Scholarship possibilities for candidates from Developing Countries

International Training Program (ITP)

VLIR-UOS finances 7 International Training Programmes (ITP). These are short-term training programmes, lasting one to four months.

The International Training Programmes are designed for people from developing countries with a certain degree of professional experience.

They aim at transferring knowledge and skills, and create the possibility for cooperation and networking.

• More information VLIR-UOS ITP.

Check the country list used for scholarships.

Master programme: International Course Programme (ICP)

The International Course Programme (ICP) finances study programmes at Flemish Universities. These courses, which result in the diploma master after bachelor, can also be attended by students with other financial means.
Check the country list(external link) used for scholarships.

There are 7 courses at Ghent University:

• Master of Science in Aquaculture(external link)
• Master of Science in Environmental Sanitation(external link)
• Master of Science in Nutrition and Rural Development(external link)
• Master of Science in Food Technology(external link) (in cooperation with K.U.Leuven)
• Master of Science in Nematology(external link)
• Master of Science in Physical land Resources(external link) (in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
• Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management (in cooperation with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

Deadline has passed. New deadline will probably be February 2014.

• More information VLIR-UOS ICP

PhD grant: ICP PhD (PhD scholarships for researchers with ICP degree)

Every year VLIR-UOS provides 10 scholarships to people who wish to carry out research on a development topic, in a so-called sandwich programme.

The research and doctoral program are geographically spread over two locations, namely the academic home institution and a Flemish university. In this way both local and Flemish expertise are combined to offer you and both research groups a win-win effect. The Selection Committee Research Scholarships assesses and ranks all proposals according to quality and relevance for the South.

Target group:

You should be a national and resident of a developing country of the VLIR-UOS-country list that was applicable in the year you started your ICP studies or be on the country list(external link) used for the scholarships.

The call is open for people who graduated not earlier than 2008, or will graduate in 2013, from a Flemish, VLIR-UOS funded Master programme (ICP).

Deadline has passed, new deadline will probably be Februari 2014.

• More information, go to VLIR-UOS ICP Ph.D.(external link) or contact Helke Baeyens.

Research Back Packs

International Foundation for Science (IFS)

IFS(external link) supports young developing country scientists who have the potential for becoming the future research leaders and lead scientists in their nations. IFS helps young researchers with the start of their career and helps them to receive national and international recognition.