Application Deadline: January/February/March 1st 2015

VLIR-UOS awards scholarships

• to applicants from 54 eligible countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America
• to attend one of the selected trainings (7) or Master programmes (15)
• taught in English
• at a Belgian Flemish university or university college
• covering all related expenses

Eligibility criteria

You can only apply for a scholarship if you meet the following requisites.

You must:

• Be national and resident of one of the 54 eligible countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America at the moment of application. It is not necessary to be resident and national of the same country, so long as it concerns one of the 54 eligible countries.

• Age: 40 years* or less for a Master programme or 45 years* or less for a training (* on 1 January of the year of the start of the course).

• Meet the academic admission criteria set by the university or university college, concerning educational background, language proficiency, etc. You can find the academic admission criteria on the programme websites.

• For a Master programme: not have been enrolled in a Master programme (or equivalent) at a Belgian university before (with or without a scholarship).

• Not work in the commercial profit sector, as we target candidates from education and research institutions, the government sector, social economy and NGOs.

• For a training: have relevant professional experience and a written (future) employer’s statement of (re)integration in an employment where the acquired knowledge and skills will be immediately applicable. The statement should also confirm the added value of the training for the candidate and the organization.

• You can only apply for one training or master programme per year.

• You can only be awarded a VLIR-UOS scholarship for a training once. You can only be awarded a VLIR-UOS scholarship for a Master programme once

• When you are an employee of a university that currently is receiving support from VLIR-UOS through the Institutional University Cooperation IUC programme or TEAM programme: you need a letter or statement from the IUC or TEAM coordinator stating that your department is not involved in IUC or TEAM.

Which costs are covered by the scholarship?

Eligible programmes