Science@Leuven Scholarship

The Faculty of Science of the KU Leuven and its Alumni Association Science@Leuven are proud to announce The Science@Leuven Scholarship!

Motivated and talented international students, interested in participating in an international master programme of the Faculty of Science of the KU Leuven are invited to apply for a scholarship.

For the following masters you can apply for the Scholarship :

• Master of Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Master of Biology
• Master of Molecular and Cellular Biophysics
• Master of Chemistry
• Master of Physics
• Master of Geography
• Master of Mathematics
• Master of Statistics

Amount of Scholarship

The amount of the scholarship can be up to 8.000 Euro for 1 year. The Board of the Science@Leuven Fund will decide exactly how much a scholarship will be. The scholarship will always cover the tuition fee for 1 year, the insurance and a basic health insurance coverage. The amount awarded for living expenses can vary. 

Most master programmes of the Faculty of Science are 2-year programmes. The scholarship for the second master year will be only be continued for students having had outstanding results the first master year.


 

Admission requirements

Applicants must meet and prove the following requirements:

• the applicants have not studied or worked at the University of Leuven before,
• the applicants have a bachelor degree from a foreign university that gives them access to the master programme they are applying for,
• the applicants can prove having had excellent study results during their former training,
• the applicants can prove a very strong knowledge of English,
• the applicants show strong motivation to follow a master programme at the Faculty of Science of the KU Leuven
• the applicants are willing to act as an ambassador for the programme.

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS

Applications for the academic year 2012-2013 will open the 1st of December 2011.  

Selection Procedure for 2012-2013 (changed since 2011-2012)

• The applicants fill out the application form of the International Office to apply for admission to the KU Leuven.  you can find the application form here.
• The applicants note in the application form that they want to apply for the Science@Leuven Scholarship.
• After having completed the application form of the International Office, applicants register here.
• Additionally to the information required by the International Office, the applicants also upload the following information with their application form of the International Office: results of their former studies, a description of the content of the courses, a letter of motivation and two references of internationally renowned professors.
• The selection of the students takes place in June 2012.

 ATTENTION:

Only applicants registered with the International Office AND here will be considered for the scholarship.

Only applicants with a complete file will be considered.