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FLEMISH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING MASTER MIND SCHOLARSHIP

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LOCATION: Belgium

The Flemish Ministry of Education and Training awards scholarships for master’s programmes in Flanders and Brussels to outstanding students from around the world.  The call for the academic year 2026-2027 is now open.

ELIGIBILITY:

All nationalities can apply, with the exception of Russian nationals (see news item for more information).

The student applies to take up a master’s degree programme at a Flemish higher education institution. This master’s degree may consist of one or two academic years but must meet the threshold of 60 ECTS per academic year.

A list of all English-taught master’s programmes in Flanders can be found on the button below. Please double-check if your desired host institution participates in the Master Mind scholarship.

The applicant should have a high standard of academic performance and/or potential as proven by a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 out of 4.0. The GPA will be calculated on the last obtained bachelor’s or master’s degree. The tool used for the calculation of the GPA is Scholaro.

The student has a good knowledge of the English language and can provide proof thereof that is no older than 3 years at the time of application processing by the higher education institution.

The following are accepted:

An overall minimum band score of 7.0 on the IELTS test or the IELTS Indicator:

A minimum total score of 94 on a TOEFL test or TOEFL iBT;

A C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference;

A similar result in another official language test (recognized by the host institution).

The previous degree (which the student has used to enroll in the master programme) cannot have been obtained at a Flemish higher education institution. International students who have previously been enrolled in a Flemish higher education institution on credit mobility (such as Erasmus+) are still eligible for a Master Mind Scholarship.

BENEFIT:

A Master Mind Scholarship includes a grant of €10,225 and a tuition fee waiver per academic year.

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Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

GHENT UNIVERSITY SPECIAL RESEARCH FUND – DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CANDIDATES FROM THE GLOBAL SOUTH – CALL 2026

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Application Deadline: 17 February 2026

LOCATION:  Belgium

With support from its “Special Research Fund” (BOF), Ghent University grants PhD “sandwich” scholarships to promising PhD students from Global South countries who wish to carry out half of their PhD research at Ghent University (‘North’) and half at a university in the Global South (‘South’). Ghent University only finances the part of the research that will be carried out in Ghent (24 months). The candidate must have full-time funding for the other 24 months of research to be carried out in the South.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates need to come from—and have the nationality of—one of the selected Global South countries (see country list);

The proposals must be jointly submitted by a candidate, a supervisor (promoter) at Ghent University and a supervisor at the partner university (South);

No restrictions are imposed on the field of research; nevertheless, preference will be given to topics that are relevant within the North-South context. South-North Context relevance relates to the extent to which the objectives of a proposal are consistent with beneficiaries’ requirements, synergy opportunities, global priorities and partners’ and donors’ policies;

Only degree students (students who intend to obtain a (joint) PhD degree at Ghent University) can apply. Exchange students cannot apply for this scholarship; 

This program is meant for students at the beginning of their PhD. To a limited extent, PhD students are allowed to have already completed preliminary research. At the time the fellowship starts (1/10/2026), a minimum of 36 months of doctoral research must still be required to complete the PhD;

Ghent University wants to encourage more female researchers to apply for this scholarship. That is why a Ghent University supervisor can support a maximum of 2 candidates per call on the condition they are both of a different gender.

The following mobility scheme is mandatory:

Students need to start and end with a research stay of 3-12 months at Ghent University.

The first research stay at Ghent University needs to be started between 1 October 2026 and 28 February 2027.

At least 24 months of locally funded research in the South must be scheduled in between the first and last research stays at Ghent University.

Application forms must be submitted (in English) electronically to BOFapplication@ugent.be. 

In addition to the application form, the Ghent University supervisor must also submit the following 2 documents:

Advice on the candidate, stating the supervisor’s opinion on the capability of the candidate as a future researcher.

Advice on the ethical and biosafety context of the proposed research project

BENEFIT:

PhD scholarship at Ghent University (in total 24 months).

The Ghent University promoter receives a bench fee of € 310 per month of research in Ghent and an € 8,000 travel budget to cover (part of) the operational costs, as well as part of the travelling costs of the student and both the Ghent University and the local promoter.

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