Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS) awards scholarships to students from developing countries for pursuing master or training programmes in Flanders, Belgium. For 2012, VLIR-UOS is seeking applications for the 180 scholarships to first-year master students and 70 scholarships to training participants.
Eligibility
You can apply for a scholarship if you meet the following requisites:
– You are a resident and national of one of the 54 select countries in Africa, Asia or Latin America (not necessarily the same country for residence and nationality). The candidates must reside in one of these countries at the moment of application.
– You are not older than 40 years if you apply for a scholarship to follow a master programme. Or you are not older than 45 years if you apply for a scholarship to follow a training programme.
– You meet the academic admission requirements. You have the required English proficiency
About the Programs
The master programmes, lasting one or two academic years, focus on specific problems of developing countries. These are designed to enable graduates to share and apply acquired knowledge in the home institution and country.
In the shorter training programmes, lasting one to four months, the focus is on transferring skills rather than knowledge, thus creating opportunities for cooperation and networking.
The programs that are currently available for scholarships include:
International Master Programmes 2011-2012
Master of Development Evaluation and Management; Master of Globalisation and Development; Master of Governance and Development; Master of Human Settlements;
International Master Programmes 2011-2013
Master of Aquaculture; Master of Biology – Specialisation Human Ecology; Master of Biostatistics; Master of Environmental Sanitation; Master of Food Technology; Master of Marine and Lacustrine; Science and Management (Oceans & Lakes); Master of Molecular Biology (IPMB); Master of Nematology; Master of Nutrition and Rural Development,Main Subject: Human Nutrition; Master of Physical Land Resources; Master of Water Resources Engineering
Last date for submitting the application for masters program is February 1, 2012
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