BELGIUM: Master Mind Scholarships 2022
The Flemish Ministry of Education and Training is offering master's programme scholarships to outstanding students from around the world to study in Flanders and Brussels through the Master Mind Scholarships. Students need to first get conditional offer of acceptance by participating institutions in order to be eligible for the scholarship.
More information on the Master Mind Scholarship is available at https://www.studyinflanders.be/scholarships/master-mind-scholarships
Degree level
Master’s Degree
Deadline
Scholarship deadline: April 29, 2022
Each participating institution has its own deadline for application.
University of Antwerp: March 1, 2022
Ghent University: April 6, 2022
Hasselt University: March 15, 2022
Vrije Universiteit Brussel: February 25, 2022
AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts: March 1, 2022
Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and Arts: t.b.c.
HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts: March 25, 2022
KdG University of Applied Sciences and Arts: March 30, 2022
LUCA School of Arts: March 1, 2022
PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts: March 1, 2022
Fields of study
Various study fields are offered, visit each university website for eligible study programmes.
Who can apply?
- All nationalities;
- Undertake a Master’s degree programme at a Flemish higher education institution;
- Achieved a high level of academic performance: Grade Point Average of 3.5 out of 4.0: Please visit the GPA calculator to calculate your GPA;
- Language proficiency in English;
- Must be accepted to a master’s programme at a Flemish higher education institution that is eligible for the Master Mind Scholarships to be able to receive the scholarship;
- Applicants must have completed a previous degree at a higher education institution outside Flanders. International students who have participated in a degree mobility programme at a Flemish institution are still eligible for the Master Mind Scholarship.
What the scholarship offers
- a tuition fee waiver per academic year;
- accommodation costs;
- insurances; and
- living expenses.
Master Mind Scholarship does not cover administrative enrolment fees.
Grants are paid in installments. Please see the Payment of the Scholarship to see how the scholarship will be disbursed.
Please note:
Successful candidates are required to make provision for all other expenses not covered under this scholarship, i.e. health insurance, flights, additional tuition costs above the tuition offer.
Application process
Applicants must:
- Have applied to one of the Flemish host institutions that participates in the Master Mind Scholarship Programme;
- After the host institution accepts your application, the host institution will starts the application procedure for the Master Mind scholarship by creating an application file in the Mobility-Online tool then you will receive an email generated by the Mobility-Online tool notifying you of being pre selected for a Master Mind scholarship;
- Upon receiving the email, you will then register in the Mobility-Online tool to complete your application file before the deadline.
Documents to be uploaded:
- Passport photo;
- International passport or national ID;
- A Curriculum Vitae;
- Transcript of records; if written in another language than Dutch, French, German or English, a certified translation must be enclosed;
- English language test results or letter of exemption provided by the host university;
- Motivation letter written in English;
- Two signed recommendation letters from lecturer’s or professors of previous home university or recent employer written in English;
- Copy of degree certificate(s); if written in another language than Dutch, French, German or English, a certified translation must be enclosed.
Please visit the Master Mind Scholarships website for detailed application process.
Contact
Should have a question regarding a specific programme, please contact the university offering the programme directly.
You can contact the Flemish higher education institutions for other questions regarding studying in Flanders.
Documents and links
Master Mind Scholarship website
Participating Flemish higher education institution
Note
Please note that this opportunity is not offered by the Department of Higher Education and Training. Applicants are required to undertake their own research into programmes and institutions. If there are any discrepancies in the details provided, the information given by the sponsor supersedes the details provided above. No additional financial support will be provided by the Department of Higher Education and Training.