Roger Dillemans Fund
Scholarships for developing-world students in Leuven.
Aim
For the 2012-2013 academic year scholarships will be granted to developing-world students who have obtained a master’s degree from KU Leuven and would like to continue their studies with a second master's degree.
Conditions
Each applicant must:
- Be from a developing country (list of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - pdf)
- Have an initial master’s degree from KU Leuven
- Have excellent study results
- Show strong motivation to follow a second master’s programme at KU Leuven
PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WITH ALL THE CONDITIONS!
Procedure
Students interested in a scholarship from the Fund Roger Dillemans should:
- Be admitted to the Master's Programme of their choice via the Application Procedure of the International Office.
Please also send an email to Mathias Groenweghe that you are applying for a Fund Roger Dillemans scholarship.
- Upload following documents via their guestaccount:
- Transcripts of all the marks they obtained at KU Leuven
- A strong letter of motivation explaining the choice of your master’s programme
- A recommendation letter
The deadline for submission is 15 May 2012. Candidates will be evaluated based on their motivation and past studies.
Scholarship
The Scholarship includes:
- € 8600/year living expenses
- Tuition fee waiver
- Affiliation with a Belgian Health Insurance Company
- Third Party Liability Insurance
Timing:
- June 2012: selected students will be informed by e-mail or regular mail
- October 2012-June 2013: grant of the scholarship
- Spring 2013: the Roger Dillemans Fund scholarships are officially granted
Selection commission
The meetings of the selection commission are private. Members of the jury are:
- Vicerector Educational Policy: prof. Ludo Melis
- Vicerector Student Affairs: prof. Tine Baelmans
- Prof. Joos Vandewalle, Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT)
- Mr Jan De Vriendt, director Student Services
- Paul Schotsmans, full professor Faculty of Medicine and programme director of the IU POC Master of Bioethics of the Faculty of Medicine
Secretariat - Leuvens Universiteitsfonds - Leuven University Fund
More information
KU Leuven - Leuvens Universiteitsfonds - Leuven University Fund
Leen Imbrechts - tel: 016/32.37.50
