University of Toronto - Ghent University Partnership

About

The Preferential Partnership between Ghent University and the University of Toronto funds research, educational, and infrastructural exchanges between both institutions.

Call for funding applications

With support from the Special Research Fund at Ghent University, the preferential partnership between the University of Toronto and Ghent University welcomes applications for funding from staff in all faculties and departments, working in all disciplines, at both universities.

Purpose

These grants serve to broaden and deepen research and educational collaboration between faculty and staff at the University of Toronto and Ghent University through 2025.

Examples of eligible activities include but are not limited to:

• Initiating a jointly organised seminar, webinar, workshop, conference, or other academic event
• Fostering research collaboration between a Ghent University Masters or PhD student or post-doctoral researcher with peers at the University of Toronto
• Supporting the mobility of a Ghent University Masters or PhD student, post-doctoral researcher, or professor to the University of Toronto
• Supporting the mobility of a University of Toronto Masters or PhD student, post-doctoral researcher, or professor to Ghent University

Eligibility criteria

Professors and post-doctoral researchers at Ghent University may apply for a grant; Masters and PhD may also apply for a grant but must be sponsored by a professor or post-doctoral researcher at Ghent University. All proposals must also be sponsored by a University of Toronto supervisor who holds a PhD and a professorial function at the University of Toronto.

Practicalities

• Deadline: rolling application.
• Applicants can apply for up to 10,000 EUR.
• The requested funding must be used by December 31st, 2025.
• Please submit your completed application form via email to Andrew Bricker and Elise Meerburg.

What do we do?

The activities include but are not limited to:

• Joint research collaborations or the joint publication of scientific papers and educational materials
• Joint courses or graduate and post-doctoral mobility
• Exchange of faculty, trainees and staff
• Participation in and the co-hosting of lectures, meetings, seminars, symposia and conferences
• Exchanges of knowledge
• Joint applications for funding for future or ongoing collaborative projects
• Collaboration in other areas that foster research and educational cooperation
• Joint education programmes, e.g. MOOCs

Members

The preferential partnership is a living partnership. Therefore, its membership may change and those changes may not immediately be reflected below. The steering group members are indicated in bold

From Ghent University:

• Faculty of Arts & Philosophy: Prof. Andrew Bricker, Prof. Marco Caracciolo, Prof. Roald Docter, Prof. Jurgen Pieters, Prof. Pierre Schoentjes, Prof. Frank Vermeulen, Dr. Geertje Bol, Dr. Hannah Cornelus, Dr. Zoë Ghyselinck, Dr. Beatrijs Wille
• Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences: Prof. Pauline Boeckxstaens, Prof. Sara Willems, Dagje Boeykens, Reini Haverals
• Faculty of Engineering & Architecture: Prof. Roel Baets, Prof. Lieven Eeckhout, Prof. Mark Saeys, Prof. Patrick Segers 
• Faculty of Psychology & Educational Sciences: Prof. Bram De Wever, Prof. Daniele Marinazzo, Prof. Rudi Roose, Prof. Ruben Vanderlinde, Nele Feryn
• Faculty of Law & Criminology: Prof. Georges Martyn

From the University of Toronto:

• Dalla Lana School of Public Health: Prof. Lisa Forman, Prof. Erica Di Ruggiero, Prof. Andrew Pinto, Dr. Katrina Perehudoff, Dr. Carolyn Steele Gray,
• Faculty of Medicine: Prof. Tara Kieran, Prof. Nav Persaud
• Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy: Prof. Jillian Kohler
• Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering: Prof. Andreas Moshovos, Prof. Natalie Enright Jerger, Prof. David Steinman, Prof. Amr Helmy
• Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry: Prof. Cathy Chin
• Ontario Institute for Studies in Education: Prof. Jim Slotta
• Faculty of Arts & Science: Prof. Barbara Havercroft, Prof. Pascal Riendeau and Prof. Pascal Michelucci
• Faculty of Law: Prof. Simon Stern

For further information concerning the preferential partnership between Ghent University and the University of Toronto, please contact either the chairman of the partnership, Professor Andrew Bricker, or the coordinator of the partnership, Elise Meerburg.

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