The Master Mind Ku Leven Scholarships are awarded to highly passionate international students with strong academic records to study in Belgium.
The Master Mind Scholarship includes a €10,000 grant and a full tuition fee waiver for each academic year for every selected candidate.
Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for the Master Mind Scholarship, you must:
- have a high standard of academic performance and potential. Excellent study results are reflected in a high Grade Point Average (GPA), as mentioned on the transcript of records.
- The previous degree(s) should have been obtained at a higher education institution outside Flanders. International students who have completed a credit mobility at a host Flemish higher education institution are still eligible for a Master Mind Scholarship.
- Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate a good knowledge and command of English, regardless of the minimum score required by the programme.
- Students who are already enrolled at a Flemish higher education institution are not eligible.
- Students may not combine the Master Mind Scholarship with another scholarship from the Flemish Government or an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.
Scholarship Details:
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 €10. 000 + 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.
Benefits
Master Mind Scholarship holders receive a scholarship worth € 10,000 per academic year, that covers full tuition fee waiver and living stipend for a maximum of two academic years.
Method of Application
- Click on the button below to visit the Master Mind Scholarship page on Ku Leven website.
- Step 1 : Submit a complete application file for an eligible Master’s programme before 15 January 2025, 23.59 CET, including the KU Leuven Scholarships & Master Mind Candidacy Form as an annexe.
- Register your Master Mind candidacy via the online registration tool before 15 January 2025, 23.59 CET.
- After the 15 January application deadline, the KU Leuven Master’s programmes nominate eligible students who have expressed interest in the scholarship.
- The central KU Leuven Selection Commission nominates up to 20 students for application at the Flemish level.
- The 20 nominated students are informed about their preselection before 15 April 2025.
- The 20 nominated students complete the Flemish governments online Master Mind application form. They compete with nominees from other Flemish universities.
- The Selection Commission of the Flemish government makes the final selection. The results are announced at the end of May or in early June.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2025.