Requirements: The UNI PhD Program language is English, and restricted to non-Belgian residents. Only candidates holding a diploma of Master in Science (or equivalent degree) will be considered. Candidates who do not have such a degree should provide evidence that they will obtain it within the 2024-2025 academic year.

Applications: Deadline for receipt of the completed application is March, 2. Please before sending your application, check below to inform yourselves about the available Principial Investigators (PIs) for the 2025 call.

The List of UNI promoters who are available to host a new PhD student in 2025-2026

Prof. Dr. Stéphane Baudry
Prof. Dr. Julie Bertels
Prof. Dr. Patricia Bonnavion
Prof. Dr. Mathieu Bourguignon
Prof. Dr. Axelle Calcus
Prof. Dr. Salvatore Campanella
Prof. Dr. Axel Cleeremans
Prof. Dr. Irene Cogliati Dezza
Prof. Dr. Cécile Colin
Prof. Dr. Gaétane Deliens
Prof. Dr. Wim Gevers
Prof. Dr. Adélaïde de Heering
Prof. Dr. Alban de Kerchove
Prof. Dr. Patrick Laurent
Prof. Dr. Antoine Nonclercq
Prof. Dr. Benoit Vanhollebeke
Prof. Dr. Valerie Wittamer
Prof. Dr. David Zarka

Selection procedure: Completed applications will be reviewed by a selection committee consisting of UNI group leaders. The short-listed candidates will be invited for Interviews in Spring 2025 (dates will be published closer to the time). Full details about the interview procedure will be sent to invited candidates.

Admission: Offers of admission will be made to the successful candidates shortly after the interview period. PhD Students will start their PhD research in Fall 2025.

Application Form: Application forms should be downloaded directly from this website (see link on this page). Complete the application form carefully and return it, together with any further documents, as a single pdf file, to: uni@ulb.be

Letters of recommendation: In addition, we request letters of recommendation from two scientists/professors who are familiar with your academic work and who can judge your potential as a PhD student. Please forward the enclosed letters to the referees and ask them to send their letters of recommendation directly to the address above. These letters are an essential part of your application, and it is your responsibility to ensure that the referees write to us before the application deadline.