During its meeting of 23 May 2001, the Board of Directors decided that special measures would be taken to provide postgraduate scholarships to candidates from developing countries who wish to obtain a master’s degree at Ghent University.
In view of the changes in the Flemish Higher Education System the information in the call for applications has been adjusted at the Executive Committee meeting of 9 November 2006. Each year, a maximum of 10 scholarships can be awarded.
Scholarship type and duration
The master scholarships are awarded for the duration of the studies, aiming at the delivery of a Ghent University diploma after max. 2 years of study. The scholarship is in principle paid for the total duration of the studies. In case of a 2-year study programme, the 2nd year will be paid upon successful completion of the first year (minimum 60 credits)
Eligible Master programmes for the Master Grants
Faculty of Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering (Higher tuition fee)Master of Textile EngineeringMaster of Nuclear Engineering (Acceptance to the programme is based on the review of a formal application to BNEN Secretariat)Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
Master of Aquaculture (ICP)Master of Environmental Sanitation (ICP)Master of Food Technology (ICP)Master of Nutrition and Rural Development; Human Nutrition (ICP)Master of Nutrition and Rural Development; Rural Economics and Management (ICP)Master of Nutrition and Rural Development; Tropical Agriculture (ICP)International Master of Rural Development (Higher tuition fee)Master of Technology for Integrated Water Management (Higher tuition fee)Eligibility criteria
Degree
Applicants for master’s programmes should already have obtained a bachelor degree when they submit the application.
Nationality
The applicants must come from and should be nationals of one of the developing countries on the Master Grants country list. Priority, however, will be given to the categories on the country list with the lowest levels of development and income. Priority will also be given to students applying for an ICP-programme whose country is not on the VLIR-country list but on the UGent list.
Language and proficiency
The application is to be made in English. The applicant should have a very good command of the English language.
Applicants who already received a Master Grant in the past, are not eligible.
Selection procedure
Eligibility check
Application files that do not comply with all eligibility criteria or submission requirements, will not be considered for selection.
Selection Committee
The Council for Development Cooperation (COS or Commissie Ontwikkelingssamenwerking) makes a selection of the applications based in part on the recommendations obtained from a working group of this Council and proceeds to formulate well-founded recommendations to the Executive Committee of Ghent University.
Selection criteria
The recommendations are based on:
For Ghent University it’s important that for the type of grants you are applying for, the students will return to their home country upon their study and add to the UGent international network in developing countries. Therefore as a prerequisite we ask that you can demonstrate that the university of your studies, your current or your future employer has already a former or current relation with UGent. It’s an asset if this is in the field of your study, but if there’s already collaboration in another field, that’s also good.
In view of the extremely high number of Master Grant applications we normally receive, your application will not be eligible if there’s no relation at all. It’s up to the applicant to add documents or letters that support this institutional link.
Funding
The scholarship consists of an allowance of €1000 per month and the yearly tuition fee with a maximum of 80€. Once you get an intstallation fee of 500€. In case of increased tuition fee for the master’s programme, Ghent University will only reimburse the refundable part. Airline ticket and visa costs are carried by the student.
Deadline and decision
Deadline
New students: 23rd of December 2011
Students already in their first Master at Ghent University and students already having official admission to Ghent University:
time till the first of March 2012 to ask for the application formtime till 31st of March 2012 to send the soft and hard copy of the filled in application formDecision
The final decision will be taken on the first Council for Development Cooperation following on the 30th of April 2012.
If you would have more questions, send an e-mail to developmentcooperation@UGent.be
Application new students
New students, which are students who never applied before for a Master Grant, need to take the following steps:
1) Send an e-mail to admission@UGent.be with the following information:
Title of your e-mail: Admission – Master Grant 2012-2013Content of your e-mail Your first and last name (surname) separatelyThe complete postal addressThe date and place of birthThe programme you are applying forA confirmation that you have read, understood and accept the admission requirements2) The application form will be sent by e-mail to you after an application file has been opened in our database.
3) Send your completed application form together with all the required documents before the 23rd of December 2011 to the International Admission Desk. Postmark date will serve as proof.
If the outcome is successful, then the International Admissions Desk will forward the application and letter of admission to the Department of Research Affairs. No further action needs to be taken by the applicant.
Once the Research Coordination Office gets your application from the International Admissions Desk, you will be informed by e-mail.
Application students already in their first Master at Ghent University
Send an e-mail to developmentcooperation@UGent.be with the following information before the 1st of March 2012:
You will receive an e-mail of confirmation and an application form.
You’ll have the time till the 31st of March of 2012 to bring or to send the hard copy.
Application students already having official admission to Ghent University
Send an e-mail to developmentcooperation@UGent.be with the following information before the 1st of March 2012:
You will receive an e-mail of confirmation and an application form.
You’ll have the time till the 31st of March of 2012 to bring or to send the hard copy.
For more information, please visit official website: www.ugent.be
