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
• Organizer: King 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

Apply Now

Further information and details regarding the Elisabeth & Amelie Fund are available on the official call by the King Baudouin Foundation.

Level

• non_degree/short_program