MASTER MIND SCHOLARSHIPS

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Flemish Ministry of Education and Training awards scholarships for master's programmes in Flanders and Brussels to outstanding students from around the world. A Master Mind Scholarship includes a grant of €8 000 + a tuition fee waiver per academic year (60 ECTS). Master Mind Scholarship holders only pay an administrative enrolment fee. The grant is paid in instalments and covers accommodation costs, insurances and a significant amount of their living expenses. If you are interested, you first need to apply to one of the Flemish host institutions that participates in the Master Mind Scholarship Programme. The call for the next academic year will be issued between December and January.

DETAILS

The duration of mobility is one academic year for a master's programme of 60 ECTS and two academic years for a master's programme of 120 ECTS.
The incoming student is awarded a maximum scholarship of €8 000 per academic year according to the details mentioned in the appendix Payment of the scholarship (see below).
The host institution can ask the applicant for a tuition fee that equals the lowest rate of the yearly tuition fee for a student who receives a study grant from the Flemish government. The rate for the academic year 2020-2021 is €111.90. This rate may increase slightly from year to year.
There are a number of scholarships reserved for students from certain countries: Japan (3), Mexico (3), Palestine (2) and USA (5). These countries are priority countries for the Flemish government. If a scholarship is not taken up, it is awarded to the candidate ranked highest by the Flemish selection committee.
Students should not combine this scholarship with another scholarship from the Flemish government or an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.
Upon completion of the mobility, all students are expected to submit an essay and fill in a short questionnaire about their mobility.
A maximum of 20 applications can be submitted per Flemish higher education institution.

HOW TO APPLY

STEP 1 Check if you are eligible to apply and if the Flemish institution of your choice participates in the Master Mind Scholarships
STEP 2 Submit your application to the host institution
STEP 3 The host institution preselects the eligible applications
STEP 4 The host institution starts the application procedure for the Master Mind Scholarship by creating your application file in the Mobility-Online application tool
STEP 5 You receive an email generated by the Mobility-Online tool notifying you of being preselected for a Master Mind Scholarship
STEP 6 You register in the Mobility-Online tool and complete your application file in the Mobility-Online tool before the deadline. Documents to be uploaded:
- Passport photo
- International passport or national ID
- Transcript of records; if written in a language other than Dutch, French, German or English, a certified translation must be enclosed.
- English language test results or letter of exemption provided by the host university
- Letter of motivation written in English
- Two letters of recommendation from professors of your (previous) home university, university of applied sciences (and arts) or recent employer written in English.
- Copy of acquired diploma(s); if written in a language other than Dutch, French, German or English, a certified translation must be enclosed.
STEP 7 The host institution validates and submits the completed application file in the Mobility-Online tool before the deadline of midnight on April 30, 2021 GMT+1. Applications validated submitted after midnight on April 30, 2021 GMT+1 will not be accepted.