ARES International Training Scholarships 2026-2027

This call for proposals is part of the ARES International Training program, which aims to build the capacity of young professionals from partner countries by providing them with specialized training or continuing education in Belgium.

To give nationals of an ARES partner country the opportunity to pursue a specialized bachelor's degree, a specialized master's degree or continuing education diploma at an FWB establishment in Belgium.

• Table of Content
• About ARES
• International Training Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of International Training Scholarships
• Requirements for International Training Scholarships Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for International Training Scholarships
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

International Training Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of International Training Scholarships

The scholarship includes:

• International travel expenses: Economy class on an IATA airline, maximum one return trip per
• academic year
• Subsistence allowance: Monthly package for 12 months (+13th reduced month)
• Exceptional costs associated with visa applications (only for bachelor's degrees and specialized master's degrees);
• Tuition fees (only for bachelor's degrees and specialized master's degrees);
• Indirect mission expenses (for continuing education only);
• Insurance costs.

Requirements for International Training Scholarships Qualification

The candidate must:

• Be a permanent resident and work in one of the 31 eligible countries (list below). Exception: Palestinian nationals are eligible even if they do not reside in one of these 31 countries.
• Be a holder of:
  • For specialized masters and continuing education courses :
    • hold a degree comparable to a 2 nd  cycle diploma (300 ECTS credits) from a Belgian university;
  • For specialization baccalaureates:
    • hold a diploma comparable to a 1 st  cycle diploma (180 ECTS credits) from Belgian higher education.
• Demonstrate at least  two years' relevant professional experience  in an ARES partner country.

Interview date, Process and Venue for International Training Scholarships

Duration

• Bachelor's and specialized master's degrees: 12 months maximum.
• Continuing training: 2 to 6 months maximum.

Training Courses

One Specialized bachelor's degree

• Bachelor's degree in Business Data Analysis

Ten Specialized Masters

• Master's degree in human rights 
• Master's degree in risk and disaster management in the Anthropocene era 
• Master's degree in integrated health risk management 
• Specialized Master in International and Development Economics 
• Advanced Master in Microfinance 
• Specialized Master in Public Health Methodology 
• Master of Science in Public Health – Analysis and Evaluation of International Health Policies, Programs and Systems 
• Master's degree in transport and logistics 
• Specialized Master's Degree – Social Innovation Design 
• Master's degree in Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Six Continuing training courses

• University Certificate in Data Science for Global Health 
• International training in digital university pedagogy 
• Interuniversity and interdisciplinary certificate in transitional justice 
• Continuing education – Understanding and managing the human dimensions of sustainable development change projects 
• Continuing education in quality assurance and quality control of medicines and health products 
• Continuing education in free geographic information systems

Check also:
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UBC 2027
Chevening Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Contact Maryvonne Aubry –  [email protected] .

For more details, visit ARES Scholarships webpage