KU Leuven University, in collaboration with the Government of Flanders, awards Master Mind Scholarships to outstanding students taking a Master's degree programme in Flanders. The 2020-2021 edition of the scholarship programme is to be launched in January 2020.
Eligibility Criteria:
The student has applied for an eligible Master’s programme before 1 February 2020.
The student has a high standard of academic performance and potential. The student has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 out of 4.0.
The student has a good knowledge and command of the language of instruction of the Master’s programme, regardless of the minimum scores required by the Master's programme:
a minimum overall score of 7 on the IELTS test
a minimum total score of 94 on the TOEFL test
a similar result in another official language test recognized by the KU Leuven
All nationalities are eligible. The previous degree(s) obtained should be from a higher education institution located outside Flanders.
Students who are already enrolled in a Flemish higher education institution are not eligible. The only exception is made for international students who, are enrolled in a preparatory programme in order to start the Master's programme in September 2020. Students who enroll for a preparatory programme or for distance learning, are not eligible.
Student mobility during the Master's programme is allowed. However, at least half of the credits of the Master's programme must be obtained at the Flemish higher education institution.
Students should not combine the Master Mind scholarship with another scholarship from the Flemish Government or an Erasmus Mundus scholarship.
Scholarship value:
The student receives a maximum scholarship of € 8,000 per academic year.
Notes:
The duration of the mobility is 1 academic year for a Master’s programme of 60 ECTS and two academic years for a Master’s programme of 120 ECTS.
Master Mind Scholarship holders pay a reduced tuition fee. The rate for the 2019-2020 academic year is € 110.8. This rate may increase slightly in the following years.