MASTERS AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN BELGIUM 2020 – 21

Are you a national of a developing country? Do you already hold a master’s degree?

Do you have professional experience and are you looking to further develop your skills in a development-related topic?

Scholarships for masters and training courses offer you the chance to pursue a one-year specialised master’s degree programme or a 4-to-6-month advanced training course within a higher education institution of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium.

Scholarships 2020-2021

The call for applications for the academic year 2020-2021 is now open. 

Deadline: 10 January and 7 February 2020.

CAUTION: an error has occurred in the forms. A training provided in English was included in the form in French and not in the form in English. This error has now been corrected.

What financial support?

Each year, ARES grants an average of 150 scholarships as part of the master’s program, and 70 grants for training courses, to citizens from countries in the global South.

International travel costs	Receipts must be provided	Economy-class travel on an IATA-approved airline, with a maximum of one round-trip ticket per academic year.
Living allowance	Flat rate	1150 €/month for a duration of 12 months.
Indirect mission fees	Flat rate	150 €. This amount is given once per stay, upon arrival of the grantee.
Arrival allowance, tuition and return fees	Flat rate	700 €. This amount is given once per stay, upon arrival of the grantee.
Registration fees		At the current rate for DGD grantees.
Insurance fees		Directly paid by ARES.
Travel costs that are part of inter-university training	Receipts must be provided	Reimbursed based on real costs incurred, with receipts provided.

01/ Procedure for submitting applications

Applying for an ARES grant is totally free. ARES does not charge fees at any stage of the application or selection process. You may inform us via e-mail at scholarships-cooperation@ares-ac.be of any problems with individuals or companies who claim to represent ARES and request any payment.

Any application form containing payment will systematically be rejected.

How do I submit a grant application?

Fill out the application form:

• It must be carefully completed and sent to ARES (rue Royale 180, 1000 Brussels, Belgium) BY POST or EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE ONLY, which must have received it by 7 FEBRUARY 2020* at the latest (we do not take into consideration the postmarked date; we only consider application files received on our offices by the deadline, at the latest);
• NO return receipt for applications will be signed nor delivered;
• Only applications presented on the relevant forms will be considered, in the language in which the training course is given;
• All elements necessary for the application file (application form AND additional information requested) must be included in the same mailing AND correctly stapled or bound so that no documents are lost. No additional elements for the application sent later will be considered;
• All applicants selected and on reserve status will receive an e-mail when selections are made (June 2020). Applicants who are not selected will receive an e-mail by the end of June 2020 at the latest;
• Documents submitted to ARES will not be returned to applicants;
• No response will be given to applications that do not follow the admissibility criteria clearly mentioned on the website (certified diploma, age, professional experience, etc.).

* before 10 JANUARY 2020 for the following training courses:

• Stage en valorisation des ressources secondaires pour une construction durable
• Stage en contrôle de qualité et assurance qualité des médicaments et produits de santé

Apply here on official website