ARES Scholarships in Belgium for Developing Countries 2020

Sukrisno Nino    Januari 04, 2020    Note of Scholarship   

ARES Scholarships in Belgium

for Developing Countries 2020

ScholarshipHost Institution(s):

Participating universities and academic institutions in Belgium.

Scholarship Number of Awards:

150 Masters scholarships and 70 training scholarships are available.

Scholarship Brief description:

Each year, the ARES  offers the chance to pursue a one-year specialised master’s degree programme or a 4-to-6-month advanced training course within a higher education institution of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium.

Scholarship value/inclusions:

The scholarship covers international travel expenses, living allowance, registration fees, insurance, housing allowance, etc.

Scholarship Eligibility:

For a request to be valid, the applicant must:

1. Be a citizen of a developing country. To be eligible, applicants must be residing and working in their country of origin when they apply;
2. Only nationals of the following countries may apply for grants from ARES: Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia (only for training courses in English), Haiti, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger, Peru, the Philippines, the DR Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, and Vietnam;
3. Be under the age of 40 for degree programs, and under 45 for training courses, at the time the training is scheduled to begin;
4. Have earned a diploma comparable to a graduate-level diploma from Belgian university studies. Nevertheless, for certain training courses, different requirements may be requested, which will be specified below;
5. Possess relevant professional experience in a developing country of at least two years after graduate studies, or of three years after their studies if the applicant has earned a post-grad degree from a university in an industrialized country;
6. Have good mastery of written and spoken French. For training courses held in another language, it is essential to have a proper level in the course’s language, both written and spoken. We shall insist that the applicant commit to learning French in order to take part in daily life in Belgium;

Apply for only one training course.

Applicants should not obtain prior admission to one of the Francophone universities in Belgium in order to be considered for ARES grants.

Scholarship Deadline and Application Instructions:

To apply for the scholarship, complete the scholarship application form and send to ARES (rue Royale 180, 1000 Brussels, Belgium) BY POST or EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE ONLY, which must have received it by 7 February 2020.

*Before 10 January 2020 for the following courses:

• Stage en valorisation des ressources secondaires pour une construction durable
• Stage en contrôle de qualité et assurance qualité des médicaments et produits de santé

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to download the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Visit Scholarship Official Website:

https://www.ares-ac.be/en/cooperation-au-developpement/scholarships/masters-and-training-programmes-in-belgium