Belgium Scholarships and Financial Aid

Belgium’s booming education sector offers you a fantastic opportunity to study in Europe and experience the country’s affectionate and warm culture. Despite being a small country it has much to offer with respect to education, travel, and a stable lifestyle. There are many institutes, public and private universities in Belgium open for international students to study a wide range of programs and specializations. Some of the Belgian universities are listed amongst the top universities in the world. Students can expect a low cost of education but nevertheless the same quality of education that is imparted in the rest of Europe.

Let us have a look at the scholarships available in Belgium for Bachelor’s, Masters and Ph.D.Scholarships:

 

Sr. no.	Name of the Scholarship	Target students	Courses covered	Host Institute	Description/ Amount Range
1	Science@Leuven Scholarships	International students	Masters (MS) Degree	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium	Amount: 10.000 Euro for 1 year. The scholarship includes tuition fees for 1 year, insurance and basic health insurance coverage. For 2 years Master’s program, the scholarship for the 2nd year will be continued for the student who had outstanding results in the first year.
2	Ghent University Top-up Grants	Candidates from countries listed on OESO-DAC.	Masters (MS) Degree	Ghent University	10 scholarships are awarded. Allowance= € 1000/ month. insurance for health, etc
3	Liege Heritage Foundation Scholarships (various scholarships offered)	EU and non-EU students	Master’s Degree or Ph.D. Degree	Liege Heritage Foundation	Varies as per scholarships
4	VLIR-UOS Training and Masters Scholarships	Citizens of: Asia: Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Palestinian Territories Africa: Burkina Faso, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Guinea, Mali, Benin, Cameroon, Kenya, Niger, Rwanda, Morocco, Burundi, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe. Latin America: Ecuador, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru, Guatemala, Bolivia,	Training/ Masters Degree	VLIR-UOS Participating in Belgian Flemish universities or colleges	VLIR-UOS covers the full duration of the Master’s program, international travel, accommodation, allowance, insurance, and tuition fee
5	Government of Flanders Master Mind Scholarships	International students. There are scholarships reserved for students from Mexico (3), Japan (3), USA (5), Palestine (2).	Master’s Degree	Government of Flanders- The Flemish Ministry of Education	The number of scholarships is 30. Scholarship of €8,000/ year. Maximum of the tuition fee of €111.9/ year. Mobility duration is 1 year for a Master program of 60 ECTS & 2 years for a master’s program of 120 ECTS.
6	Erasmus Mundus program	2 categories of students (students of third countries and enlarged European Area, or non-European students under certain conditions).	Doctorate and a Master’s degree	European Union	Tuition fee grant
7	ARES Scholarships	Nationals of Benin, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Haiti, Madagascar, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, DR Congo, Burkina Faso, Cuba, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Ecuador, Ethiopia, and Vietnam.	Masters Degree/Training	CUD ARES Participating universities and academic institutions	150 Masters scholarships and 70 training scholarships are offered. The scholarship covers, registration fees, housing allowance, living allowance, international travel expenses, insurance, etc.
8	BAEF fellowships	Citizens or permanent residents of the United States	Master’s and Ph.D. courses	The Belgian American Educational Foundation	- $ 28,000 for Master's or Ph.D. students - $ 32,000 for Post-doctoral Fellows.
9	Belgian Development Agency Grants	Nationals of partner countries	Master’s and Ph.D. courses	Belgian Development Agency	Duration for masters: 1 to 2 years, 16 month stay grant to Ph.D. students
10	Global Minds Doctoral Scholarships Program	Citizens of countries listed in the VLIR-UOS.	Ph.D. Degree	K.U. Leuven	10 scholarships awarded It includes tuition fees, insurance, travel costs, monthly allowance, research allowance, etc.
11	University of Ghent Doctoral Scholarships	Citizens of listed developing countries	Ph.D. Degree	Ghent university	A candidate receives a scholarship or salary for 24 months of a research stay in Belgium.

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