Applications are invited for the newly open call i.e. VLIR-ICP Master Scholarships at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. The call is open for the African, Asian and Latin American countries for a 2019-2020 academic year.

The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, also known as KU Leuven or the University of Leuven, is a Dutch-speaking university in Leuven, Flanders, Belgium. KU Leuven is a research-intensive, international university that performs both basic and applied research. It is highly interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary focused and committed to international excellence. She actively works on this together with its research partners at home and abroad.

Scholarship Description:

• Application Deadline: February 1, 2019
• Course Level: Scholarships are available to pursue master degree programme.
• Study Subject: The applicant must be eligible for admittance to the selected Master programme at KU Leuven. Please click on each of the following five programmes offered at KU Leuven* to check the admission requirements for the programme of your choice:
  • Master of Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies
  • Master of Human Settlements
  • Master of Food Technology
  • ICP Master in Sustainable Development
  • Master of Water Resources Engineering
• Scholarship Award: VLIR-UOS only provides full scholarships for the total duration of the training or Master programme. It is not possible to apply for a partial scholarship.
• Number of Scholarships: Not Known
• Nationality: Africa, Asia and Latin America
• Scholarship can be taken in Belgium

Eligibility for the Scholarship:

• Eligible Countries: The applicant must be a national and resident of one of the 31 scholarship countries (not necessarily the same country) at the time of application:
  • Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Niger
  • Asia: Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Palestinian Territories, Vietnam
  • Latin America: Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru
• Entrance Requirements: 
  1. The applicant must be a national and resident of one of the 31 scholarship countries (not necessarily the same country) at the time of application:
  • Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Niger
  • Asia: Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Palestinian Territories, Vietnam
  • Latin America: Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru
  2. The applicant must be eligible for admittance to the selected Master programme at KU Leuven. Please click on each of the following five programmes offered at KU Leuven* to check the admission requirements for the programme of your choice:
  • Master of Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies
  • Master of Human Settlements
  • Master of Food Technology
  • ICP Master in Sustainable Development
  • Master of Water Resources Engineering

  *To see the full list of eligible programmes at Flemish universities for the VLIR-ICP scholarship please click here.

  3. The maximum age for a Master programme candidate is 35 years for an initial masters and 40 years for an advanced masters. The maximum age for a training candidate is 45 years. The candidate cannot succeed this age on January 1 of the intake year.
  4. Application for admission in one of the VLIR ICP programmes listed below leads automatically to a VLIR UOS scholarship application. No further action is needed if you meet all the prerequisites.
• English Language Requirements: Applicants must have excellent writing and speaking skills in English. Additional knowledge of other languages (esp. French and German) is a plus.

Application Procedure:

How to Apply: To start your application at KU Leuven, login to the web app and complete your personal data (personal data, addresses, curriculum and languages). Fields marked with * are obligatory. After saving your data, return to the main page (‘<‘ button on top of the page) and check the completeness of each section.

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