Belgian Government 2025-2026 Fully Funded ARES Scholarship for Master

  •  Master
  •  18-Oct-2024
  •   Belgium
  • $$  Varies

Are you a national of an ARES partner country? Do you have a higher education degree? Do you have professional experience and would you like to deepen your skills in a development-related topic?

The ARES scholarships offer you the opportunity to follow a one-year advanced bachelor’s or master’s degree program or a 2-to-6-month continuing education program within a higher education institution of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation in Belgium. 

Table of Content
  • Belgian Government Masters Scholarship
  • Benefits of Belgian Government Masters Scholarship
  • Requirements for Belgian Government Masters Scholarship
  • Application Deadline
  • How to Apply

Belgian Government Masters Scholarship

Application DeadlineOctober 18, 2024
Country to study Belgium
Type Masters
Sponsor Belgian Government
Gender Men and Women
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Benefits of Belgian Government Masters Scholarship

Objectives of International Training

  • Increase the level of qualifications of participants;
  • Empower people in their countries of origin;
  • Strengthen interpersonal and professional networks;
  • Improve the capacity of the home institutions of scholars;
  • Highlight international themes;
  • Promote the expertise and experience of participants of  training courses;
  • Enable scholarship holders to become agents of change in their home institutions and in society, in favour of development.

The scholarship includes:

  • International travel expenses;
  • Subsistence allowance;
  • Exceptional costs associated with visa applications (only for bachelor's degrees and specialised master's degrees);
  • Tuition fees (only for bachelor's degrees and specialised master's degrees);
  • Indirect mission expenses (for continuing education only);
  • Insurance costs.

Requirements for Belgian Government Masters Scholarship

The candidate must:

  • Be a national of, reside in and work in one of the 31 eligible countries (list below);
  • Be a holder of:
    • a diploma comparable to a 2nd cycle diploma (300 ECTS credits) from a Belgian university for specialised masters and continuing education courses;
    • a diploma comparable to a 1st cycle diploma (180 ECTS credits) from Belgian higher education for specialisation baccalaureates.
  • Demonstrate at least two years' relevant professional experience in an ARES partner country.

Application Deadline

October 18, 2024

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  • Be a national of, reside in and work in one of the 31 eligible countries (list below);
  • Be a holder of:
    • a diploma comparable to a 2nd cycle diploma (300 ECTS credits) from a Belgian university for specialised masters and continuing education courses;
    • a diploma comparable to a 1st cycle diploma (180 ECTS credits) from Belgian higher education for specialisation baccalaureates.
  • Demonstrate at least two years' relevant professional experience in an ARES partner country.

Offered Benefits

Objectives of International Training

  • Increase the level of qualifications of participants;
  • Empower people in their countries of origin;
  • Strengthen interpersonal and professional networks;
  • Improve the capacity of the home institutions of scholars;
  • Highlight international themes;
  • Promote the expertise and experience of participants of  training courses;
  • Enable scholarship holders to become agents of change in their home institutions and in society, in favour of development.

The scholarship includes:

  • International travel expenses;
  • Subsistence allowance;
  • Exceptional costs associated with visa applications (only for bachelor's degrees and specialised master's degrees);
  • Tuition fees (only for bachelor's degrees and specialised master's degrees);
  • Indirect mission expenses (for continuing education only);
  • Insurance costs.

Application Process

Go to Belgian Government on form.ares-ac.be to apply

The application procedure is online via the  GIRAF platform. Do not send any personal data (passport photos, copies of diplomas, etc.) by e-mail. If you receive such a request by e-mail, it is probably a phishing attempt. 

  • Online via the  GIRAF platform.
  • Steps to follow to apply:
     
    1. Have a Giraf account (create one or use your account if it has already been created and validated by ARES).
    2. Access the application form by clicking on Application for international training > My tasks > Competitive calls.
    3. Fill in the form (it can be filled in several times. You can find it in Competitive calls > My tasks).
    4. Submit your application by clicking on Submit my application. Once submitted, you will be able to consult your file in the My submitted files table. However, you will no longer be able to modify it.
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