[Master Degree] Government of Flanders Master Mind Scholarships 2021, Belgium (Fully Funded)

The Flemish Ministry of Education and Training awards scholarships for master's programmes in Flanders and Brussels to outstanding students from around the world. A Master Mind Scholarship includes a grant of €8 200 + a tuition fee waiver per academic year (60 ECTS). Master Mind Scholarship holders only pay an administrative enrolment fee. The grant is paid in instalments and covers accommodation costs, insurances and a significant amount of their living expenses. If you are interested, you first need to apply to one of the Flemish host institutions that participates in the Master Mind Scholarship Programme.

Benefit:
A Master Mind Scholarship includes a grant of €8 200 + a tuition fee waiver per academic year (60 ECTS). The grant is paid in instalments and covers accommodation costs, insurances and a significant amount of their living expenses.

Requirement:

The applicant applies to take up a master's degree programme at a Flemish higher education institution.
The applicant should have a high standard of academic performance and/or potential:

The student has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 out of 4.0:
https://www.scholaro.com/gpa-calculator/ (see annex 1 How to calculate your American GPA)

The student has a good knowledge of the English language:

An overall minimum band score of 7.0 on the IELTS test
A minimum total score of 94 on a TOEFL test
A C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference
Or a similar result in another official language test (recognized by the host institution)
Online language tests of IELTS and TOEFL will also be accepted:

IELTS Indicator (https://www.ieltsindicator.com/)
TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition (https://www.ets.org/s/cv/toefl/at-home/)

Students who apply for a master's programme at a school of arts have at least:

An overall band score of minimum 6.5 on the IELTS test
A minimum total score of 90 on the TOEFL test
A B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference
Or a similar result in another official English language test (recognized by the host institution)
Online language tests of IELTS and TOEFL will also be accepted:

IELTS Indicator (https://www.ieltsindicator.com/)
TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition (https://www.ets.org/s/cv/toefl/at-home/)

The host institution also performs an academic check of the student’s file. The student has to be accepted by the host institution to be able to receive the scholarship. Even if the host institution’s decision to accept the student is taken after the selection of the Master Mind Scholarships programme, this criterion applies.
All nationalities can apply. The previous degree obtained should be from a higher education institution located outside Flanders. International students who have been on credit mobility in a hosting Flemish higher education institution are still eligible for a Master Mind Scholarship.
Students who are already enrolled in a Flemish higher education institution cannot apply. The only exception is made for international students who, at the moment of their application in Spring 2021, are already enrolled in a specific preparatory programme in order to start a master's programme in September 2021.
Students who enrol for the following programmes for the academic year 2021-2022 are not eligible for the Master Mind Scholarship:

Preparatory programmes
Bridging programmes
Distance learning

Student mobility to partner institutions outside Flanders and Brussels during the master's programme is allowed. However, at least half of the study credits of the master's programme must be obtained at the Flemish host institution.\

How to Apply:

STEP 1 Check if you are eligible to apply and if the Flemish institution of your choice participates in the Master Mind Scholarships
STEP 2 Submit your application to the host institution
STEP 3 The host institution preselects the eligible applications
STEP 4 The host institution starts the application procedure for the Master Mind Scholarship by creating your application file in the Mobility-Online application tool
STEP 5 You receive an email generated by the Mobility-Online tool notifying you of being preselected for a Master Mind Scholarship
STEP 6 You register in the Mobility-Online tool and complete your application file in the Mobility-Online tool before the deadline. Documents to be uploaded:
- Passport photo
- International passport or national ID
- A Curriculum Vitae (including your American GPA out of 4.0 and if applicable your publications, academic awards, previous scholarships, etc.)
  https://www.scholaro.com/gpa-calculator/ (see annex: How to calculate your American GPA)
- Transcript of records; if written in a language other than Dutch, French, German or English, a certified translation must be enclosed.
- English language test results or letter of exemption provided by the host university
- Letter of motivation written in English
- Two letters of recommendation from professors of your (previous) home university, university of applied sciences (and arts) or recent employer written in English.
- Copy of acquired diploma(s); if written in a language other than Dutch, French, German or English, a certified translation must be enclosed.
STEP 7 The host institution validates and submits the completed application file in the Mobility-Online tool before the deadline of midnight on April 30, 2021 GMT+1. Applications validated submitted after midnight on April 30, 2021 GMT+1 will not be accepted.