VLIR-UOS Training and Master Scholarship Program for Developing Countries, Belgium

Scholarization is very pleased to announce VLIR-UOS's prestigious Scholarships. VLIR-UOS (Flemish Interuniversity Council – University Development Cooperation) is responsible for managing and making policy on the university development cooperation funds of Belgium’s Directorate-General for Development Cooperation (DGDC). VLIR-UOS funds and facilitates academic cooperation between Flemish higher education institutions and their partners in developing countries through programmes and projects that share and develop knowledge and expertise.

Training Program

VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from developing countries so that they can follow a training programme in Belgium. These scholarships cover all related expenses. Every year, VLIR-UOS awards up to 70 scholarships to training participants

Master Program
VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from developing countries so that they can follow a master’s programme in Belgium. These scholarships cover all related expenses. Every year, VLIR-UOS awards up to 180 scholarships to first-year master’s students.

International Training Programmes 2010

Beekeeping for Poverty Alleviation

Governing for Development: Evolving Opportunities and Challenges for Development Actors under the Paris Declaration

International Training Programme in Dairy Technology, from Rural to Industrial Level

Political Economy of the Great Lakes: Towards inclusive Development

Scientific and Technological Information Management in Universities and Libraries: an Active Training Environment 10 (Stimulate 10)

Technology for Integrated Water Management

International Master Programmes 2010-2011

Master of Development Evaluation and Management

Master of Globalisation and DevelopmentMaster of Governance and Development

Master of Human Settlements

International Master Programmes 2010-2012

Master of AquacultureMaster of Biostatistics

Master of Ecological Marine Management (ECOMAMA)Master of Environmental SanitationMaster of Food Technology

Master of Human EcologyMaster of Molecular Biology (IPMB)Master of Nematology

Master of Nutrition and Rural Development,Main Subject: Human NutritionMaster of Physical Land Resources

Master of Water Resources Engineering

Application and selection procedure

Applicants applying both for academic admission and for a VLIR-UOS scholarship need to consider both the admission requirements and the scholarship criteria.Applicants applying for academic admission but not for a scholarship, simply need to consider the admission requirements from the host university where the programme is organised.

The host university is in charge of the academic admission of applications. Study results will be taken into consideration during the selection but relevant professional experience and prospects for applying the acquired insights after return to the country are the most important academic selection criteria. The academic admission requirements are specific for every programme.

Consult the requirements from the programme you choose at the list of programmes ofThe scholarship selection is carried out by a joint selection commission of VLIR-UOS and the host university. The host university – not the applicant! – forwards the applications for a scholarship to the VLIR-UOS secretariat after the academic admission.
The VLIR-UOS scholarship criteria are taken into consideration. These criteria consist of, on the one hand, qualification criteria which need to be fulfilled in any case by all scholarship applicants and, on the other hand, of selection criteria that are evaluated by the selection committee.

The VLIR-UOS scholarship criteria can be found in a download at the bottom of this page.All applicants will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of their application. Applicants, who are accepted both academically and for the scholarship, will be contacted by e-mail by VLIR-UOS and the host university at the latest on 15 May 2010. Applicants who are not selected academically will be informed by the host university.

Scholarship application deadlines:

Master’s programme: 1 February 2010 Training programme: 1 February 2010 except the training about the Great Lakes (30 November 2009)

This is how you apply

1. Choose ONE training programme or ONE master programme you wish to apply for. Notice that YOU CAN APPLY FOR ONLY ONE PROGRAMME FOR THE COMING ACADEMIC YEAR, so choose carefully! You cannot increase your chances by trying to apply for more than one programme, as the system will not allow you to apply for more than one programme. Should you try to apply for more than one programme, your data will appear more than once in our central database and all your applications will be inadmissible;

2. Fill in your data in the tool (prescreening form) provided on this website, at the bottom of the page that gives more information about the programme you choose to apply for from the list of programmes of international training or master's programmes;

3. Upon completion of the input of your data, you will automatically receive an e-mail with a link to the correct application form from the host university that is organising the programme you choose;

4. Applications should no longer be sent to the VLIR-UOS Scholarship Office. They should be sent directly to the host university where the programme is organised. Applications sent to VLIR-UOS will not be considered;

5. The application form, together with all required documents (instructions can be found on the application form from the host university), should reach the admission office from the host university where the chosen programme is organised before the application deadline;

6. Applications that are incomplete, illegible or that reach the admission office from the host university after the deadline will be automatically rejected.

Only residents and nationals of the following countries are eligible for a VLIR-UOS scholarship:

Africa

Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Asia

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Palestinian Administered Areas, Philippines, Vietnam

Latin America

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru, Surinam

Contact

VLIR-UOS,Bolwerksquare 1a,1050 Brussel

Tel +32 (0)2 289 05 50, Fax +32 (0)2 514 72 77,E-mail info[at]vliruos.be

Website: http://www.scholarships.vliruos.be/
From: http://scholarization.blogspot.com/2009/10/belgium-vlir-uos-training-and-master.html