scholarships.
Mastermind
New call for academic year 2025-2026
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 15/03/2025 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.
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
ICP Master of Statistics
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.
Link: https://www.uhasselt.be/en/international/exchange-students/scholarships-incoming-students
