Scholarship Name: ARES – Academy of Research and Higher Education – Scholarships Program for Developing Countries.
Brief description: 2015-2016 Masters and Training Scholarships for 220 Students from Developing Countries by University Commission for Development (CUD) Scholarship Program, Belgium
Accepted Subject Areas
- Master complementary Aquaculture,
- Master complementary Transport Management,
- Master in Public Health – Health and Development,
- Master of Science and supplemental, Environmental Management in Developing Countries
- Master complementary Managing animal and plant resources in tropical,
- Master complementary Managing Natural Hazards,
- Master complementary Food Science and Technology,
- Master in Transfusion Medicine, European Microfinance Programme,
- Master complementary Crop Protection tropical and subtropical,
- Advanced Master in International and Development Economics,
- Master in Development, Environment and Society,
- Master in Public Health Methodology complementary
About Scholarship
Within the framework of the Belgian policy for development cooperation, the Minister for Development Cooperation and the Directorate-General for Development Cooperation entrust the Belgian Higher Education Institutions with the preparation of Postgraduate Programmes(Advanced Masters) and Training Programmes that are specifically oriented towards young professionals from developing countries.
International Courses and Training Programmes are part of the global study programmes of the Higher Education Institutions. They are open to all students who satisfy the conditions of qualification, but aim at proposing training units that distinguish themselves by their openness towards specific development issues.
Within the programme for International Courses and Training Programmes 2015-2016, ARES grants150 scholarships for participation into the masters and 70 scholarships for participation into thetraining programmes.
Scholarship Offered Since: Not specified
Scholarship Type: Master's and training scholarship programmes
Who is qualified to apply?
- At the beginning of the programme, candidates must be less than 40 years old for courses, and less than 45 years old for training programmes.
- At the beginning of the programme, candidates must be less than 40 years old for courses, and less than 45 years old for training programmes.
- Candidates must be holders of a degree that is comparable to a Belgian University graduate degree (“licence”). However, for certain programmes different rules of admissibility may be defined, and these are specified hereafter, where appropriate.
- Candidates must show professional experience of at least two years upon termination of their studies. Where candidates are holders of a postgraduate degree delivered by an university of an industrial country, they must show professional experience of at least three years upon termination of their studies.
- Candidates must have a good knowledge of written and spoken French; for programmes organised in another language, good knowledge, in writing and speaking, of this language, is required. Moreover, the candidate will be asked to commit himself to study French in order to be able to participate in daily life in Belgium.
- Applicants must not first obtain admission to one of the French-speaking universities of Belgium in order to apply for grants from the CUD.
Number of Scholarships: 150 scholarships for participation into the masters and 70 scholarships for participation into the training programmes.
Duration of Scholarship: For the duration of the program
Eligible Countries: Students from African and developing countries
To be taken in: Belgium
Application Deadline: starting from 30 September to 11 February 2015
Offered annually? Yes
How to Apply
Application will be carefully completed and returned, only by post mail or express mail, to CUD. No acknowledgement of receipt will be provided
Visit the Scholarship Webpage to download application form
Sponsors: The University Commission for Development
