University of Alicante Sub-Saharan African Women Researchers Programm 2023

About University of Alicante

The University of Alicante (UA) was established in 1979 on the basis of the Center for University Studies (CEU), which was founded in 1968.The university main campus is located in San Vicente del Raspeig/Sant Vicent del Raspeig, bordering the city of Alicante to the north. As of 2011/12 academic year, there are approximately 27,500 students studying there. The university inherits the legacy of the University of Orihuela that was established by Papal Bull in 1545 and remained open for two centuries (1610-1808)

Sub-Saharan African Women Researchers Programm

• Category Fellowship
• Organisation University of Alicante
• Country to study–
• School to study–
• Course to study Not specified
• Application DeadlineSeptember 8, 2023

Aim and Benefits of Sub-Saharan African Women Researchers Programm

• €1,800 maximum, for reimbursement of travel expenses, documentary proof provided.
• €1,200 per month as a subsistence allowance to cover the costs of accommodation and meals. Those corresponding to accommodation shall include documentary proof.
  The payment will be made in the form of a travel allowance, subject to the corresponding tax withholding.

Requirements for Sub-Saharan African Women Researchers Programm Qualification

a) The applicant shall be a female researcher from a Sub-Saharan African country listed at https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/ (search for “Geographic Regions” and “Sub-Saharan Africa”).
b) The applicant must have obtained the approval of the research project presented to a research group of the University of Alicante and be accepted in the above-mentioned group, specifying the line of research she will be joining.
c) The applicant shall not receive other grants of a similar nature, charged to any budget of any other administration or public or private entity, national or foreign, to carry out the stay at the UA during the period requested.
d) The applicant shall carry out the activity that is the object of the grant within the period established in this call for applications.
e) The applicant shall not be in any of the circumstances listed in article 13.2 of Law 38/2003, General Law on Subsidies.
f) The applicant shall not hold a residence permit in Spain, except for study/research purposes.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Sub-Saharan African Women Researchers Programm

The number of grants and their amount will depend on the duration of the stay and the number of applicants, with a maximum of 13 grants.

Application Deadline

September 8, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Alicante on cvnet.cpd.ua.es to apply

The duration of the stay will be a minimum of three months and a maximum of six months, in a period between the publication of the resolution of the grant -on the website of the Office for University Cooperation for Development https://sri.ua.es/es/cooperacion/convocatorias/m-africa/programamujeres-subsaharianas.html- and May 31st
, 2024.

For more details, visit University of Alicante website.