ARES Scholarships 2022/2023 for Developing Countries | Fully Funded

Filed in Scholarships by Careersngr Staff on February 3, 2022

ARES Scholarships in Belgium 2022/2023 for Developing Countries – The application for ARES Scholarships in Belgium for developing countries has started. See information on the ARES Scholarships (www.ares-ac.be/en/cooperation-au-development/scholarships/), eligibility, fees, values, selection criteria, deadlines, and how to apply online via the application portal/website.

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ARES Scholarships 2022 Full Details

Host Institution: Participating universities and academic institutions in Belgium
Level/Fields of study: Eligible Bachelors, Masters, and continuing education courses in the fields of aquaculture, health, food technology, economics, international development, GIS, information technology, agriculture, environment, human rights, microfinance, etc.
Target group: Nationals of Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Guinea (Conakry), Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

ARES Scholarships 2022 Benefits

The scholarship covers international travel expenses, living allowance, registration fees, insurance, housing allowance, etc.

Eligibility Criteria for ARES Scholarships in Belgium for Developing Countries 2022

In order to be eligible, the applicant must:

Be national, reside and work in one of the following countries: Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Guinea (Conakry), Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.
Hold a diploma comparable to a graduate level degree (300 credits ECTS) from Belgian university studies for advanced masters and countinuing education courses (equivalent to Bac+5); Hold a diploma comparable to a undergraduate level degree (180 credits ECTS) for advanced bachelors (equivalent to Bac+3). The candidate must have held the relevant academic degree for a maximum of 20 years at the time of the start of the course. This maximum period is increased by one year by childbirth and/or adoption.
Possess relevant professional experience in a ARES partner country of at least two years after graduate studies for advanced bachelors, after postgraduate studies for advanced masters and countinuing education courses.
Complete the application in the language in which the training is given and can attest a good written and spoken knowledge of it. Moreover, knowing a minimum of French allows for a good integration into daily life in Belgium.
Apply for only one training course.

Please note that compliance with the admissibility criteria does not guarantee selection or eligibility for the course (see Selection Criteria).

Applicants should not obtain prior admission to one of the French-speaking institutions in Belgium in order to be considered for ARES scholarship.

Application files will not be considered if they:

are not completed in their entirety and are not accompanied by the required documents (certified copy of the diploma, etc.). A certified copy is a copy of the document on which it is stated that it is “a true copy of the original” with the stamp and signature of the competent authority (notary, town hall, municipal administration, etc.) ;
do not clearly mention compliance with the admissibility criteria specified above (certified copy of diploma, professional experience, etc.).

Applying for an ARES scholarship is completely free. ARES does not charge fees at any stage of the application nor selection process. You may inform us via e-mail at [email protected] of any problems with individuals or companies claiming to represent ARES and request any payment.

Selection Criteria

The selection is carried out by a deliberative jury organised for each training. The ARES grants the selection panel the right to evaluate the compliance of the applications with the common selection criteria described below, individually or in combination with each other. Additional criteria may be applied for each training. These are announced on the training description page (see above).

Quality of the academic curriculum

Tthe academic quality of applications is evaluated on the basis of diplomas, lists of courses completed, results, teaching or research activities and publications.

For degree programs, priority will be given to applicants who have not yet completed a degree with equivalent skills, except under exceptional circumstances duly justified in the application file.

Benefit of previous scholarships

Priority will be given to applicants who have not yet received an ARES scholarship in Belgium.

Professional experience

ARES gives priority to people who, after their university studies, have had the opportunity to work in a profession related to development issues. The social impact of the professional experience is an element of appreciation.

Membership in a partner institution

Individuals who work in an institution with which ARES has a partnership, either in the context of institutional support or in the context of a research for development or southern training project, are given priority in case of equality over the other selection criteria.

The potential of people to be actors of change in their own society

Particular attention will be given to application files from candidates who, in addition to their academic qualities, have demonstrateda commitment to development. The commitment is illustrated by having worked with the most disadvantaged social groups and having engaged with them to find efficient ways to defend and promote their interests.

Nationality criteria

ARES wishes to diversify the geographical origin of its recipients. It ensures that there is no over-representation of any nationality in the international training programs.

Gender

The cascade effect for gender must be respected in the selection process. It is defined as follows: the proportion of women selected must be greater than or equal to the proportion of applications from women that are assessed as being of sufficient quality.

If this cascade effect is not respected, the selection must be justified accordingly.

ARES guarantees the possibility of deferring a grant in case of pregnancy (for men and women).

The ability (personal and professional) to ensure a transfer of the knowledge and skills acquired by the scholarship holders.

A maximum of guarantees is required concerning the applicant’s return to his/her country of origin or to another developing country, as well as his/her reintegration into a field that will allow him/her to make use of the training acquired in Belgium in a development context (e.g. a work contract or a formal promise of commitment) and to generate a multiplier effect.

How to Apply for ARES Scholarships 2022/2023 for Developing Countries

Your application should be submitted to ARES via the GIRAF platform:

You must first ensure that you have an active GIRAF account.
- You can create an account on the GIRAF platform via this link. This account will be validated (within a few hours to a few days, don’t create more than one account) by ARES and you will receive a confirmation mail to create a password.
- If you created a validated account last year, you can reuse that account and if necessary reset your password.
Once logged into your GIRAF account, you can access the application form via the Competitive calls tab of your GIRAF profile. Please note that you must only click once on the “International training application 2022-2023” button. You will then find your form in the My tasks table of the Competitive calls.
You can complete your form several times, as long as you use the “Save and edit later” option. You will find your form each time in the My Tasks table of the Competitive calls tab in GIRAF.
As soon as you click on “Submit my application”, your application is sent to ARES and you can no longer modify it. You can still consult it in the My Submitted Files table.

When is the ARES Scholarships 2022 Application Deadline?

Applications are now open.
Applications must be submitted via GIRAF by 28 January 2022 at 12pm (Belgian time, UTC+1) at the latest. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.
All successful and reserved candidates will receive an email at the end of the selection process (June 2022). Unsuccessful candidates will receive an e-mail by the end of June 2022 at the latest. No communication other than those mentioned above will be made to applicants.

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