1. Applicants must be a resident and national of one of the countries on required country list (not necessarily the same country for residence and nationality).
2. Applicants are not older than 40 years* if they apply for a scholarship to follow a master programme.
Or
Applicants are not older than 45 years* if you apply for a scholarship to follow a training programme. (* on 1 January 2012)

3. Applicants should have the required English proficiency. They need a proof of at least 1 year of comprehensive English-based instruction at a university or recognized equivalent. If not, a TOEFL test is required with a minimum total score of 550 on the paper based test (PBT), or 79 on an internet based test (IBT); or an IELTS test with a minimum overall band score of 6,5; or a proof of another test of similar level as TOEFL or IELTS.

4. Professional experience and employment perspectives are not required for a master programme, but they can be a competitive advantage for selection, depending on the programme. Present employment or reintegration perspectives are required for a training programme. The candidate must be currently employed or have a written (future) employer’s guarantee of (re)integration in an employment where the acquired knowledge and skills will be immediately applicable.

5. Earlier applications and scholarships: Applicants do not apply for more than one VLIR-UOS scholarship a year. You have never received a master scholarship funded by the Belgian government before. You are only admissible for a training programme scholarship if you have not received a VLIR-UOS scholarship for a training programme before.

Only for employees of a university that currently receives support from VLIR-UOS through the IUC programme or OI programme: They need a letter from the IUC or OI coordinator stating that their department is not involved in IUC or OI. Contact the programme manager in the IUC or OI office at their university for further information. শিক্ষা সংক্রান্ত খবরাখবর নিয়মিত পেতে রেজিস্ট্রেশন করুন অথবা Log In করুন।

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Applicants can apply from October 2012 (master programmes) or November 2012 (master programmes organised at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and all training programmes) for a scholarship by following the procedure below:

Applicants Should go to the information page of the training or master programme of their interest and look for the inscription link on the programme website and apply via the application form of the Flemish host university or university college.

Receive a return e-mail from the Flemish host university or university college.
They should send a printout of their application file along with all required documents (diploma transcripts, motivation, etc…) to the International Office of the host university or university college (not to VLIR-UOS!).

They will find the information on the website of the program.

For selection we take into account the following criteria:
Motivation, Professional experience, Present employment/reintegration perspectives, Previous scholarships, Gender, Regional balance and Social background.

*** VLIR-UOS awards scholarships to students from Africa, Asia and Latin-America to follow a training or master programme at a Dutch speaking university or university college in Belgium. The eligible training or master programmes are taught in English. They are designed for people in positions of responsibility in civil society.