Belgium Government ARES Scholarships for Developing Countries 2026

Are you a national of a developing country? Do you want to study in one of the top rated countries? The opportunity to study in Belgium and further develop your skills for the development of your country is now open. The call for applications for Belgium Government ARES Scholarships for the academic year 2026-2027 is ongoing.

Scholarships for masters and training courses offer you 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 in Belgium.

SUMMARY:

• Scholarship Sponsor(s): Belgium Government
• Scholarship to be taken at: Higher education institutions in Belgium
• Scholarship Type: Full Funding
• Scholarship level: Postgraduate
• Scholarship Slots: Several
• Nationality: Students of Developing Countries

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Belgium Government ARES Scholarship 2026 | Eligibility Criteria

For a request to be valid, the applicant must:

1. To be eligible, applicants must be residing and working in their country of origin when they apply;
2. Be national, reside and work in one of the following countries: Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Guinea (Conakry), Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.
3. Hold a diploma comparable to a graduate level degree (300 credits ECTS) from Belgian university studies for advanced masters and continuing education courses (equivalent to Bac+5); Hold a diploma comparable to a undergraduate level degree (180 credits ECTS) for advanced bachelors (equivalent to Bac+3). The candidate must have held the relevant academic degree for a maximum of 20 years at the time of the start of the course. This maximum period is increased by one year by childbirth and/or adoption.
4. Possess relevant professional experience in a ARES partner country of at least two years after graduate studies for advanced bachelors, after postgraduate studies for advanced masters and continuing education courses.
5. Complete the application in the language in which the training is given and can attest a good written and spoken knowledge of it. Moreover, knowing a minimum of French allows for a good integration into daily life in Belgium.
6. Apply for only one training course

Scholarship Benefits

Information on the funding breakdown is given in the table (below)

Bachelor’s or Master’s Scholarship Benefits 

International travel costs	Receipts must be provided	Economy-class travel on an IATA-approved airline, with a maximum of one round-trip ticket per academic year.
Living allowance	Lump sum	For a duration of 12 months
Indirect mission fees	Lump sum	This amount is given once per stay, upon arrival of the grantee.
Arrival allowance, tuition and return fees	Flat rate	This amount is given once per stay, upon arrival of the grantee.
Registration fees		At the current rate for DGD grantees.
Insurance fees		Directly paid by ARES.
Travel costs that are part of inter-university training	Receipts must be provided	Reimbursed based on real costs incurred, with receipts provided.

 

Amount for a Continuing education scholarship

 

International travel costs	Receipts must be provided	Economy-class travel on an IATA-approved airline, one round-trip ticket.
Living allowance	Lump sum	For the duration of the course
Indirect mission fees	Lump sum	This amount is given once per stay, upon arrival of the grantee.
Insurance costs		Directly paid by ARES.
Travel expenses in the framework of inter university trainings	Receipts must be provided	Reimbursed based on the real incurred, with receipts provided.

 

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Application Procedures

How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the for the Belgium Government ARES Scholarships 2026-2027 is done totally online. Applying for an ARES grant is totally free. ARES does not charge fees at any stage of the application or selection process. Interested applicants should submit their application and aupply all the required supporting documents on or before the application deadline.

Application files will not be considered if they (are):

• incomplete;
• sent in by post, e-mail or fax. The procedure now takes place entirely online via GIRAF;
• submitted via GIRAF outside of the application period;
• are not completed in the language in which the training course is given;
• do not follow one of the admissibility criteria that are clearly stated on the form (certified copy of diploma, age, professional experience, etc.).

Application Deadline: To be Updated

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