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Summary
| Duration: | At least 12 months |
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| Quota: | 120 (divided of four types of Bilateral DGDC grants) |
| Application deadline: | 1st March |
| Benefits summary: | € 800 monthly (+ optional spouse allowance) & study costs |
Last update: 18 October 2011
Description
Grants are awarded to fund university postgraduate or doctoral studies. All areas are eligible, but preference is given to projects which strengthen institutional expertise and to medical specialisations.
The study and training grants of the DGD in Belgium are funded in the context of government-to-government cooperation agreements. This is known as direct bilateral cooperation. Approximately 120 grants are awarded each year. Priority will be given to study or training in one of the areas focused on by Belgian cooperation.
There are 4 types of grant: grants to study in Belgium, grants to train in Belgium, local grants and mixed doctorates.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be nationals of one of the Belgian cooperation partner countries
- The same studies cannot be carried out in the applicant's country of origin.
- The studies followed must be related to previous studies.
- Applicants must be no more than 35 years of age.
- Applicants must have two years' professional experience since obtaining their last diploma.
- In the case of a medical specialisation, the Académies Royales de Médecine (public bodies with a consultative role) must give their agreement.
Duration
12 months (renewable)
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test. More information
Benefits
The cost of one return journey is paid for.
A subsistence allowance is awarded to the grant-holder of 793.26 EUR/month.
Spouses and children also receive an allowance of 49.58 EUR/month, up to a maximum of 247.90 EUR per month.
A removal allowance is paid to grant-holders when they first arrive in Belgium. This is 446.21 EUR.
Grant-holders receive a lump-sum annual allowance for equipment of 247.89 EUR to cover the cost of educational materials.
Grant-holders are affiliated to a mutual benefit organisation and have third-party liability insurance.
Study costs are also covered. In general, they are paid directly to the host university. Expenses can be claimed for travel costs in Belgium, the cost of attending a congress and/or research-related travel and costs related to dissertations and submission of theses.
On completion of their studies, grant-holders receive a lump-sum allowance of 247.89 EUR to cover postage costs of educational materials.
Application information
The BTC (Belgian Technical Cooperation) welcomes students on arrival in Belgium and follows their progress during their stay. However, it does not award grants. There is therefore is no point in contacting its personnel until you are sure that you have been awarded a grant.
It is essential that applications are made to the representatives of Belgium in the country of origin of the grant applicant. Standard forms are available from Belgian cooperation attachés in the partner countries.
A Cooperation Attaché is present in each Belgian representative office (Belgian Embassy or Consulate) in Belgian governmental cooperation partner countries.
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