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Elisabeth & Amelie Fund 2024 for Students from Developing Countries Studying in Belgium

Opportunity Description

How can students from developing countries contribute to improving water quality and management? The Elisabeth & Amélie Fund Scholarships by the King Baudouin Foundation provide a unique chance for these students to be involved in meaningful projects that address water issues in their home countries.

Are you a student from a developing country studying in Belgium? The Elisabeth & Amélie Fund offers thematic mobility grants designed to support students like you in making a real impact through your academic pursuits.

The Elisabeth & Amélie Fund focuses on academic excellence and emphasizes the importance of addressing concrete water challenges in the South, aiming to create a significant societal impact.

Key Details and Dates

  • Application Deadline: October 21, 2024
  • Result Announcement Dates: December 2024
  • Internship Date: between January 2025 and August 2025
  • Funding Type: Mobility grant
  • OrganizerKing Baudouin Foundation
  • Eligible Countries: Developing countries (OECD-DAC countries, outside Europe)
  • Eligible Gender: Male/Female
  • Target Group: Students from developing countries listed below
  • Focus Area: Access to water, protection or improvement of water quality, and water management
  • Study Level: Master’s, Bachelor after Bachelor’s, or Master after Master’s
  • Number of Opportunities: Approximately ten grants
  • Duration: 1-2 months
  • Program Language: English
  • Host Country: Belgium (internship in a developing country)

Benefits and Financial Aids

The Elisabeth & Amélie Fund Scholarships provides the below items for winning applicants:

  • A maximum grant of €5,000
  • Covers costs associated with the internship, including transportation, accommodation, and specific materials required for the project
  • It DOES NOT cover general-purpose equipment like computers, touch pads, cameras, dictaphones, etc.
  • May finance particular equipment needed for the internship, such as GPS and multi-parameter probes
  • Funding for on-site helpers if their role, profile, and tasks are detailed in the application

Eligibility Criteria

You must meet these requirements:

  • Applicants must be nationals of a developing country (OECD-DAC countries outside Europe listed below)
  • Currently enrolled in a Master’s, Bachelor after Bachelor’s, or Master after Master’s program at a Belgian educational institution (University or Haute Ecole)
  • The internship must be related to the water theme and support the work for the student’s end-of-year thesis.

List of Eligible Countries

These are the OECD-DAC countries outside Europe eligible for the fund:

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Costa Rica
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Cuba
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Korea (Democratic People’s Republic)
  • Kosovo
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Macedonia
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Rwanda
  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sri Lanka
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Required Documents

Please submit these documents for your applications:

  • Detailed budget proposal
  • Approval from the promotor/supervisor taking academic responsibility
  • Application form submitted online via the King Baudouin Foundation website

Selection Process

The selection process is as follows:

  • An Independent jury will select the candidates
  • The announcement of selected candidates will be in December 2024
  • Fellows must provide an evaluation report of their internship based on the King Baudouin Foundation’s criteria, along with a 5 to 10-minute video explaining the project.
  • Approximately ten grants are available in the final step

How to Apply?

  • Submit applications online through the King Baudouin Foundation website linked below.
  • The deadline for applications is October 21, 2024, at midnight
  • Ensure approval from the promotor/supervisor before submission

 

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