Masters grants In addition to scholarships, international Masters students may apply for various grants to finance their studies! COUNTRIES Algeria Belgium Benin Bolivia Burundi Canada Colombia DR Congo Ecuador Finland France Germany Japan Mali Mexico Morocco Mozambique Niger Palestine Peru Rwanda Senegal South Africa Spain Sweden Tanzania The Netherlands Uganda United kingdom United States of America Vietnam OTHER AIESEC BEST Belgian Development Cooperation Postgrad Solutions Unesco Fellowships
Grants for students of a specific nationality: BELGIUM Government of Flanders Fellowship For students from the German-speaking community in Belgium: Flemish Government Education and Training Department Division of Higher Education and Adult Education Koning Albert II-laan 15, Lok.7 C 01 1210 BRUSSEL Contact person: Mr Johan De Witte johan.dewitte@ond.vlaanderen.be CANADA Canadian Federation of University Women Postgraduate Scholarships for Women 251 Bank St. Suite 305 Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1X3 tel: (613) 234-8252 fax: (613) 234-8221 email: cfuwfls@rogers.com Description: The Federation offers postgraduate scholarships for Canadian women, some of which are tenable abroad. Eligibility: At the time of application, the candidate must hold at least a bachelor's degree or equivalent from a recognized university, have been accepted into the proposed place of study, and be a Canadian citizen or have held landed immigrant status for at least one year. Website: www.cfuw.org Foundation Baxter and Alma Ricard Graduate and Post-Graduate Awards
225 Metcalfe Street, Suite 407 Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1P9 tel: (613) 236-7065 toll-free: 1-877-236-7065 fax: (613) 236-3718 email: fonricar@rogers.com Description: The purpose of the foundation is to offer French Canadians living in a linguistic minority situation the opportunity to pursue graduate studies in the best schools in the world. Eligibility: The foundation offers annual graduate and post-graduate scholarships to young Canadians, whose academic performance and personal qualities meet the foundation's criteria. Candidates are evaluated not only on the basis of academic excellence but also for their leadership, civic pride as well as their commitment to the community. Website: www.fondationricard.com Student Aid British Columbia Students from British Columbia who want to apply to Vlerick Business School are eligible for funding through StudentAid BC. Please use our school code 'QUZP' in your correspondence. More info: http://wwww.studentaidbc.ca or contact: Student Aid BC Designation Unit Ministry of Advanced Education 2nd fl 1106 Cook St, Victoria BC V8V 3Z9 Tel: (250) 387-6108 Email: margo.defrane@gov.bc.ca COLOMBIA Fundación para el Futuro de Colombia The privately-funded Colfuturo makes loans available for students wanting to study management overseas. Website: http://www.colfuturo.org/index.php?owner=0&page=7&adminmode
FINLAND Liikesivistysrahasto The Foundation for Economic Education has an annual budget of 2.4 million with grants being awarded for international university studies in the field of business economics or for scientific work. Website: http://www.lsr.fi/ email: asp@lsr.fi FRANCE Information on grants for French students abroad: http://www.ambafrance-be.org/article.php3?id_article=628 GERMANY Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Referat 312 Postfach 200 404 D-53134 Bonn The DAAD spends 55 million euros on grants for German students wanting to study abroad. Website: www.daad.de JAPAN JJ/WBGS Program
In 1987, the World Bank, with funding from the Government of Japan, established the Joint Japan / World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (WBGSP) for graduate studies in subjects related to economic development. Website: http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships MEXICO FUNED The privately funded Fundacion Mexicana Para La Educacion, La Tecnologia y La Cienca (FUNED), offers complementary financing to obtain a masters degree from a reputable university, local or abroad, preferably in matters related to the economic and productive activity. From the year of 1994 to date, Funed has financed almost 1100 students, going to different countries all over the world. Website: http://www.funed.org.mx The Banco de Mexico offers a special loan through its fund "Fondo para el Desarrollo de Recursos Humanos". See http://www.fiderh.org.mx for more information. SPAIN Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza The Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza offers 32 grants for postgraduate study and research in the USA, the European Union and Asia, designed to enable young Galician graduates to access postgraduate courses of study in leading European, American and Asian universities. Applications: 15 January - 31 March A Coruña Cantón Grande, 9 15003 A Coruña. Spain Tel: + 34 981 22 15 25 Fax: + 34 981 22 44 48 Vigo Policarpo Sanz, 31
36202 Vigo. Spain Tel: + 34 986 11 02 20 Website: http://www.fbarrie.org/fundacion/ingles/home.htm Talentia Talentia grants scholarships to Andalusian students or students residing in Andalusia for a selection of high-quality universities all over te world. Talentia also assists in the application proces by giving information on the admissions process and test (TOEFL, IELTS, GMAT, ect.). The Masters and MBA programmes of Vlerick Business School are recognised for Talentia grants. For more information and selection criteria: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/innovacioncienciayempresa/talentia/index.jsp SWEDEN Wallenberg Foundation for Education in International Industrial Management Website: http://www.wallenberg.org Centrala Studiestödsnämnden (CSN) CSN approves and sends out Swedish financial aid for studies, which includes both grants and loans to students in Sweden and abroad. Website: http://www.csn.se THE NETHERLANDS The Dutch government offers financial assistance in the form of grants and loans to all Dutch higher education students. This programme is publicly funded and administered by the IB-Groep on behalf of the Dutch government. Website: http://www.ibgroep.nl/particulieren/studiefinanciering/tegscholieren/tegemoetkoming_scholieren.asp
UK AMBA As Vlerick Business School has the AMBA accreditation, UK nationals can use AMBA's bank financing arrangements. Website: www.mbaworld.com U.K. residents may benefit from student loan conditions reserved to applicants to AMBA accredited schools and from UK Dept. of Education CDL loans. Website: www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/cdl USA NSHMBA The National Society of Hispanic MBAs proposes scholarships to US citizens and legal permanent residents from Hispanic origin. Website: www.nshmba.org Government of Flanders Fellowship Flemish Government Education and Training Department Division of Higher Education and Adult Education Koning Albert II-laan 15, Lok.7 C 01 1210 BRUSSEL Contact person: Mr Johan De Witte johan.dewitte@ond.vlaanderen.be Website: http://www.flandershouse.org/study-in-flanders-2013-2014
OTHER: AIESEC A limited number of full grants are awarded on a yearly basis to international AIESEC members. More info: www.vlerick.com/aiesec BEST A limited number of full grants are awarded on a yearly basis to international BEST members. More info: www.vlerick.com/best Belgian Development Cooperation The Belgian Development Cooperation offers study and training grants for students from developing countries to study in Belgium. http://www.dgos.be/en/dgdc/grants/index.html Postgrad Solutions Postgrad Solutions offer two Business Masters Bursaries. More info: www.postgrad.com/editorial/bursaries/
UNESCO FELLOWSHIPS Website: http://www.unesco.org/education/studyingabroad/networking/fellowship.shtml