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Eligibility criteria

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  • The applicant applies to take up a master's degree programme at a Flemish higher education institution. This master's degree consists of 60 ECTS per academic year.
  • The applicant should have a high standard of academic performance and/or potential:
  • The student has a good knowledge of the English language and can provide proof thereof that is no older than 3 years at the time of application processing by the higher education institution (April):
    • An overall minimum band score of 7.0 on the IELTS test
    • A minimum total score of 94 on a TOEFL test
    • A C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference
    • Or a similar result in another official language test (recognized by the host institution)
    • Online language tests of IELTS and TOEFL will also be accepted:
  • Students who apply for a master's programme at a school of arts have at least:
    • An overall band score of minimum 6.5 on the IELTS test
    • A minimum total score of 90 on the TOEFL test
    • A B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference
    • Or a similar result in another official English language test (recognized by the host institution)
    • Online language tests of IELTS and TOEFL will also be accepted:
  • The host institution also performs an academic check of the student’s file. The student has to be accepted by the host institution in order to receive the scholarship. This criterion applies even if the host institution’s decision to accept the student is taken after the selection for the Master Mind Scholarship programme.
  • The applicant can be nominated by only one Flemish higher education institution. If the applicant is preselected by more than one Flemish higher education institution, he/she has to choose one Flemish higher education institution to submit his/her application into the Mobility Online tool.
  • All nationalities, except for Russian (see news item for more information), can apply.
  • The previous degree obtained, for which the student has been approved for the master programme, should not have been obtained at a Flemish higher education institution. International students who have been on credit mobility in a hosting Flemish higher education institution are still eligible for a Master Mind Scholarship.
  • Students who are already enrolled in a Flemish higher education institution cannot apply. The only exception is made for international students who, at the moment of their application in Spring 2025, are already enrolled in a specific preparatory programme in order to start a master's programme in September 2025.
  • Students who enrol for the following programmes for the academic year 2025-2026 are not eligible for the Master Mind Scholarship:
    • Preparatory programmes
    • Bridging programmes
    • Distance learning
  • Student mobility to partner institutions outside Flanders and Brussels during the master's programme is allowed. However, at least half of the study credits of the master's programme must be obtained at the Flemish host institution.
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