APPLY NOW: ARES Scholarships For Developing Countries 2023

ARES Scholarships provide the opportunity to undertake an advanced bachelor’s or master’s degree program or a 2-to-6-month continuing education course at a Wallonia-Brussels Federation higher education institution in Belgium.

Are you a citizen of one of ARES’s partner countries? Do you have a post-secondary education?

Do you have professional experience and want to hone your skills in a development-related field? Then this is the scholarship for you.

The ARES scholarships offer you the opportunity to follow a one-year advanced bachelor’s or master’s degree program or a 2-to-6-month continuing education program within a higher education institution of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation in Belgium.

Eligible Bachelors, Masters, and continuing education courses in the fields of aquaculture, health, food technology, economics, international development, GIS, information technology, agriculture, environment, human rights, microfinance, etc.

See the complete list of eligible courses at the official website.

Scholarship Requirements:

To be considered for the Scholarship, you must:

• Be national, reside and work in one of the following countries: Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Guinea (Conakry), Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe
• Hold a diploma comparable to a graduate level degree (300 credits ECTS) from Belgian university studies for advanced masters and countinuing education courses (equivalent to Bac+5); Hold a diploma comparable to a undergraduate level degree (180 credits ECTS) for advanced bachelors (equivalent to Bac+3). The candidate must have held the relevant academic degree for a maximum of 20 years at the time of the start of the course. This maximum period is increased by one year by childbirth and/or adoption.
• Possess relevant professional experience in a ARES partner country of at least two years after graduate studies for advanced bachelors, after postgraduate studies for advanced masters and countinuing education courses.
• Complete the application in the language in which the training is given and can attest a good written and spoken knowledge of it.
• Moreover, knowing a minimum of French allows for a good integration into daily life in Belgium.
• Apply for only one training course.

Applicants should not obtain prior admission to one of the French-speaking institution in Belgium in order to be considered for ARES scholarship.

Scholarship Duration and Reward

Number of Awards: 130 Bachelor’s and Masters scholarships and 70 continuing education scholarships are available.

Target group: Nationals of Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Guinea (Conakry), Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

Scholarship value/inclusions: The scholarship covers international travel expenses, living allowance, registration fees, visa costs, insurance, etc.

Method of Application

To apply for the scholarship, you must create a GIRAF account online and complete the scholarship application form. Applications must be submitted before by 17 November 2023 at 12pm (Belgian time, UTC+1)

It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Apply Here

Deadline: November 17, 2023