Centre Invites Applications For ‘DUO-Belgium/Flanders Scholarship Programme’

The Ministry of Human Resource and Development has invited applications from students for the 2020 ‘DUO-Belgium/Flanders Scholarship Programme’ for the academic session beginning in August 2020.

Interested candidates should visit (http://www.asemduo.org) and submit their application before April 1, 2020.

About the scholarship:

DUO-Belgium/Flanders Scholarship Programme was established in 2011 with the aim of promoting exchanges of students between Belgium/Flanders and 4 Asian countries (China, India, South Korea and Vietnam) on a balanced and permanent basis. In this respect, DUOBelgium/Flanders requires that a PAIR (two persons) of students will be exchanged in the framework of a cooperative project.

Who are eligible for the scholarship?

1. Undergraduate (bachelor) and graduate (master) students who are currently enrolled in universities or university colleges in Flanders or one of the four Asian countries.
2. Nationality of the student is not a criterion.

All applicants should maintain their “student status” from the time of application until the end of their exchange period.

The Duration:

DUO-Belgium/Flanders 2020 is for exchange projects, which will start from August 2020 and end before September 2021.

The scholarship amount: 

€650 per month (with a maximum of €2.600) for Flemish students and €800/month (with a maximum of €3.200) for Asian students
€1.100 for both the Flemish student and the Asian student for the purpose of travel costs
An extra €200/month (with a maximum of €800) will be awarded to Flemish students that belong to the underrepresented groups in higher education: