There are three categories of PhD candidates at the Faculty of Humanities: candidates who are employed by the Faculty; Candidates who receive their salary from the Faculty of Humanities, but their funding comes from outside of the Faculty of Humanities (from the ERC or NWO for example); and self-funded candidates, who do not receive a salary from the Faculty of Humanities, but sometimes they do receive funding from other sources (scholarships from their home countries, or matching constructions like the NWO-teacher scholarships).