Scholarship Description

• Applications
  Deadline: February 1, 2019
• Course
  Level: Scholarships are available to
  pursue Master degree programme.
• Study
  Subject: The ICP scholarship students
  follow a specific track within our Master of Transportation Sciences with
  a focus on Road Safety in Low & Middle-Income Countries. Cases
  will be tailored to their needs and input. Master thesis and internship are
  also related to a topic relevant to the South and the future careers
  of the graduates.

• Scholarship Award:
  Which costs are covered by the scholarship?

1. Monthly
   allowance: € 1150/month (for the cost of meals, transport, personal
   expenses and accommodation)
2. 1- time
   payment for indirect travel costs: € 150
3. 1- time
   payment for logistical allowance: € 850
4. Insurance,
   international travel and tuition fee

• Number
  of Scholarships: The Flemish
  Interuniversity Council (VLIR-UOS) offers 12 scholarships for our Master’s
  programme “Master of Transportation Sciences – Road Safety in Low &
  Middle-Income Countries”.
• Scholarship can
  be taken in Low and Middle-Income
  Countries

Eligibility
for the Scholarship

• Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea,
  Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal,
  Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Niger

• Asia:
  Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Palestinian Territories, Vietnam
• Latin
  America: Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru

• Required
  study level and degree programme:
  Participants should have at least an academic bachelor degree in one of
  the following disciplines:
• behavioural
  sciences: psychology, sociology
• political
  and social sciences
• mathematical
  and statistical sciences
• economy,
  transport economy
• transport
  or traffic planning, urban planning or design, geography, (urban)
  architecture
• engineering:
  transport engineer, civil engineerMinimum grade obtained: a
  distinction
• Sufficient
  knowledge of the English language:
  The participants are expected to have both a passive and active command of
  the English language at a reasonable level. The participant should be able
  to follow ex-cathedra lessons, take notes and present some case studies
  themselves. Proof of English proficiency has to be submitted. This can be
  one or more of the below:
• 1-year
  comprehensive English-based instruction at a university or recognized
  equivalent
• passed
  for a TOEFL test (min. score 550 PBT, 213 CBT or 79 IBT)
• passed
  for IELTS test (min. overall band score of 6.0)
• passed
  another English test of the similar level as TOEFL or IELTS

• Nationality and country of residence:
  Be a national and resident of one of the below 31 countries:

• Africa:
  Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Cameroon,
  Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania,
  Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Niger
• Asia:
  Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Palestinian Territories, Vietnam
• Latin
  America: Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru
• Age:
  The maximum age for a master programme scholarship is 35 (on 1st January
  2019).

Application
Procedure

How to
Apply: As of October 2018 until 1st February 2019 you will be able to
apply for admission in 2019-2020.

1. page
   STUDY PROGRAMME: select “Master of Transportation Sciences – Traffic
   Safety”
2. page
   LEARNING ACCOUNT: if you have not yet obtained a degree in Belgium, the
   balance of your learning account is 140
3. page
   SUCCESS RATE: if you weren’t enrolled at Hasselt University in the
   previous year, skip this page and proceed to the next page of the
   application form
4. If you
   are eligible to apply for the ICP scholarship, you will see this on the
   page FINANCES of the online application. To apply for the scholarship, you
   have to select the option “YES” for “application for a VLIR-ICP
   scholarship”.

STEP 2. VLIR
UOS scholarship application form

STEP 3. Send hard
copies of your application by post

• printout
  of the VLIR-UOS scholarship application form
• hard
  copies of legalised* degree certificates and academic transcripts
• hard
  copies of additional necessary documents (certified English translations
  of diplomas and degrees, proof of English proficiency, 2 letters of
  recommendation, passport picture, …): see checklist

Scholarship Link