How to apply?

• The Master Mind scholarships are incorporated in the normal application scheme to obtain admission.
• Only academically admitted students will be considered. The application for academic admission should be submitted before the 1st of April according to this procedure.
• A student is not able to apply before he/she is preselected by the master programs coordinator
  

  About the Master Mind scholarships

  • It is estimated that 30 international students (to be divided over the different Flemish higher education institutions) will be able to benefit from a Master Mind scholarship to start their studies in the academic year 2025-2026. For Ghent University this means approximately 6 students.
  • The duration of mobility is one academic year for a Master programme of 60 ECTS and two academic years for a master programme of 120 ECTS.
  • The incoming student is awarded a maximum scholarship of €10.000 per academic year.
  • Ghent University will ask the applicant for a tuition fee that equals the lowest rate of the yearly tuition fee for a student who receives a study grant from the Flemish Government. The rate for the academic year 2025-2026 is €136.5.
  • All new international students who have been (academically) admitted to start any of the university’s master programmes (including advanced masters) in the academic year 2025-2026 are eligible.
  • The applicant should have a high standard of academic performance and/or potential (a GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0 and good knowledge of the English language).

    Requirements for the Flemish host institution

    The Flemish host institution performs an academic check of the student’s file. The student has to be accepted by the host institution for a degree programme in order to receive the scholarship. This criterion applies even if the host institution’s decision to accept the student for a degree programme is taken after the selection for the Master Mind Scholarship. The applicant can be nominated by only one Flemish higher education institution. If the applicant is selected by more than one Flemish higher education institution for the scholarship, the applicant has to choose one Flemish higher education institution under which to file their application.

    English language requirements

    These language requirements are for students who will enroll at a university or a university of sciences.

    The student has a good knowledge of the English language and can provide proof thereof that is no older than 3 years at the time of application processing by the higher education institution.

    The following are accepted:

    • An overall minimum band score of 7.0 on the IELTS test or the IELTS Indicator;
    • A minimum total score of 94 on a TOEFL test or TOEFL iBT;
    • A C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference;
    • A similar result in another official language test (recognized by the host institution).

     

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