ASEM WPP

Candidate profile

- Students from all disciplines may apply for the scholarship;

- Students of all nationalities may apply for the scholarship;

- Students must have completed one year of higher education and gained 60 ECTS credits;

- Students must prove sufficient knowledge of the English language in one the following ways:

• Exemption for the language test signed by the home institution.
• English language test:
  • A score of at least a 6 on an IELTS test;
  • A score of at least an 80 on a TOEFL test;
  • A B2 Level on the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE);
  • A similar result in another official English language test, recongnized by the home institution.

Attention: In addition to the general programme criteria, the destination country or institution may have additional admission criteria of their own.

Destination

Student mobilities to the following destination countries are eligible:

• Bangladesh;
• Brunei;
• Cambodia;
• China;
• India;
• Indonesia;
• Japan;
• Kazakhstan;
• Republic of Korea;
• Laos;
• Malaysia;
• Mongolia;
• Myanmar;
• Pakistan;
• The Philippines;
• Singapore;
  
• Thailand;
• Vietnam.

Scholarship amount

The total scholarship consists of:

• a scholarship amount of €700 per month;
• an amount for travel costs, determined based on the distance between Belgium and the host institution;
• students who can demonstrate at the time of the application that they belong to an underrepresented group will receive an additional allowance of €200 per month.

Duration

The duration of the mobility is at least one month and no more than six months.

Application and selection procedure

There are 2 calls for applications per year:

• during the call in the spring, you can apply for a grant for an internship in the first semester of the following academic year;
• during the call in autumn, you can apply for a scholarship for an internship in the second semester of the same academic year.

Step 1: Submit your application to the international coordinator at your own higher education institution.

Step 2: Your higher education institution will pre-select you for the scholarship application and provide substantive approval of your internship.

Step 3: Your higher education institution will submit your application online to the Flemish Higher Education Council (VLUHR-i).

Step 4: Complete your online application.

Step 5: The Flemish higher education institution that submits at least one eligible application will be awarded a minimum of one scholarship of two months + travel expenses. Flemish students from underrepresented groups receive an extra allowance on top of the regular allowance.

Step 6: After the first round of scholarship allocations and, on condition that there is still budget available, VLUHR-i will award the remaining scholarships by drawing lots.

At least 25% of all scholarships will be awarded to students from underrepresented groups.