ARES Scholarship Program 2023 in Belgium

Applications for the Government of Belgium Scholarships 2023 for the academic year 2023-2024 are now open. The ARES Scholarships in Belgium is a fantastic opportunity for talented and focused students to become involved in an outstanding international community for free. This scholarship will allow students to study in Belgium while experiencing diversity and equity within the European system. The Belgium Government Scholarships aim to bring together brilliant minds from outside of Europe and use their skills and dexterous thinking to effect positive change in communities around the world.

With an international scholarship, you can pursue a world-class education while also helping to pave the way for a brighter future.

The ARES Scholarship Program 2023 in Belgium allows you to pursue a one-year advanced bachelor's or master's degree program or a two-to-six-month continuing education program at a higher education institution. Furthermore, ARES Scholarship recipients can expand their knowledge by participating in various academic activities under the supervision of top-tier supervisors. The program is open to developing-country nationals with professional experience in development-related fields who want to advance their careers. The ARES scholarship has no application fee. ARES charges no fees for the application or selection process.

The fully-funded international scholarship program 2023 in Belgium is funded by the Academy of Research and Higher Education (ARES). Over 200 scholarships are available through ARES for the master's program and training courses. Every year, scholarships are given to students from developing countries. Belgium is one of the top international student destinations in the world. Belgium has three official languages (Dutch, French, and German), and its capital city Brussels has the European Parliament and NATO headquarters.

Scholarships Details:

• Scholarship Host Country: Belgium
• Course Level: Masters Degree and Training Courses
• Financial Coverage: Fully Funded
• Eligibility: Developing Countries Students

Scholarship Benefits:

• International travel costs
• Living Allowance: 1150 €/month.
• Indirect Mission fees: 150 €.
• Arrival allowance, Tuition Fee, and return fees: 700 €.
• Registration & Insurance fees
• Travel costs part of inter-university training

Eligibility Criteria

• Originally, from a developing country to be eligible, applicants must reside and work in their own country at the time of filing.
• Only nationals of the following countries are eligible to apply for scholarships ARES Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia (only for courses in English ), Haiti, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger, Peru, Philippines, DR Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Vietnam.
• Either under the age of 40 for courses and under 45 for training periods at the start of training.
• Either holds a diploma comparable to a diploma of the second cycle of Belgian university education. However, for certain types of training, different requirements may be set out.
• Demonstrates a professional occupation in a developing country of at least two years after completing his/her second cycle or three years after the end of his/ her studies when the candidate holds a post-graduate diploma from a university in an industrialized country.
• Good knowledge of written and spoken French. For courses organized in another language, it is necessary to have a good knowledge of the language of the course, written and spoken. The candidate will also be asked to commit to learning French participate in everyday life in Belgium.
• Apply for a single training.

Subject Areas:

Masters:

• Master of Specialization in Aquatic Resource Management and Aquaculture
• Master of Specialization in Risk and Disaster Management
• Specialized Master in Integrated Management of Health Risks in the Global South (IManHR)
• Specialized Master in International Development
• Master of Specialization in Transfusion Medicine
• Specialized Master in Microfinance
• Master of specialization in integrated production and preservation of natural resources in urban and peri-urban areas
• Specialized Master in Public Health Methodology
• Master of Science in Public Health Methods of Research Applied to Global Health
• Master of Science and Environmental Management in Developing Countries
• Specialized Master in Transport and Logistics

Training:

• Internship in control and quality assurance of medicines and health products
• Research Initiation to Strengthen Health Systems
• Internship in Geographic Information System
• Internship in secondary resource development for sustainable construction
• Methodological internship in support of innovation in family farming

Application procedure:

Your application should be submitted to ARES via the GIRAF platform:

• You must first ensure that you have an active GIRAF account.
• You can create an account on the application platform via this link below. This account will be validated (within a few hours to a few days, do not create more than one account) by ARES and you will receive a confirmation mail to create a password.
• If you created a validated account last year, you can reuse that account and if necessary reset your password.
• Once logged into your GIRAF account, you can access the application form via the Competitive calls tab of your GIRAF profile. Please note that you must only click once on the "International training application 2023-2024" button. You will then find your form in the “My tasks” table of the Competitive calls.
• You can complete your form several times, as long as you use the "Save and edit later" option. You will find your form each time in the “My Tasks” table of the Competitive calls tab in GIRAF.
• As soon as you click on "Submit my application", your application is sent to ARES and you can no longer modify it. You can still consult it in the “My submitted files” table.

Applications must be submitted via GIRAF by 27 January 2023 at 12pm (Belgian time, UTC+1) at the latest. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.

All successful and reserve candidates will receive an email at the end of the selection process (June 2023). Unsuccessful candidates will receive an e-mail by the end of June 2023 at the latest. No communication other than that mentioned above will be made to applicants.

Application link: https://giraf.ares-ac.be/

Official website: https://www.ares-ac.be/en/cooperation-au-developpement/scholarships/