How To Apply For ARES Scholarships in Belgium 2021.

ARES Scholarships in Belgium 2021 – Are you a national of a developing country? Do you already hold a master’s degree?

Do you have professional experience and are you looking to further develop your skills in a development-related topic?

ARES Scholarships in Belgium

Each year, the ARES  offers scholarships to pursue a one-year specialised master’s degree programme or a 4-to-6-month advanced training course within a higher education institution of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium.

ARES Scholarships in Belgium 2021:

Host Institution(s):

Participating universities and academic institutions in Belgium

Level/Fields of study:

Eligible Masters and Training courses in the fields of aquaculture, health, food technology, economics, international development, GIS, information technology, agriculture, environment, human rights, microfinance, etc.

See the complete list of eligible courses at the official website.

Number of Awards:

150 Masters scholarships and 70 training scholarships are available.

Target group:

Nationals of Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia (only for training courses in English), Haiti, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger, Peru, the Philippines, the DR Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, and Vietnam

Scholarship value:

The scholarship covers international travel expenses, living allowance, registration fees, insurance, housing allowance, etc.

ARES Scholarships in Belgium Eligibility:

For a request to be valid, the applicant must:

  1. Be residing and working in her/his country of origin when she/he applys;
  2. Be nationals of the following countries: Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia (only for training courses in English), Haiti, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger, Peru, the Philippines, the DR Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, and Vietnam;
  3. Be under the age of 40 for degree programs, and under 45 for training courses, at the time the training is scheduled to begin;
  4. Have earned a diploma comparable to a graduate-level diploma from Belgian university studies. Nevertheless, for certain training courses, different requirements may be requested, which will be specified below;
  5. Possess relevant professional experience in a developing country of at least two years after graduate studies, or of three years after their studies if the applicant has earned a post-grad degree from a university in an industrialized country;
  6. Have good mastery of written and spoken French. For training courses held in another language, it is essential to have a proper level in the course’s language, both written and spoken. We shall insist that the applicant commit to learning French in order to take part in daily life in Belgium;
  7. Apply for only one training course.

Applicants should not obtain prior admission to one of the Francophone universities in Belgium in order to be considered for ARES grants.

How To Apply For ARES Scholarships in Belgium 2021:

To apply for the scholarship, you must create a GIRAF account online and complete the scholarship application form before 5 February 2021 or before 15 January 2021 for the following courses:

  • • Stage en système d’information géographie
    • Stage en contrôle et assurance qualité des médicaments et produits de santé
    • Stage en initiation à la recherche pour le renforcement des systèmes de santé

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to download the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Click Here To Apply 

Application Deadline:

Deadline for application is 15 Jan/5 Feb 2021

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