The call for applications for the academic year 2019-2020 is now open. Scholarships for masters and training courses offer you the chance to pursue a one-year specialized master’s degree program or a 4-to-6-month advanced training course within a higher education institution of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium.

The purpose of the program is to train microfinance professionals from both the North and the South and contribute to the strengthening of microfinance institutions worldwide in accordance with the highest international standards.

The European Microfinance Programme (EMP) was launched in 2005 in response to a growing demand for training in development activities, particularly in microfinance. Currently, the EMP is jointly organized by three European universities and five non-governmental organizations ADA, BRS, CERISE, Positive Planet and SOS Faim.

Brief Description

University or Organization: ARES federation of higher education institutions
Department: NA
Course Level: Master and Training courses
Award: Varies
Access Mode: Online
Number of Awards: NA
Nationality: Only nationals of the following countries may apply for grants from ARES: Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia (only for training courses in English), Haiti, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger, Peru, the Philippines, the DR Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, and Vietnam.
The program can be taken in Belgium
Application Deadline:  January 11, 2019, and February 8, 2019

Eligibility

Only nationals of the following countries may apply for grants from ARES: Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia (only for training courses in English), Haiti, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger, Peru, the Philippines, the DR Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, and Vietnam.

For a request to be valid, the applicant must:

1. Be a citizen of a developing country. To be eligible, applicants must be residing and working in their country of origin when they apply;
2. Only nationals of the following countries may apply for grants from ARES: Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia (only for training courses in English), Haiti, Madagascar, Morocco, Niger, Peru, the Philippines, the DR Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, and Vietnam;
3. Be under the age of 40 for degree programs, and under 45 for training courses, at the time the training is scheduled to begin;
4. Have earned a diploma comparable to a graduate-level diploma from Belgian university studies. Nevertheless, for certain training courses, different requirements may be requested, which will be specified below;
5. Possess relevant professional experience in a developing country of at least two years after graduate studies, or of three years after their studies if the applicant has earned a post-grad degree from a university in an industrialized country;
6. Have a good mastery of written and spoken French. For training courses held in another language, it is essential to have a proper level in the course’s language, both written and spoken. We shall insist that the applicant commit to learning French in order to take part in daily life in Belgium;
7. Apply for only one training course.

How to Apply

How to Apply: Applying for an ARES grant is totally free. ARES does not charge fees at any stage of the application or selection process. You may inform us via e-mail at scholarships-cooperation-at-ares-ac.be of any problems with individuals or companies who claim to represent ARES and request any payment.

How do I submit a grant application?

Fill out the application form;

• It must be carefully completed and sent to ARES (rue Royale 180, 1000 Brussels, Belgium) BY POST or EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE ONLY, which must have received it by 8 FEBRUARY 2019* at the latest (we do not take into consideration the postmarked date; we only consider application files received on our offices by the deadline, at the latest);
• Only applications presented on the relevant forms will be considered, in the language in which the training course is given;
• All elements necessary for the application file (application form AND additional information requested) must be included in the same mailing AND correctly stapled or bound so that no documents are lost. No additional elements for the application sent later will be considered;
• All applicants selected and on reserve status will receive an e-mail when selections are made (June 2019). Applicants who are not selected will receive an e-mail by the end of June 2019 at the latest;
• Documents submitted to ARES will not be returned to applicants;

* Before 11 JANUARY 2019 for the following training courses:

• Internship in the valorization of secondary resources for sustainable construction.
• Internship in quality control and quality assurance of medicines and health products.

Benefit: 01/ Amounts for a master’s scholarship

International travel costs	Receipts must be provided	Economy-class travel on an IATA-approved airline, with a maximum of one round-trip ticket per academic year.
Living allowance	Flat rate	1150 €/month for a duration of 12 months.
Indirect mission fees	Flat rate	150 €. This amount is given once per stay, upon arrival of the grantee.
Arrival allowance, tuition, and return fees	Flat rate	700 €. This amount is given once per stay, upon arrival of the grantee.
Registration fees		At the current rate for DGD grantees.
Insurance fees		Directly paid by ARES.
Travel costs that are part of inter-university training	Receipts must be provided	Reimbursed based on real costs incurred, with receipts provided.

02/ Amounts for a training course grant

AMOUNTS APPLICABLE TO GRANT CONTRACTS CONCLUDED AFTER 1 SEPTEMBER 2018:

International travel costs	Receipts must be provided	Economy-class travel on an IATA-approved airline, one round-trip ticket.
Living allowance	Flat rate	83 €/day for stays lasting 8 to 17 days 1400 €/month for stays lasting 18 days to 1 month (set amount) 1400 €/month for stays lasting 1 to 6 months, prorated to the number of days
Indirect mission fees	Flat rate	150 €. This amount is given once per stay, upon arrival of the grantee.
Insurance fees		Directly paid by ARES.
Travel expenses in the framework of inter-university pieces of training	Receipts must be provided	Reimbursed based on the real incurred, with receipts provided.

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