ARES International Training Scholarships 2026/2027 for Study in Belgium (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline:  19 September 2025 at 12pm (Belgian time, UTC+1).

Applications are now open for the 2026/2027 ARES International Training Scholarships. This call for proposals is part of the ARES International Training programme, which aims to build the capacity
of young professionals from partner countries by providing them with specialised training or continuing
education in Belgium.

To give nationals of an ARES partner country the opportunity to pursue a specialised bachelor’s degree,
a specialised master’s degree or continuing education diploma at an FWB establishment in Belgium.

Requirements

The candidate must:

• Be a permanent resident and work in one of the 31 eligible countries (list below). Exception: Palestinian nationals are eligible even if they do not reside in one of these 31 countries.
• Be a holder of:
  • For specialised masters and continuing education courses:
    • hold a degree comparable to a 2^nd cycle diploma (300 ECTS credits) from a Belgian university;
  • For specialisation baccalaureates:
    • hold a diploma comparable to a 1^st cycle diploma (180 ECTS credits) from Belgian higher education.
• Demonstrate at least two years’ relevant professional experience in an ARES partner country.

Benefits
The scholarship includes:

• International travel expenses: Economy class on an IATA airline, maximum one return trip per
• academic year
• Subsistence allowance: Monthly package for 12 months (+13e reduced month)
• Exceptional costs associated with visa applications (only for bachelor’s degrees and specialised master’s degrees);
• Tuition fees (only for bachelor’s degrees and specialised master’s degrees);
• Indirect mission expenses (for continuing education only);
• Insurance costs.

Duration

• Bachelor’s and specialised master’s degrees: 12 months maximum.
• Continuing training: 2 to 6 months maximum.

Training Courses

One Specialised bachelor’s degree

• Bachelier de spécialisation en Business Data Analysis

Ten Specialised Masters

• Master de spécialisation en droits humains 
• Master de spécialisation en gestion des risques et des catastrophes à l’ère de l’anthropocène 
• Master de spécialisation en gestion intégrée des risques sanitaires 
• Specialized Master in International and Development Economics 
• Advanced Master in Microfinance 
• Specialized Master in Public Health Methodology 
• Master de spécialisation en sciences de la santé publique – analyse et évaluation des politiques programmes et systèmes de santé internationale 
• Master de spécialisation en transport et logistique 
• Master de spécialisation – Design d’innovation sociale 
• Master de spécialisation en Nexus Eau-Énergie-Alimentation

Six Continuing training courses

• Certificat d’Université en Science des Données pour la Santé Mondiale 
• Formation internationale en pédagogie universitaire numérique 
• Certificat interuniversitaire et interdisciplinaire en justices transitionnelles 
• Formation continue – Comprendre et gérer les dimensions humaines des projets de changement en développement durable 
• Formations continues en assurance qualité et contrôle en qualité des médicaments et produits de santé 
• Formation continue en système d’information géographique libre

Contact Maryvonne Aubry – [email protected]. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ARES International Training Scholarships