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August 30, 2022

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Continue your education in Belgium. happy news The ARES Scholarship application period is currently open. We will go over the ARES Scholarship, its advantages, and the detailed application process in this article.

For international students, the ARES Scholarships 2022–2023 are completely financed. These bursaries are available for training, master’s, and undergraduate programs in Belgium. These scholarships cover the expense of international travel as well as the tuition, return fees, and an arrival allowance of 1150 euros per month.

International students from underdeveloped nations who wish to pursue master’s degrees in Belgium are eligible for ARES Scholarships. By the “Landscape” edict of November 7, 2013, 127 higher education institutions came together to form the Academy of Research and Higher Education (ARES), a public interest organisation funded by the Federation Wallonie-Bruxile. Its responsibility is to make sure that all of their activities are coordinated overall and to motivate them to form partnerships.

You have the opportunity to enrol in a 4- to 6-month advanced training course or a 1-year specialised master’s degree program through the Wallonia-Brussels Federation of Belgium’s higher education institutions.

Scholarship Summary

Level of Study: Undergraduate / Masters / Training
Institution(s): ARES
Study in: Belgium
Program Period:
- 4 Years for Undergraduate Degree Program.
- 1 Year for Master’s Degree Program.
- 4 to 6 Months for the Internship / Training Program.
Deadline: January 28, 2022

Courses Offered

Bachelor’s Scholarship:

Specialized Bachelor in Business Data Analysis
Specialized bachelor in pediatrics and neonatology

Master’s Scholarship:

Master’s degree in Development, Environment and Societies.
Master of specialization in human rights.
Master of specialization in Aquatic Resources Management and Aquaculture.
Master of specialization in risk and disaster management.
Specialized Master in Integrated Risk Management in the Global South (IManHR).
Specialized Master in International and Development Economics.
Master of Specialization in Transfusion Medicine.
Specialized Master in Microfinance.
Master of specialization in integrated production and preservation of natural resources in urban and peri-urban areas.
Specialized Master in Public Health Methodology.
Master of Specialization in Public Health Sciences – Research Methods Applied to Global Health.
Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Management in Developing Countries.
Master of specialization in transport and logistics.

Training courses

Internship in control and quality assurance of medicines and health products.
Research internship for health systems strengthening.
Internship in geographical information system.
Internship in valorization of secondary resources for a sustainable construction.
Methodological internship in support of innovation in family farming.

Scholarship Coverage

The following advantages are offered to recipients of ARES Scholarships:

Scholarship amounts for a bachelor’s and master’s degree:

Costs associated with international travel: up to one round-trip ticket in economy class on an IATA-approved carrier every academic year.
Living allowance:1150 €/month for a duration of 12 months.
150 € is the indirect mission fee. When the grantee arrives, they receive this sum just once during their stay.
700 € total: arrival allowance, tuition, and return costs. When the grantee arrives, they receive this sum just once during their stay.
Registration fees at the current rate for DGD grantees.
Insurance fees directly paid by ARES.
Inter-university training travel expenses are reimbursed based on actual expenses incurred, with receipts given.

Amounts for a training course grant:

Cost of international travel; one round-trip ticket in economy class on an airline recognised by IATA.
Living allowance; 83 € per day for stays of 8 to 17 days; 1400 € per month (fixed amount); 1400 € per month for stays of 1 to 6 months, prorated according to the number of days.
150 € in indirect mission fees. When the grantee arrives, they receive this sum just once during their stay.
Insurance fees directly paid by ARES.
Travel costs for interuniversity trainings are compensated depending on actual costs spent, with documentation.

Eligibility Criteria for ARES Scholarships

The following requirements must be met by applicants in order to be eligible for ARES Scholarships:

Required Language: English, French
Eligible Countries: Nationals of Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia (only for training courses in English), Haiti, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger, Peru, the Philippines, the DR Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, and Vietnam.
Be a national of a developing nation. Candidates must be residing and employed in their country of origin at the time of application to be eligible.
Be younger than 40 years old and younger than 45 years old, respectively, at the time the training is planned to start.
Have completed studies at a Belgian institution and received a diploma equating to a graduate-level diploma. Nevertheless, alternative specifications can be required for some training programs.
Possess at least two years of relevant professional experience in a developing nation following graduation, or three years following graduation if the applicant holds a post-graduate degree from an institution in an industrialised nation.
Possess a strong command of both written and spoken French. It is crucial to have a sufficient level in the course’s language, both spoken and written, in order to participate in training sessions held in another language. For the applicant to participate in daily life in Belgium, a commitment to learning French is required.
Apply just for one training program.

How to Apply for ARES Scholarships?

Important instructions for obtaining ARES Masters and Internship Scholarships are provided below:

To begin with, make sure your GIRAF account is active.
- Using this link, you can register for a GIRAF account. Don’t create more than one account; this one will need to be authenticated by ARES, after which you will receive an email asking you to set up a password.
- You can use an account you made last year that has been validated and, if necessary, reset your password.
You may access the application form once you’ve logged into your GIRAF account by going to the Competitive calls tab of your GIRAF profile. Please be aware that the “International training application 2022-2023” button can only be clicked on once. Your form can subsequently be found in the Competitive calls’ My tasks table.
As long as you select the “Save and edit later” option, you are permitted to fill out your form many times. Your form can always be found on the Competitive calls tab of GIRAF’s My Tasks table under the heading “My Tasks.”
Your application is sent to ARES as soon as you click “Submit my application,” and you are unable to change it after that point. It is still available for review in the My submitted files table.