Universities of the Coimbra Group offer short-term visits to young researchers from higher education institutions from countries in 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.

Applicants should be:
– under the age of 45
– nationals of and current residents in a country in Sub-Saharan Africa
– current staff members of a university or an equivalent higher education institution in Sub-Saharan Africa
– of postdoctoral or equivalent status.

The universities which are involved are:
. University of Aarhus (Denmark)
. University of Barcelona (Spain)
. University of Coimbra (Portugal)
. University of Granada (Spain)
. University of Graz (Austria)
. University of Groningen (The Netherlands)
. University of Leuven (Belgium)
. University of Padova (Italy)
. University of Poitiers (France)
. University of Salamanca (Spain)

Applicants will be able to fill in the on-line registration until 29th March 2013 on the Coimbra Group web site:  <http://www.coimbra-group.eu/sp/>www.coimbra-group.eu/sp/

For more information, visit the website
<http://www.coimbra-group.eu/index.php?page=sub-saharan-africa>
http://www.coimbra-group.eu/index.php?page=sub-saharan-africa, read the attached information broschure or contact:  <mailto:quici@coimbra-group.eu>quici@coimbra-group.eu.