Scholarships to do a study exchange or internship abroad
Brains on the Move, VLIR-UOS and Erasmus+ are just a few of the many scholarship programmes subsidised by different organisations. The Flemish Higher Education Council (VLUHR) manages both the Erasmus+ grants for internships after graduation and the internships linked to the "Brains on the Move" mobility action plan, which is subsidised by the Flemish Ministry of Education and Training. On this page, you will find an overview of all scholarships that you can apply for as a student in a Flemish higher education institution, including studies, internships and thesis research abroad, both during and after your studies. Click on the links below for more information about each scholarship.
Scholarships during your studies
Apply for these scholarships to do a study exchange, internship or thesis research abroad during your studies.
Study
ASEM-DUO
The ASEM DUO scholarship programme promotes study exchanges between Belgium/Flanders and four Asian countries: China, India, South Korea and Vietnam. It is a DUO programme, which means that for every student from a Flemish higher education institution who leaves for Asia with an ASEM-DUO grant, a student from an Asian higher education institution will also come to Flanders.
Internship
ASEM WPP
The ASEM Work Placement Programme (ASEM WPP) promotes the exchange of talent between Europe and Asia by offering scholarships to higher education students for an internship in a number of Asian countries.
Study
Generieke Beurzen
The government of Flanders awards grants for student mobilities to countries outside Europe that are not among the Erasmus+ programme countries. This scholarship programme aims to encourage mobilities for studies, internships or thesis research in countries outside Europe, complementarily to those included in the Erasmus + programme.
Study
Priority Country Programme
The Priority Country Programme aims to promote the exchange of students between the community of Flanders and the following priority countries: Brazil, Chile, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, South Africa, Turkey and the United States of America.
Students may apply to the programme for an outgoing mobility, but exchange through a duo project is also possible.
Internship
The Washington Center
The Washington Center is an independent non-profit organisation that offers internships and academic seminars to students from Flemish higher education institutions. Every academic year, there are 12 scholarships available to students from Flemish higher education institutions who want to do an internship for one semester at an international organisation or company in Washington, D.C.
Scholarships for after your studies
Apply for these scholarships during your studies to do an internship within Europe shortly after graduating.
Internship
Erasmus+ Internship after Graduation
The Erasmus+ programme offers grants not only for student mobilities during studies but also for internship mobilities shortly after graduation. The Flemish universities and universities of applied sciences (and arts) have jointly formed a consortium to offer Erasmus+ grants for internships after graduation to graduate, bachelor’s or master’s degree students as well as PhD students. This consortium is called the Flanders Traineeship Platform and is managed by the Flemish Higher Education Council (VLUHR).
Other scholarships
These scholarships are awarded by organisations other than VLUHR.
BAAG: Classical Greece in Athens
BAEF: Fellowships in the U.S.
Belgium-Malaysia Traineeship Program
Chinese Government Scholarship
European Mobility for Higher Education: Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP) / ERASMUS
Fulbright: Awards for the U.S.
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships
VLIR-UOS
