra Group Universities have been providing, since 2008, young researchers from universities in Sub-Saharan Africa with the opportunity to spend a short period (generally 1 to 3 months) at a Coimbra Group University to carry out part of their research there.
Details
Universities of the Coimbra Group offer short-term visits (generally 1 to maximum 3 months) to young African researchers from higher education institutions from Sub-Saharan Africa. 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.
Please note that some Coimbra Group Universities may restrict the eligibility to some Sub-Saharan countries only – to find out if your country is eligible, please refer to the “Remarks” section in the Grants Information below.
In most universities the language of instruction is that of the country itself, but in many universities, it is possible to use English as the working language.
The following Coimbra Group universities are participating in the 2026 edition of this scholarship programme:
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi (Romania)
- University of Barcelona (Spain)
- University of Bergen (Norway)
- University of Coimbra (Portugal)
- University of Cologne (Germany)
- University of Granada (Spain)
- University of Graz (Austria)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany)
- Istanbul University (Turkey)
- Jagiellonian University in Krakow (Poland)
- University of Leeds (UK)
- KU Leuven (Belgium)
- University of Padova (Italy)
- University of Pavia (Italy)
- University of Poitiers (France)
- University of Salamanca (Spain)
- University of Siena (Italy)
- University of Tartu (Estonia)
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Applicants must fulfil ALL of the following criteria at the same time:
- Be born on or after 1 January 1981.
- Be nationals and current residents of a Sub-Saharan African country (candidates already living and/or studying in Europe will not be considered). Some host universities may restrict eligibility to applicants from specific Sub-Saharan African countries: applicants should consult the “Remarks” section of each university’s offer to confirm if their country is eligible.
- Be academic staff members of a university or equivalent higher education institution in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Preferably hold doctoral/postdoctoral or equivalent academic status.
- Obtain an acceptance letter/email from a supervisor at the host university confirming their willingness to supervise the work programme during the research stay. This document is mandatory (see more information below).
- Apply through the Coimbra Group electronic application process.
- Submit only one application to a single university. Multiple applications will not be considered valid.
- Submit all information in English.
Dates
Deadline: May 10, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
- Amount available for each scholarship: 900 - 1.500€ per month
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