ARES Belgian Government Masters and Continuing Education Scholarships 2025/2026 for study in Belgium (Fully Funded) – Scholarship Opportunities

Application Deadline: 18 October 2024 at 12pm.

Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 ARES Belgian Government Masters and Continuing Education Scholarships. 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. 

The Academy for Research and Higher Education (ARES) is the federation of higher education institutions (HEIs) of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (FWB) in Belgium.

Training Objectives

01/ 1 Specialised bachelor’s degree

02/ 11 Specialised Masters

03/ 6 Continuing training courses

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Nationals of an ARES partner country. » Holders of a higher education diploma.
• With a minimum of 2 years’ professional experience after the end of a bachelor’s degree for specialised bachelors and a master’s for specialised masters and continuing education courses.

Eligibility Requirements

The candidate must:

• Be a national of, reside in and work in one of the 31 eligible countries (list below);
• Be a holder of:
  • a diploma comparable to a 2^nd cycle diploma (300 ECTS credits) from a Belgian university for specialised masters and continuing education courses;

Hold an appropriate diploma

• For specialised masters and continuing education courses (Bac+5 equivalent) » Have a degree comparable to a 2nd cycle degree (300 ECTS credits) from a Belgian university;
• For specialised bachelor’s (equivalent to Bac+3) » Have a diploma comparable to a 1st cycle diploma (180 ECTS credits) of Belgian higher education.
• The candidate must have held the relevant academic degree for a maximum of 20 years at the time the course begins. This maximum period is increased by one year per event of childbirth and/or adoption.

• a diploma comparable to a 1^st cycle diploma (180 ECTS credits) from Belgian higher education for specialisation baccalaureates.
• Demonstrate at least two years’ relevant professional experience in an ARES partner country.

Duration:

• Bachelor’s and specialised master’s degrees: 12 months maximum.
• Continuing training: 2 to 6 months maximum.

Benefits

The scholarship includes:

• International travel expenses;
• Subsistence allowance;
• Exceptional costs associated with visa applications (only for bachelor’s degrees and specialised master’s degrees);
• Tuition fees (only for bachelor’s degrees and specialised master’s degrees);
• Indirect mission expenses (for continuing education only);
• Insurance costs.

How to Apply

• Online via the GIRAF platform.
  
• Steps to follow to apply:
  
  1. Have a Giraf account (create one or use your account if it has already been created and validated by ARES).
  2. Access the application form by clicking on Application for international training > My tasks > Competitive calls.
  3. Fill in the form (it can be filled in several times. You can find it in Competitive calls > My tasks).
  4. Submit your application by clicking on Submit my application. Once submitted, you will be able to consult your file in the My submitted files table. However, you will no longer be able to modify it.

Timeline:

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the ARES Belgian Government Masters and Continuing Education Scholarships