Admission
Application
procedure
September 15th, 2016. Tentative deadlines are indicated below (dates will be
confirmed soon).
Candidates are
required to apply via the BDMA online application form.
Important: Students
from Programme Countries currently studying in their last year
of Bachelor can
submit their application even if they have not yet received their diploma.
Selected students need to submit their diploma and fin
al grades before June
30th, 2017.
Please be informed
that the candidate’s personal data will be sent to the Agency and may be used
by other bodies involved in the management of Erasmus+ (i.e. European
Commission, Erasmus Mundus National Structures, EU Delegations, Erasmus Mundus
Student and Alumni Association) for facilitating the student/doctoral candidate
access to the joint programme.
Eligibility
criteria
following eligibility criteria:
- They
have been awarded a Bachelor’s degree (i.e., the equivalent of 180 ECTS)
with a major in computer science, from an accredited university. The
university has to be listed in the World Higher Education Database (WHED) or other
Institutions of Higher Education, or be included in the following
university rankings:
refer to the FAQ for
questions regarding Bachelor’s degree.
- They
must be able to demonstrate proficiency in English by means of an
internationally recognised test equivalent to level B2 in the Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The consortium will
rely on how certification bodies evaluate their own equivalences against
this framework, e.g., Cambridge General English FCE, IELTS (Academic)
5.5, TOEFL (paper based) 570, TOEFL (computer based) 230, TOEFL (internet
based) 72, etc. Please refer to the FAQ
for questions regarding proof of proficiency in English.
Application
periods
applying for a scholarship must apply between September and December 2016.
Those applying as self-funded students must apply between the 1st week of March
2017 and April 30th, 2017 or June 30th, 2017 depending on the nationality. The
deadlines are recalled below:
- Students
applying for an Erasmus+ scholarship: December 11th, 2016. - Students
not applying for an Erasmus+ scholarship: - Students
from Partner Countries: April
30th, 2017 - Students
from Programme Countries: June
30th, 2017
Selected candidates
will be notified after validation of the consortium selection proposal by the
European Commission.
Important dates are
summarized below:
Application opening for scholarship
|
September 15th, 2016
|
Application deadline for scholarship
|
December 11th, 2016
|
Notification to proceed to the paper documents
phase |
December 21st, 2016
|
Deadline for uploading reference letters
|
January 6th, 2017
|
Deadline for receiving paper documents
|
January 17th, 2017
|
Deadline for uploading proof of Bachelor
degree (Partner Countries) |
May 31st, 2017
|
Deadline for uploading proof of Bachelor
degree (Programme Countries) |
June 30th, 2017
|
Preliminary decision of the scholarship
|
End of February 2017
|
Formal confirmation of the scholarship
|
May 2017
|
Application opening for fee paying students
|
1st week of March 2017
|
Application deadlines for fee paying students (Partner
Countries) |
April 30th, 2017
|
Deadline for uploading reference letters for fee paying students (Partner
Countries) |
April 30th, 2017
|
Deadline for uploading proof of Bachelor
degree for fee paying students(Partner Countries) |
April 30th, 2017
|
Preliminary decision for fee paying students (Partner
Countries) |
End of May 2017
|
Deadline for receiving paper documents for fee paying students (Partner
Countries) |
No later than 1 month after the preliminary
decision |
Application deadlines for fee paying students
(Programme Countries) |
June 30th, 2017
|
Deadline for uploading reference letters for fee paying students
(Programme Countries) |
June 30th, 2017
|
Deadline for uploading proof of Bachelor
degree for fee paying students (Programme Countries) |
June 30th, 2017
|
Preliminary decision for fee paying students
(Programme Countries) |
Mid July 2017
|
Deadline for receiving paper documents for fee paying students
(Programme Countries) |
No later than 1 month after the preliminary
decision |
Start of the academic year
|
September 2017
|
Selection
procedure
following categories:
- Domain
of the bachelor : Points will be assigned proportional to the percentage
of Computer Science credits in the curriculum. - Academic
results : This will be calculated as the weighted average of the marks in
the different subjects. - Other
studies : A second bachelor or master will score depending on the obtained
credits in computer science. Extra-curricular courses taken will be scored
based on lecturing hours taking. - Professional
experience : Points will be given by year of work on IT or BI position
(regarding the position held and the topic). - Cover
letter : Points will be assigned based on the following categories:
organisation, sequencing, content, vocabulary and word choice, critical
thinking, originality and creativity, accuracy of facts. - Reference
letters : Points will be assigned based on the approval, comments and
reputation of the referees, as testified by the reference letters and the
referees’ H-factor.
A final ranked list
of candidates, based on all obtained points, will thus be produced. A main list
containing the top applications will be submitted to the European Commission
for scholarship approval. A reserved list is also produced.
Visa
conditions
need to have a financial guarantor. The guarantor must be able to prove that he
has a monthly income that is sufficiently high for him to be able to pay you
604€/month, while retaining 973€/month for himself and 150€/month for each
dependent. If these conditions cannot be met, the Belgian consulate will not
issue a student visa.
Note that it is very difficult, and in some cases impossible, for an
accompanying spouse or partner of a non-European student, to obtain a visa.