Scholarships for International Students in Belgium 2025

Hasselt University has listed scholarship opportunities for international students willing to pursue a Master's degree in Belgium for the academic year 2025 – 2026.

Hasselt University is a public research university with campuses in Hasselt and Diepenbeek, Belgium. It has more than 7,500 students and 1,800 academic, administrative and technical staff.

Mastermind Scholarship

The Flemish Ministry of Education and Training awards Mastermind scholarships to students worldwide for 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, insurance 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
• 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 15/03/2025  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.

How to Apply

1. Apply at Hasselt University https://www.uhasselt.be/en/international/exchange-students/scholarships-incoming-students.
2. Submit the Master Mind application form by March 15, 2025, including Two recommendation letters, and an Admission letter (for Master of Management or Master of Transportation Sciences applicants).

Application 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.