Belgian Government Scholarship 2025 (ARES)
About the scholarship
The Belgian Government Scholarship 2025 is a unique educational opportunity for international citizens wishing to pursue their postgraduate studies at prestigious Belgian universities. The scholarship covers multiple study programs in various fields and aims to promote international academic cooperation and develop leadership skills. Eligible students can apply for financial support that includes tuition fees, monthly expenses, and comprehensive accommodation. To apply, specific conditions and deadlines announced on the scholarship program's official website must be met.
The state
- Belgium.
Academic degrees
- Bachelor's, Master's, Continuing Education Programs.
Donor
- Government of Belgium.
Target countries
- Africa:
- Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
- South America and the Caribbean:
- Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Peru.
- Southeast Asia:
- Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Vietnam.
- Asia:
- Palestinian territories.
Language of study
- French and English. (You must ensure the program language is selected before applying.)
Study duration
- Bachelor's and Master's degrees: up to 12 months maximum.
- Continuous training: 2 to 6 months maximum.
Available academic majors
- Bachelor's:
- I specialize in business data analysis.
- Master's:
- human rights.
- Risk and disaster management.
- Integrated health risk management.
- International and development economics.
- Public health methodology.
- Public health sciences.
- Transportation and logistics.
- Social Innovation Design.
- The nexus between water, energy and food.
- Training courses:
- Data Science for Global Health.
- Digital University Pedagogy.
- Transitional justice.
- Quality assurance and quality control of medicines.
- Open GIS.
Financing
- Covering round-trip airfare.
- Visa expenses (for specialized bachelor's and specialized master's only).
- Monthly accommodation and living allowance.
- Tuition fees (for specialized bachelor's and specialized master's degrees only).
- Health insurance.
Scholarship objectives
- Empowering people in their countries of origin.
- Strengthen personal and professional networks.
- Improving the capacity of local institutions of scientists.
- Highlighting international topics.
- Enhance the experience and expertise of training course participants.
- Empowering scholarship recipients to become agents of change in their national institutions and in the community, for the benefit of development.
Definition of the ECTS system
- The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is an international system recognized by European universities, including Belgium. It facilitates the student study in different countries and measures the amount of work a student completes in each subject.
- Completing a Bachelor's degree in Belgium requires 180 ECTS points, while completing a Master's degree requires an additional 120 points.
- This system makes it easier for students to obtain work or advanced study in any European country.
Application Requirements / Admission Criteria
- Be a citizen, resident and working in one of the countries eligible for the scholarship.
- To apply for a specialized bachelor's degree, you must have a bachelor's degree with at least two years of professional experience.
- To apply for a specialized master's degree or continuing education, you must have a master's degree with at least two years of professional experience.
- The candidate must have held a relevant academic degree for a maximum of 20 years at the time of starting the course.
- The scholarship does not require a language proficiency certificate, but applicants must be able to read and speak the language of the program they are applying for.
- Application for graduates only.
- Apply to only one program.
- Submit the application and documents translated into the program language.
Required documents
- 2 letters of recommendation (academic and/or professional).
- Certified copies of original certificates.
- Certified copies of original records (transcripts).
- Proof of residence.
- Certificate of nationality or a copy of the passport.
- Pre-study project (for some courses).
Application deadline:
- October 18, 2024
The official scholarship website
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