Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO) is offering the Special PhD Fellowship for the high-potential applicants in Belgium.  

The Special PhD fellowship is intended to enable persons not employed within scientific research to complete a PhD within a year and to obtain study leave from their current employer for this purpose.

The amount of award is identical to the last net salary of the main activity.

• You have a diploma at least equivalent to a master’s degree following a bachelor’s degree and awarded by the competent institutions in one of the countries of the European Economic Area or Switzerland.
• You are permanently employed.
• You are not professionally involved in scientific research.
• Your employer is willing to give you temporary leave or unpaid leave for 1 year. You are entitled to return to your job after the leave ends.
• You relinquish any secondary activity and associated remuneration.
• You have not previously received an FWO fellowship (not even in part).
• You agree with the Research Integrity Claus