VLIR-UOS offers full Masters Scholarships in Belgium for students from Developing countries – half of this scholarship will be offered to African students and preference will be given for Women. The eligible training or Masters' programs are taught in English.
Application
Deadlines depend on the candidate’s chosen program (See ‘How to Apply’ link
below); deadlines are generally Between January and April 2022.
VLIR-UOS scholarship 2022 Eligible
Countries
- Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco,
Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa,
Niger
- Asia: Cambodia, Philippines,
Indonesia, Palestinian Territories, Vietnam
- Latin
America:
Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru
To
be taken at (country)
Belgium
Accepted
Subject Areas
Only
the following English taught courses at Belgian Flemish universities or university colleges are
eligible for scholarships:
One-year
master programs
- Master
of Human Settlements – Deadline for applications: 1 February 2022
- Master
of Development Evaluation and Management – Deadline for applications: 1
February 2022
- Master
of Governance and Development – Deadline for applications: 1 February 2022
- Master
of Globalization and Development – Deadline for applications: 1 February
2022
- Master
of Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies – Deadline for
applications: 1 February 2022
Two-year
programs
- Master
of Science in Food Technology – Deadline for applications: 1 February 2022
- Master
of Science in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management – Deadline for
applications: 1 February 2022
- Master
of Aquaculture (IMAQUA) – Deadline for applications: 1 March 2022
- Master
of Epidemiology – Deadline for applications: 28th Feb 2022
- Master
of Agro-and Environmental Nematology – Deadline 1st Feb 2022!
- Master
of Rural Development – Deadline online application: 21 February 2022–
deadline hard copies: 28 Feb 2022
- Master
of Statistics – Deadline for applications: 1 February 2022
- Master
of Water Resources Engineering – Deadline for applications: 1 February
2022
- Master
of Sustainable Development – Deadline for applications: 1 February 2022
- Master
of Transportation Sciences – Deadline for applications: 1 February 2022
About the VLIR-UOS scholarship Award 2022
VLIR-UOS
awards scholarships to students from developing countries to study for a master's
or training program in Flanders, Belgium. VLIR-UOS funds and facilitates
academic cooperation and exchange between higher education institutions in
Flanders (Belgium) and those in developing countries, which aims at building
capacity, knowledge, and experience for sustainable development.
Selection
Criteria
The
following criteria will be taken into account for the selection of candidates
for a scholarship:
- Motivation
The candidate who is not able to
convincingly motivate his application is unlikely to be selected for a
scholarship.
- Professional
experience
Preference will be given to
candidates who can demonstrate a higher possibility of implementing and/or
transferring the newly gained knowledge upon return to the home country.
- Gender
In the case of two equally qualified
candidates of different sexes, preference will be given to the female
candidate.
- Regional
balance
The selection commission tries to
ensure that 50% of a program’s scholarships are granted to candidates from
Sub-Saharan Africa, provided there is a sufficient number of qualifying
candidates from this region.
- Social
background
In the case of two equally qualified
candidates, preference will be given to candidates who can demonstrate that
they belong to a disadvantaged group or area within their country or an ethnic
or social minority group, especially when these candidates can provide proof of
leadership potential.
- Previously
Awarded Scholarships
Preference will be given to
candidates who have never received a scholarship to study in a developed
country (bachelor or master).
Eligibility
You
can only apply for a scholarship if you meet the following requisites.
1. Fungibility with other VLIR-UOS
funding
A scholarship within the VLIR-UOS
scholarship program is not compatible with financial support within an IUC- or
TEAM project. Candidates working in a university where such projects are being
organized should submit a declaration of the project leader stating that the
department where the candidate is employed is not involved in the project.
2. Age
The maximum age for an ICP candidate
is 35 years for an initial master's and 40 years for an advanced master's. The
maximum age for an ITP candidate is 45 years. The candidate cannot succeed at this
age on January 1 of the intake year.
3. Nationality and Country of Residence
A candidate should be a national and
resident of one of the 31 countries of the VLIR-UOS country list for
scholarships (not necessarily the same country) at the time of application.
4. Professional background and
experience
VLIR-UOS gives priority to
candidates who are employed in academic institutions, research institutes,
governments, social economy, or NGOs or aim for a career in one of these
sectors. However, also candidates employed in the profit sector (ICP and ITP)
or newly graduated candidates without any work experience (ICP) can be eligible
for the scholarship. The ITP candidate should have relevant professional
experience and a support letter confirming (re)integration in a professional
context where the acquired knowledge and skills will be immediately applicable.
5. Former VLIR-UOS scholarship
applications and previously awarded scholarships
A candidate can only submit one
VLIR-UOS scholarship application per year, irrespectively of the scholarship
type. As a consequence, a candidate can only be selected for one VLIR-UOS
scholarship per year.
6. The ICP candidate has never received
a scholarship from the Belgian government to attend a master program or
equivalent or was never enrolled in a Flemish higher education institution to
attend a master program or equivalent before January 1 of the intake year
Number
of Awardees
VLIR-UOS
will award up to 180 scholarships.
Value
of Scholarship
The
scholarship covers ALL related expenses (full cost).
Duration
of Scholarship
The
master's program will last for one or two academic years.
How
to Apply
- To
apply for a scholarship, you first need to apply for the Master's program.
- To
apply for the Master’s program, visit the website of the Master'sprogram of
your interest. Follow the guidelines for application for the program as
mentioned on its website.
- In
the program application, you can mention whether you wish to apply for a
scholarship. In case you do, the program coordinator forwards your
application to VLIR-UOS.
- Applications
submitted by the candidates to VLIR-UOS directly will not be considered!
Visit Scholarship
Webpage for
more details
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