VLIR-UOS ICP scholarships for Masters Study in Belgium [Fully Funded]

VLIR-UOS ICP scholarships for Masters Study in Belgium: Applications are now open if you are interested in studying a master program on a topic relevant to sustainable development at a Flemish university (Belgium). You can now apply online for the fully funded VLIR-UOS scholarships for master programmes (ICP) to study in Belgium

VLIR-UOS provides scholarships to follow one of the 15 selected international master programs (ICP). The programs are all taught in English and are organised at one of the Flemish universities, ranking among the best in Europe.

Scholarship Sponsor(s): VLIR-UOS

Scholarship to be taken at: Flemish university, Belgium

Scholarship level: Postgraduate (Masters)

Scholarship Slots: Up to 180 scholarships (12 scholarships per ICP programme).

Scholarship Worth:  Full funding (see scholarship benefits).

Subject Eligibility: Development related courses.

Country/Candidate Eligibility: International students

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Fully-funded VLIR-UOS scholarships | Details

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

You can only apply for a scholarship if you meet the following requirements:

• Nationality and country of residence:   A candidate should be a national and resident of one of these 31 eligible countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America (not necessarily the same country) at the time of the application.
• Age: The maximum age for a master programme candidate is 35 for an initial master and 45 for an advanced master. The candidate cannot exceed this age on the first of January of the intake year.
•  Professional background and experience: Priority is given to candidates who are employed in academic institutions, research institutes, governments, the social economy or NGOs, or who aim at a career in one of these sectors. However, master candidates employed in the profit sector or newly graduated candidates without any work experience can be eligible for the scholarship as well, depending on their motivation and profile.
• Fungibility with other VLIR-UOS funding: Candidates working in a university where we already fund IUC, TEAM or SI projects, can receive an ITP-ICP scholarship if they clearly motivate the reason of their application and clarify why the participation at the ICP programme cannot be funded as part of the existing IUC, Team or SI programme or project funds.
• VLIR-UOS scholarship applications and previously awarded scholarships: A candidate can only submit one scholarship application to us per year – irrespective of the scholarship type – and can therefore only be selected for one of our scholarships per year.
• The Master programme candidate has never received a scholarship from the Belgian government to attend a master programme or equivalent or was never enrolled in a Flemish higher education institution to attend a master programme or equivalent before the first of January of the intake year.

Scholarship Value and Benefits

• VLIR-UOS only provide scholarships for the full duration of the master programme.
• It is not possible to apply for a partial scholarship.
• The detailed current amounts and more information on the different allowances can be found in the document ‘Allowances and guidelines for VLIR-UOS scholarships’.

See Also: Fully-Funded Africa Scholarship Programme 2021 at Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands

Application Procedures

How-to-Apply: To apply for the VLIR-UOS scholarships, follow the steps (below);

1. Check the eligibility criteria for a scholarship.
2. If you meet all the criteria, have a look at the selected master programmes (15). You can find the links to the all the master programmes’ website here.
3. Visit the website of the organising university and follow its instructions If a specific programme that catches your interest. Via the university’s website, you will have to apply for both admission to the programme as well as for the scholarship itself. When you apply for the programme, be sure to mention whether you wish to apply for a scholarship.
4. Do not apply for more than one master programme per year.

Application Deadline: Closed

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