Apply For The Master Mind Scholarship 2024 By The Flemish Ministry Of Education And Training

About the Master Mind Scholarship 2024

The Flemish Ministry of Education and Training awards scholarships to exceptional students from around the globe for master’s programs in Flanders and Brussels. A Master Mind Scholarship winner receives a tuition waiver for one academic year (60 ECTS) in addition to a grant of €10,000. The only cost for recipients of the Master Mind Scholarship is the enrollment fee. Their living expenses, insurance premiums, and lodging costs are all covered in part by the grant, which is awarded in installments. The first step in applying to a Flemish host institution that takes part in the Master Mind Scholarship Program is for you to indicate your interest.

Benefits of the Master Mind Scholarship 2024

A maximum scholarship of €10,000 is given to the incoming student each academic year based on the information in the section Payment of the Scholarship. The scholarship is provided to cover living expenses, insurance premiums, and lodging costs. It is renewable each year if the student continues to meet the criteria. The scholarship is non-transferable and must be used for the student’s studies in Belgium.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate applies to enroll in a master’s program at a university in Flanders.
The candidate ought to demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and/or potential.
- The student has a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 out of 4.0
The pupil speaks and understands English well.
- An IELTS minimum band score of 7.0 overall
- A TOEFL minimum overall score of 94
- The Common European Framework of Reference’s C1 level
- or comparable results from an additional official language exam that the host institution has accepted.
- IELTS and TOEFL online language tests will also be accepted.
  - IELTS Indicator
  - TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition

When applying to a master’s program at an art school, students must have at least
- An IELTS total band score of at least 6.5
- A minimum TOEFL test score of 90 overall
- The Common European Framework of Reference’s B2 level
- or a comparable score on an additional official English language exam that the host institution accepts.
- IELTS and TOEFL online language tests will also be accepted.
  - IELTS Indicator
  - TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition
The student’s file is also subject to an academic review by the host institution. The student must be admitted to the host institution to be eligible for the scholarship. This requirement is still applicable even in cases where the acceptance of the student by the host institution occurs after the Master Mind Scholarship program is chosen.

Only one Flemish higher education institution may nominate the candidate. The applicant must select one Flemish higher education institution to submit his or her application through the Mobility Online tool if they are preselected by more than one Flemish higher education institution.
All nationalities, except for Russian, can apply. The prior degree must have come from an outside Flanders higher education institution. A Master Mind Scholarship is still available to foreign students who have been enrolled in credit mobility at a Flemish higher education institution that is hosting them.
Applications from current Flemish higher education students are not accepted. The only exception is for international applicants who are enrolled in a specific preparatory program to begin a master’s program in September 2024 and who do so at the time of application in the spring of 2024.

The Master Mind Scholarship is not available to students enrolled in the following programs for the 2024–2025 academic year:
- Preparatory programmes
- Bridging programmes
- Distance learning
During the master’s program, student mobility to partner institutions outside of Flanders and Brussels is permitted. Nonetheless, the Flemish host institution is required to grant at least half of the study credits required for the master’s program.

Application Documents

The following documents are to be uploaded:

Passport photo
International passport or national ID
A Curriculum Vitae (including your American GPA out of 4.0 and, if applicable, your publications, academic awards, previous scholarships, etc.)

Transcript of records: if written in a language other than Dutch, French, German, or English, a certified translation must be enclosed.
English language test results or a letter of exemption provided by the host university
A letter of motivation written in English

Two signed letters of recommendation from professors of your (previous) home university, university of applied sciences (and arts), or recent employer written in English.
Copy of the acquired diploma(s); if written in a language other than Dutch, French, German, or English, a certified translation must be enclosed.

How to Apply

Ensure you are eligible to apply and that the Flemish institution of your choice participates in the Master Mind Scholarships.

Send the host institution your application.
The host institution preselects the eligible applications.
The Master Mind Scholarship application process is initiated by the host institution through the creation of your application file within the Mobility-Online application tool.

You are notified via email that you have been pre-selected for a Master Mind Scholarship by the Mobility-Online tool.
Before the deadline, you register with the Mobility-Online tool and finish your application file there.
Before the April 28, 2024, deadline, the host institution verifies and submits the completed application file using the Mobility-Online tool. Validated applications received after April 28, 2024, will not be accepted.