With the financial support of the Belgian Directorate for Development Co-operation (DGD), ITM offers a number of fellowships to applicants from developing countries. Admission to a program/course is a prerequisite for, but not a guarantee of, a scholarship.
DGD Scholarships
With the financial support of the Belgian Directorate for Development Co-operation (DGD), ITM offers a number of fellowships to applicants from developing countries. Admission to a program/course is a prerequisite for, but not a guarantee of, a scholarship.
Who is eligible?
Candidates must be under 46 years of age.
Only nationals of the following countries are eligible for a DGD fellowship:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Palestinian Territories, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Surinam, Tanzania, South-Africa, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Other scholarships
The ITM officially collaborates with the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP). Applicants to Master’s programs from member countries of the World Bank are eligible for these scholarships.
ITM annually negotiates partial scholarships for applicants from the European Union (on average 10 per annum). These scholarships can cover up to 80% of tuition and registration fees. Applicants to Master’s programs and short courses are both eligible. Depending on the availability of funds, non-European students may also be eligible for these partial scholarships.
Yearly a limited number of fellowships for doctoral studies is awarded. These are financed from ITM's own funds with additional support from the DGD and other sponsors.
An optional tuition fee supplement for the Master’s programs provides a subsidized portable computer with wireless technology. This is an initiative of the ITM to promote ICT compatibility between students and with the institute's hotspots and e-environment. All ITM fellowships cover this supplemental fee and we recommend other funding agencies to do the same. The computer will remain the student's property.
Note:
For all ITM fellowships (for both applicants from developing countries and EU countries), the funding application must always be included with the course application form. It cannot be submitted separately at a later stage.
Additional information is available from the ITM Student Service.
Founded in 1906, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (Institute of Tropical Medicine) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the medium-sized city of Antwerp (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants). Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders), Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (ITM) is a very small (uniRank enrollment range: 500-999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (ITM) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 113 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations. The admission rate range is 20-30% making this Belgian higher education organization a very selective institution. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.