• Candidates from all provinces and regions of Vietnam, from public institutions, civil society, NGOs and the private sector are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates should have good academic records and relevant working experience with the desired studies.
• Candidates should show potential to contribute to the development of Vietnam.
• Women and candidates coming from remote areas are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Be citizen of Vietnam, residing and working in Vietnam at the moment of application;
• Not have citizenship or permanent resident status of Belgium or any other developed countries on OECD list; 
• Not be married or engaged to a person holding or eligible to hold Belgian citizenship; 
• Not be older than 35 years at the moment of application;
• Hold a full-time official university degree;
• Have minimum 02 full years of working experience (after undergraduate study up to the moment of application). The experience must be relevant to the selected Master study;
• Be fluent in English or in French. Requirements by BBS:
  • French: at least DELF B2 / TCF 400-500;
  • English: at least IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL computer 213 / TOEFL iBT 79-80.

• Candidates are strongly advised to contact the chosen university for confirmation on the availability of the course in the academic year 2015-2016 and the language of instruction before application. 
• Candidates must possess a high level of English or French proficiency in order to enable them to cope with post-graduate study in Belgium. Candidates are therefore strongly advised to contact directly Belgian universities for specific language requirements of different study programmes. In case the chosen universities or study programmes require higher score than the requirement of BBS, applicants must comply with it before submitting their applications.
• Applicants are not obliged to have beforehand letters of admission from Belgian universities for the academic year 2015-2016. However, having a letter of admission will help the selection committee to proceed file screening and selection procedures more conveniently.
• GRE/GMAT is required by some universities for courses in Economics, Management or Finance or Natural Sciences. Candidates must carefully check with the selected universities and comply with this requirement before submission of application.
  

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APPLICATIONS FOR  INTAKE 2015
CAN BE SUBMITTED FROM 1st OCTOBER TO 30th DECEMBER 2014
1. Application Form
Master Form 2015 (DOC, 436.5 Kb)
The application form should be clearly and completely filled in the language of instruction of the chosen course, preferably typewritten and duly signed by candidates. Incomplete files or files missing any of the documents listed under Section 11 shall be rejected.
Section 1 - Personal Information: this section inquires about personal details. Please note that the scholarship funds the costs for the awardees only. If candidates wish to take any member of their family to Belgium, they will have to bear the costs themselves.
Section 2 - Postal address: as the information in this section will help us to contact applicants, sufficient and clear information is very important to ensure that all applicants are well informed of their application results.
Section 3 - Proficiency in foreign language: the language proficiency test results must be valid until at least 30/06/2015. For those who are waiting for the result, please indicate the date of the test as well as the expected date for the result. Supplementary documents can be submitted before 16/01/2015.
Section 7 - Request for scholarship: Applicants should fill in the precise title of the course, duration and the university. Each applicant can apply for one course at one university. For further information, applicants can visit the website of the university or contact directly the course coordinator via email for confirmation of the course availability as well as the language of instruction.
Section 8 – Statement of Motivation and Future Plan: this section aims to understand the rationale for the selection of the study as well as the future plans of candidates upon their return to Vietnam. This is particularly important; therefore, applicants should write this part convincingly and coherently. The text should not exceed 400 words (or 4,000 characters).
If some useful information concerning the application cannot be covered in the text under Section 8, applicants could continue in the Section 9.
2. Documents that should accompany the application form
(All documents in Vietnamese must be a legalised true copy, with certified translation in English or French)

• Copy of birth certificate.
• Copy of University degree, and Master degree (if any).
• Copy of academic (University, Master) transcripts.
• Copy of the internationally recognized language certificates.
• A short explanation about the grading system of Vietnam (This document will assist the Belgian universities to better understand the meaning of the grading system in Vietnam, and therefore enable them to assess the qualifications of applicants through  academic transcripts).
• Two letters of recommendation, either professional or academic with contact details of the referees.
• Authorization letter of the current employer (see Template in Annex 1 of the Application Form).
• Resume/Curriculum Vitae.
  

• 01 original and 03 copies of the Application File (including form & annexes) are to be sent in a sealed envelope marked “Application for 2015/16 Belgian Bilateral Scholarships”.
• Deadline: before 17h00, Tuesday 30/12/2014.
• Address: Development Cooperation Office - Embassy of Belgium, 9th Floor Hanoi Towers - 49 Hai Ba Trung street, Hanoi.