This call for proposals is part of the ARES International Training programme, which aims to build the capacity
of young professionals from partner countries by providing them with specialised training or continuing
education in Belgium.

To give nationals of an ARES partner country the opportunity to pursue a specialised bachelor’s degree,
a specialised master’s degree or continuing education diploma at an FWB establishment in Belgium.

Requirements

The candidate must:

• Be a permanent resident and work in one of the 31 eligible countries (list below). Exception: Palestinian nationals are eligible even if they do not reside in one of these 31 countries.
• Be a holder of:
  • For specialised masters and continuing education courses:
    • hold a degree comparable to a 2^nd cycle diploma (300 ECTS credits) from a Belgian university;
  • For specialisation baccalaureates:
    • hold a diploma comparable to a 1^st cycle diploma (180 ECTS credits) from Belgian higher education.
• Demonstrate at least two years’ relevant professional experience in an ARES partner country.

Benefits
The scholarship includes:

• International travel expenses: Economy class on an IATA airline, maximum one return trip per
• academic year
• Subsistence allowance: Monthly package for 12 months (+13e reduced month)
• Exceptional costs associated with visa applications (only for bachelor’s degrees and specialised master’s degrees);
• Tuition fees (only for bachelor’s degrees and specialised master’s degrees);
• Indirect mission expenses (for continuing education only);
• Insurance costs.

Duration

• Bachelor’s and specialised master’s degrees: 12 months maximum.
• Continuing training: 2 to 6 months maximum.