{"id":13529,"date":"2019-12-24T15:51:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T12:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/?p=13529"},"modified":"2019-12-24T15:51:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T12:51:29","slug":"vlir-uos-training-and-masters-scholarships-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/vlir-uos-training-and-masters-scholarships-in-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"VLIR-UOS Training and Masters Scholarships in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post_column_1\">\n<p><em>VLIR-UOS<br \/>\n<\/em>Training\/Masters Degree<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post_column_1\">\n<p><strong>Deadline: <\/strong>1 Feb\/1 Mar 2020 (annual)<br \/>\nStudy in:\u00a0 Belgium<br \/>\nCourse starts 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Brief description: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from 31\u00a0eligible countries in Africa, Asia and Latin-America, to follow an English-taught training or master programme at a Flemish university or university college in Belgium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host Institution(s):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Participating\u00a0Belgian Flemish university or university college<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fields of study\/Programmes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>English Taught <a href=\"httpsss:\/\/cdn.webdoos.io\/vliruos\/d57f3d1e80e95561504e064b0204e918.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Training<\/a> and <a href=\"httpsss:\/\/cdn.webdoos.io\/vliruos\/91c085c039807bc28474e00bdeb151c6.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Master\u2019s<\/a> Programme at participating Belgian Universities<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Awards: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not specified.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Target group:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Africa: <\/strong>Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa<\/p>\n<p><strong>Asia:<\/strong> Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Palestinian Territories, Vietnam<\/p>\n<p><strong>Latin America:<\/strong> Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholarship value\/inclusions\/duration:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>VLIR-UOS only provides full scholarships for the total duration of the training or Master. The scholarships cover allowance, accommodation, insurance, international travel and tuition fee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can only apply for a scholarship if you meet the following requisites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u2022\u00a0 Nationality and Country of Residence<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A candidate should be a national and resident of one of the <a title=\"Overview\" href=\"httpsss:\/\/www.vliruos.be\/en\/countries\/96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">31 countries<\/a> of the VLIR-UOS country list for scholarships (not necessarily the same country) at the time of application.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u2022\u00a0 Age<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The maximum age for a Master programme candidate is 35 years for an initial masters and 40 years for an advanced masters. The candidate cannot succeed this age on January 1 of the intake year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u2022\u00a0 Professional background and experience<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.\u00a0However, <em>master candidates<\/em> 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.\u00a0The <em>training candidate<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n<p>Read the complete\u00a0eligibility and selection criteria at the official website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Via the university\u2019s website, you will have to apply for both admission to the programme as well as for the scholarship itself.\u00a0<\/strong>When you apply for the programme, be sure to mention whether you wish to apply for a scholarship.\u00a0The <strong>deadline varies<\/strong> and are determined by the programme but most deadlines are around <strong>1 February or 1 March 2020\u00a0<\/strong>for Masters Programmes. The call of\u00a0applications for training programmes will open at various times and can be monitored at this <a href=\"httpsss:\/\/www.vliruos.be\/en\/open_calls\/23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to visit the\u00a0 official website and the\u00a0websites of\u00a0 the specific Training or Master\u2019s Programme you have chosen for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Official Scholarship Website:\u00a0<a href=\"httpsss:\/\/www.vliruos.be\/en\/scholarships\/6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">httpsss:\/\/www.vliruos.be\/en\/scholarships\/6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related Link: List of \u00a0<a title=\"Top 10 Scholarships in Belgium for International Students\" href=\"httpsss:\/\/www.scholars4dev.com\/9479\/top-10-scholarships-in-belgium-for-international-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Top 10 Scholarships in Belgium for Foreign Students<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VLIR-UOS Training\/Masters Degree Deadline: 1 Feb\/1 Mar 2020 (annual) Study in:\u00a0 Belgium Course starts 2020 Brief description: VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from 31\u00a0eligible countries in Africa, Asia and Latin-America, to follow an English-taught training or master programme at a Flemish university or university college in Belgium. Host Institution(s): Participating\u00a0Belgian Flemish university or university college [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,52,6],"tags":[1971,1969,1967,1973],"class_list":{"0":"post-13529","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-edunews","7":"category-scholarships","8":"category-tcu-tanzania","9":"tag-international-scholarships","10":"tag-masters-degree","11":"tag-scholarships-for-tanzanian","12":"tag-tanzania-scholarship"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13529\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}