VLIR-UOS 2021 Training and Masters Scholarships (Belgium)

VLIR-UOS is awarding Training and Masters Scholarships to international students. This International Training Programmes (ITP) is short to medium-term, intensive, interactive, and practical trainings organised at a university or university college in Belgium/Flanders.

International master programmes (ICPs) are accredited (advanced or initial) master programmes (EQF 7) consisting of 2 or 4 semesters (60 or 120 ECTS respectively) on a subject that is relevant to or specific for sustainable development.

• Table of Content
• About VLIR-UOS
• Training Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Training Scholarships
• Requirements for Training Scholarships Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Training Scholarships
• Application Deadline
• Masters Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Masters Scholarships
• Requirements for Masters Scholarships Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Masters Scholarships
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About VLIR-UOS

VLIR-UOS supports partnerships between universities and university colleges, in Flanders and the South, that are searching for answers to global and local challenges. 

• Training Scholarships
• Masters Scholarships

Training Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Training Scholarships

We only provide scholarships for the full duration of the training programme. It is not possible to apply for a partial scholarship.

The detailed current amounts and more information on the different allowances can be found in the document ‘Allowances and guidelines for VLIR-UOS scholarships'.

Scholarship amounts can change at any time in line with decisions of the funding government.

Requirements for Training Scholarships Qualification

ou can only apply for an ITP scholarship if you meet the following requirements:

• Nationality and country of residence:  A candidate should be both a national and a resident of one of the 31 eligible countries (not necessarily the same country) at the time of the application.
• Relevant professional experience and a support letter: Priority is given to candidates who are employed in academic institutions, research institutes, governments, the social economy or NGOs, or to those who aim to have a career in one of these sectors. The training candidate should have relevant professional experience and a support letter confirming (re)integration in a professional context where the acquired knowledge and skills will be immediately applicable.
• Fungibility with other VLIR-UOS funding: Candidates who are working at a university where we already fund IUC, TEAM or SI projects, can receive an ITP-ICP scholarship if they clearly motivate the reason for their application and if they clarify why the participation at the ICP or ITP programme cannot be funded as part of the IUC, TEAM or SI programme or project funds that already exist.
•  Other VLIR-UOS scholarship applications and previously awarded scholarships: A potential candidate can only submit one scholarship application with us per year - irrespective of the scholarship type - and can, therefore, only be selected for one VLIR-UOS scholarship every year. Candidates who already received one of our scholarships to participate in another ITP, will not be eligible. Candidates who already received one of our scholarship to participate in an ICP (or vice versa) can only be selected if the previously attended course is thematically linked to the ITP.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Training Scholarships

1. Check the eligibility criteria for an ITP scholarship.

2. Apply for a training programme of your choice.

3. Mention as part of your training application that you wish to apply for a scholarship.

4. Applications that candidates submit directly to our organisation, will not be taken into consideration.

5. You can only apply for one training programme per year.

    

Application Deadline

Masters Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Masters Scholarships

We only provide scholarships for the full duration of the master programme. It is not possible to apply for a partial scholarship.

The detailed current amounts and more information on the different allowances can be found in the document ‘Allowances and guidelines for VLIR-UOS scholarships’.

Scholarship amounts can change at any time in line with decisions of the funding government.

Requirements for Masters Scholarships Qualification

You can only apply for a scholarship if you meet the following requirements:

• Nationality and country of residence:??A candidate should be a national and resident of one of the 31 eligible countries (not necessarily the same country) at the time of the application.
• Age:?The maximum age for a master programme candidate is 35 for an initial master and 45 for an advanced master. The candidate cannot exceed this age on the first of January of the intake year.
• ?Professional background and experience:?Priority is given to candidates who are employed in academic institutions, research institutes, governments, the social economy or NGOs, or who aim at a career in one of these sectors.?However, master candidates employed in the profit sector or newly graduated candidates without any work experience can be eligible for the scholarship as well, depending on their motivation and profile.
• Fungibility with other VLIR-UOS funding:?Candidates working in a university where we already fund IUC, TEAM or SI projects, can receive an ITP-ICP scholarship if they clearly motivate the reason of their application and clarify why the participation at the ICP programme cannot be funded as part of the existing IUC, Team or SI programme or project funds.
• VLIR-UOS scholarship applications and previously awarded scholarships:?A candidate can only submit one scholarship application to us per year - irrespective of the scholarship type - and can therefore only be selected for one of our scholarships per year.
• The Master programme candidate has never received a scholarship from the Belgian government?to attend a master programme or equivalent or was never enrolled in a Flemish higher education institution to attend a master programme or equivalent before the first of January of the intake year.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Masters Scholarships

1. Check the eligibility criteria for a scholarship.

2. If you meet all the criteria, have a look at the selected master programmes (15).

3. If a specific programme catches your interest, visit the website of the organising university and follow its instructions.

4. Do not apply for more than one master programme per year.

5. We receive the selection results of the programme organisers.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Use the link(s) below to apply on organisation website.

• Training Scholarships - https://www.vliruos.be/en/scholarships/scholarships_in_flanders/scholarships_for_trainings_(itp)/11
• Masters Scholarships - https://www.vliruos.be/en/scholarships/scholarships_in_flanders/scholarships_for_master_programmes_(icp)/114

The organisers receive the selection results of the programme. The programme organisers will contact the selected candidates as well as the candidates on the waiting list by e-mail.

For more details, visit VLIR-UOS website.