Belgium Government ARES Scholarships | Apply

Belgium Government ARES Scholarships | Apply

The Belgium Government ARES scholarships offer you the opportunity to follow a one-year advanced bachelor’s or master’s degree program or a 2-to-6-month continuing education program within a higher education institution of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation in Belgium.

WARNING! The application procedure is online via the GIRAF platform. Do not send any personal data (passport photos, copies of diplomas, etc.) by e-mail. If you receive such a request by e-mail, it is probably a phishing attempt.

Objectives of International Training

• Increase the level of qualifications of participants;
• Empower people in their countries of origin;
• Strengthen interpersonal and professional networks;
• Improve the capacity of the home institutions of scholars;
• Highlight international themes;
• Promote the expertise and experience of participants of  training courses;
• Enable scholarship holders to become agents of change in their home institutions and in society, in favour of development.

Who can apply for the Belgium Government ARES scholarships?

The candidate must:

• Be a national of, reside in and work in one of the 31 eligible countries (list below);
• Be a holder of:
  • a diploma comparable to a 2^nd cycle diploma (300 ECTS credits) from a Belgian university for specialised masters and continuing education courses;
  • a diploma comparable to a 1^st cycle diploma (180 ECTS credits) from Belgian higher education for specialisation baccalaureates.
• Demonstrate at least two years’ relevant professional experience in an ARES partner country.

How do I apply?

• Online via the GIRAF platform.
• Steps to follow to apply:
  1. Have a Giraf account (create one or use your account if it has already been created and validated by ARES).
  2. Access the application form by clicking on Application for international training > My tasks > Competitive calls.
  3. Fill in the form (it can be filled in several times. You can find it in Competitive calls > My tasks).
  4. Submit your application by clicking on Submit my application. Once submitted, you will be able to consult your file in the My submitted files table. However, you will no longer be able to modify it.

Eligible Countries

• In Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, DR Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
• In South America and the Caribbean: Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Peru.
• Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Vietnam.
• In Asia: Palestinian territory.

Duration for the Belgium Government scholarships?

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

Financial support?

The scholarship includes:

• International travel expenses;
• Subsistence allowance;
• 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.

Call details

Download the reference document of the call for applications. OFFICIAL WEBSITE

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