Scholarships incoming students

There are various scholarships for international students, depending on their country of origin, study programme,... . Below you can find more information about the scholarships.

New call for academic year 2025-2026 coming soon

The Flemish Ministry of Education and Training awards Mastermind scholarships to students from around the world for a master's programmes in Flanders and Brussels. A Master Mind Scholarship includes a grant of €10.000 and 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.

Eligibility criteria

The applicant should have a high standard of academic performance:

• a Grade Point Average of 3.5 out of 4.0: www.scholaro.com/gpa-calculator/
• a sufficient knowledge of the English language:
  • an overall band score of min. 7.0 on the IELTS test;
  • a min. total score of 94 on a TOEFL test;
  • a C1 level on the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE);
  • or similar results in another official English language test;
  • online language tests of IELTS and TOEFL will also be accepted.
• Only students who are currently not enrolled at a Flemish higher education institution are eligible (exception: international students who are enrolled in a preparatory programme in order to start a master's programme in September).
• Students who enrol for only a preparatory programme, a bridging programme or a distance learning programme are not eligible.
• All nationalities (except for Russian) can apply, but the previous degree obtained should be from a higher education institution located outside Flanders.
• Students can not combine this scholarship with another scholarship from the Flemish government or an Erasmus Mundus scholarship.

Application procedure

• Step 1: Submit a completed application file (including all the mandatory documents) for the relevant Master programme at UHasselt (see application procedure) before the deadline of the specific master programme.
• Step 2: Complete this Master Mind application form by 15/03/2024  Please note that you need to upload the following documents in the application form:
  • 2 recommendation letters from professors of your (previous) Home university, University or recent employer written in English. Please merge the 2 letters in 1 PDF document and upload the document here.
  • Students applying for Master of Management or Master of Transportation Sciences also have to upload their admission letter from Hasselt University.

Timeline

• March 15: deadline for applications at Hasselt University
• April: selected candidates will be contacted to complete the Master Mind online application.
• April 28: Final deadline for application at Flemish Government
• June: Flemish selection commission announces the selection results.

Contact UHasselt: Niels Lambrichts

The International Course programme (ICP) is a 2-year international and multidisciplinary training in statistics. It combines a solid study of fundamental methodology with up-to-date training.

More information: Master of Statistics and Data Science - ICP.

The International Course programme (ICP) is a high-quality multidisciplinary international master programme of 2 years (on-campus) with a unique focus and approach to Road Safety in Developing Countries. The programme is supported by VLIR UOS and has 10 scholarships available each year..

More information: Master of Transportation sciences - ICP

Please be careful when applying for other scholarships. An admission letter to study at Hasselt University always comes directly from Hasselt University and from an official e-mail address ending with @uhasselt.be.