1- Residency Training Abroad / Professors

In accordance with Presidential Decree No. 14-196 of Ramadan 8, 1435 corresponding to July 6, 2014, governing the organization and management of training and skills improvement abroad, residency training abroad concerns:

  • Specialties not taught in Algeria
  • Specialized higher education training complementing specialties taught in Algeria.

In addition to the conditions mentioned in Articles 26 and 30 of Presidential Decree No. 14-196, professor-researchers, hospital-university professors in medicine, and permanent researchers enrolled in Algeria to prepare a doctoral thesis, requiring research or internships abroad, are selected after reviewing files by the scientific councils of their employing institutions or the organizing committees. The required conditions include:

  1. The candidate must be enrolled in Algeria to prepare a doctoral thesis;
  2. Have at least one (01) year of effective service and be tenured;
  3. Be proposed by their institution after selection by competent scientific bodies;
  4. Provide a letter of acceptance from a recognized foreign university or research institution;
  5. Submit a study and research program for the training period abroad, approved by the thesis supervisor.

2- Residency Training Abroad / Employees

Employees of public administrations and public institutions, who are tenured and hold at least a first-cycle degree or equivalent, may benefit from residency training abroad provided they meet the following conditions:

  1. Have at least three (03) years of effective service at the time of departure for training;
  2. Meet the conditions and criteria set by the national committee;
  3. Meet the conditions and criteria required for the planned training;
  4. Be proposed by their administration.

3- Residency Training Abroad / Students

In addition to the conditions mentioned in Presidential Decree No. 14-196 and Decree No. 1266 of December 23, 2015, the student candidate for residency training abroad must:

  1. Possess the required university degree for admission to the planned training;
  2. Be among the top-ranked candidates;
  3. Comply with the standards set by the national committee and the conditions defined by the scientific or pedagogical council of the concerned higher education institution;
  4. Be ranked based on the general averages of the university program, obtained without repeating a year in the same training program, and be among the top three (03) candidates in the group of accredited persons or disciplines at the national level;
  5. If the student has been transferred from one institution to another during their academic program, the original university’s scores are taken into account;

The student must be, by 12/31 of the current year:

  • 23 years old for those holding a bachelor’s degree;
  • 25 years old for students with a master’s degree, an engineer’s degree, an architecture degree, a veterinary degree, a doctorate in dental medicine, or a doctorate in pharmacy;
  • 27 years old for those with a doctorate in medicine.

Candidates will undergo a written competition, a competition based on file review, or selection by a special committee when new cooperation opportunities arise after the competition’s organization.
· Application File

Application File

The foreign scholarship application file generally consists of the following documents:

  1. Foreign grant application form specified by the Foundation president and the national symposium president;
  2. Birth certificate (01);
  3. Two (02) photographs;
  4. A higher education certificate (02) signed by the vice-chancellor for training in the first and second phases and certificates;
  5. Copies of the university program transcript according to the form approved by the responsible ministry, marked by the dean and vice-president of the university for training in the first and second phases and certificates;
  6. Certified copies of academic certificates from the university program, marked by the vice-president of the university for training in the first and second phases and certificates;
  7. Certified copies of obtained degrees (baccalaureate and bachelor’s), marked by the vice-chancellor for training in the first and second phases and certificates;
  8. Two (02) recommendation letters from two professors explaining the training’s objectives;
  9. Copy of the passport (first 05 pages);
  10. The desired training objective.

* Additional documents may be required depending on the grant type and the host country.

* A language test (TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, TEPS, OPLC, TCF, DELF) may sometimes be required.