Scholarships

Faculty-funded PhD position

Occasionally, the faculty will have positions for PhD candidates to conduct research within a larger research project. These positions are advertised through the main university website.

Check vacancies

Top-up scholarship possibilities for PhD candidates with external funding

The University of Groningen welcomes international PhD students with a competitive scholarship from their home country (secured funding for a PhD project). Depending on the scholarship, the University of Groningen offers a Top-up scholarship.

The number of scholarships available is limited.

Other funding possibilities

Other opportunities for additional funding may be found on the following grantfinder pages:

• University of Groningen Grantfinder
• Wessel Ganzevoort Fonds, which offers financial support to students and staff from the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
• Doctoral Grant for Teachers (NWO)
• Nuffic (the Netherlands Organization for International Co-operation in Higher Education) provides information to prospective MA and PhD students on (post)graduate study in the Netherlands. Consult their online search engine Netherlands Student Grantfinder in case you are considering such a study and looking for financial aid. This grantfinder contains information on a range of Dutch scholarships for foreign students.

Interested candidates are advised to contact potential supervisors.

For more information about grants and scholarships at our faculty, see the webpage below: