How to apply?
Find out how to apply for the Master Mind Scholarship!
Step 1
Check if you are eligible to apply for this scholarship. You can find a list of all criteria via the button below.
Step 2
Check if the institution you want to study at participates in the Master Mind scholarship and what their application deadline is. You can find this information via the button below.
If they particpate, you can submit your application documents to the host institution before their deadline.
Step 3
After the deadline for the host institution has passed, the institution will check if their applicants meet all eligibility criteria and perform a preselection.
A host institution may submit a maximum of 20 applications to the Flemish Higher Education Council.
Step 4
If your application fulfils all criteria and has been accepted for preselection, the host institution will create your application file for the scholarship via the Mobility Online application tool. If you did not qualilfy, no application will be fulfilled in the tool.
If you have been preselected, you will receive an email generated by the Mobility Online tool notifying you of this.
Step 5
The email you received will have instructions to register in the Mobility Online tool. You must complete your application file there before the deadline. The deadline will be clearly stated in Mobility Online.
Documents to be uploaded:
- Profile picture
- Copy of your international passport or national ID.
- Curriculum Vitae. This should include your American GPA out of 4.0 and your publications, academic awards, previous scholarships, etc if applicable. You can calcuclate your GPA here: https://www.scholaro.com/gpa-calculator/ (see annex: How to calculate your American GPA)
- Transcript of records. If this document is written in a language other than Dutch, French, German, or English, a certified translation must be enclosed.
- English language test results or letter of exemption provided by the host university.
- 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. These letters must be written in English.
- Copy of acquired diploma(s). If this is written in a language other than Dutch, French, German, or English, a certified translation must be enclosed.
Step 6
The host institution validates and submits the completed application file to the Flemish Higher Education Council in the Mobility Online tool before the deadline communicated to the institutions. Applications validated after this deadline will not be accepted.
Step 7
The selection committee of the Flemish Higher Education Council will award the scholarship to the highest ranking students. You will be notified of the result of the selection committee.
Useful links
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