University of Antwerp Doctoral Scholarship 2026
About this scholarship
University of Antwerp Doctoral Scholarships are funded PhD research positions at the University of Antwerp in Belgium across a wide range of disciplines, usually offered as full-time appointments.
The University of Antwerp Doctoral Scholarship is a university-funded PhD opportunity offered by the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Rather than a single subject-specific award, it typically appears as a series of full-time doctoral scholarship positions linked to individual research projects, departments, and faculties across the university.
Reference postings show opportunities in areas such as environmental epidemiology, neuroimaging, civil engineering, materials science, mathematics, linguistics, architecture, literature, communication studies, psychology, computer science, electrical engineering, and next-generation networks. Successful applicants are appointed as doctoral researchers and are expected to prepare and defend a PhD thesis, publish academic work, present results, and in some cases contribute limited teaching or research-support duties.
These scholarships are generally fully funded. In the postings provided, funding is described as a scholarship for one year, renewable annually for up to four years subject to positive evaluation. Some adverts also mention a monthly scholarship paid according to university rates, plus additional benefits such as eco vouchers, an internet-connectivity allowance, and reimbursement for public transport or a bicycle allowance.
Eligibility usually requires a relevant master's degree (or completion of one before the PhD start date), excellent academic results, and research skills suited to the project. Depending on the field, applicants may need laboratory, quantitative, programming, language, or discipline-specific technical skills. English proficiency is commonly required, and some projects also ask for Dutch, French, or another language relevant to the research.
The scholarship is tenable at the University of Antwerp in Belgium. Applications are normally submitted through the university's online vacancies portal, where each doctoral scholarship has its own project description, eligibility criteria, required documents, and closing date. Because this is a project-based doctoral scholarship format, deadlines, subject areas, and requirements vary by vacancy.
Eligibility
Who can apply for this scholarship
Applicants generally need a relevant master's degree or must be in the final year of their master's with graduation before the PhD start date. Reference postings consistently require excellent study results, research potential, and project-specific subject knowledge. Many positions ask for skills such as statistics, programming, laboratory techniques, GIS, machine learning, or other specialised methods. English proficiency is commonly required, and some projects additionally require Dutch, French, or another language relevant to the research. Applicants who already hold a PhD may be ineligible for some positions.
Requirements
Documents typically needed to apply
Language requirements
English proficiency is commonly required; some projects also require Dutch, French, or other language skills relevant to the research topic.
Where you can use this
Open positions accepting University of Antwerp Doctoral Scholarship.
