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Leading House Africa: PhD Graduate Programme

Publié le 24.10.2022. Mis à jour le 24.10.2022.

Call for Seasonal Schools in Switzerland to sponsor African participants (PhD students)

Leading House (LH) Africa, in conjunction with the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), are calling for applications for the PhD Graduate Programme from organizers of Seasonal Schools in Swiss Institutions of Higher Education. The goal of this instrument is to promote research cooperation between Swiss and African PhD students of Higher Education Institutions in Seasonal School.

Total Budget Available : CHF 224,000

Grant per Seasonal School : Maximum CHF 60,000 / Duration of the Seasonal School: Minimum 1 week

Eligible Applicant: Organizers of Seasonal Schools (e.g. Summer Schools) in or outside of Switzerland in 2023 with affiliation to a Swiss Institution of Higher Education

Target participants: Minimum 5, maximum 15 students enrolled in a PhD programme of an Institution of Higher Education in all African countries, except Maghreb region and Egypt

Additional Third-Party Funding: In-kind contribution by the Seasonal School is strongly encouraged

Submission Deadline: 28 February 2023

Review Process: 1 March 2023 to 31 March 2023

Decision: 28 April 2023

Earliest Project Start Date: 8 May 2023

Please visit the LH Africa website for more information and application forms.