Scholarship opportunities for Chinese students

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Scholarship opportunities for
Chinese students
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Do you want to STUDY, RESEARCH, CREATE And EXCHANGE
your ideas in prominent universities in the heart of Europe?
Then discover the possibilities of scholarships and the very attractive financial incentives
opportunities for individuals interested in pursuing studies and research in Wallonia and
Brussels (Belgium).
Wallonia-Brussels offers scholarship program designed to enable qualified international
students to pursue advanced degrees and research in specially focused areas of increasing
importance to the world.
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Transport and logistics
Mechanical engineering
Life sciences
Agro industrial sciences
Aeronautical and spatial sciences
Environmental technology
Priority will be given to these special focus areas of studies, however, other fields of studies
– arts & sciences, basic sciences, applied sciences – also will be seriously considered
The scholarships will be made available to support work towards :
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Ph.D. degrees
Postdoctoral research
Research-focused Master’s degree
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Ph.D. degrees
Bilateral Agreement CSC – WBI – FRS-FNRS
Offered Scholarship Programs
Each year, the China Scholarship Council (CSC) provides to Chinese students and
researchers :
 Long-term doctorate scholarships (36 to 48 months) and/or joint supervision
scholarships (6 to 24 months) in universities of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels
 Fellowships to visiting and post-doctorate researchers (3 to 12 months) in
universities of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels.
The joint program provides funds to encourage exchanges of university graduates and
teaching researchers, primarily in the framework of joint research projects between the
People’s Republic of China and Wallonia-Brussels.
These projects may fall into (but are not limited to) one or some of the following fields :
 Chinese studies
 International relations
 French language and French-speaking cultures
 Law
 European studies
 Economics and management
 Telecommunications and information technology
 Technologies in the field of agriculture
 Life sciences and health
 New materials, nanotechnology
 Energy and the environment
 Aeronautics and aerospace
 Logistics and transport
Financial terms
Doctorate scholarships and joint supervision scholarships
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Monthly stipend 1.200 €, including medical insurance for the length of the grant
One round-trip airfare ticket
The costs for the passport and visa
The tuition fees for 3rd cycle
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Fellowships to visiting and post-doctorate researchers
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Monthly stipend 1.300 €, including medical insurance for the length of the grant
One round-trip airfare ticket
The costs for the passport and visa
Sources of funding
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The China Scholarship Council
Wallonie-Bruxelles Internatonal and the Scientific Research Fund-FNRS
Application
 If interested, please contact Wallonia-Brussels
[email protected] - 0086 (10) 66 09 39 30
Delegation
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Postdoctoral Research
Wallonia-Brussels International Excellence Grants
The Wallonia-Brussels International Excellence Grants Programme (IN WBI) enables the
Universities of the Federation Wallonia-Brussels to receive foreign researchers for
Postdoctoral studies or Postdoctoral research programs.
Eligible candidates
Foreign nationals holding a Ph.D. from an accredited foreign institution of higher education.
Offered Scholarship Programs
There are two types of grants :
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Postdoctoral level grants of a minimum duration of 1 year for Postdoctoral studies
in Wallonia-Brussels (renewable once)
Short-term Research grants of a duration of 1 to 3 months for Postdoctoral research
programs in Wallonia-Brussels
Financial terms
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Monthly stipend 1.200 € for long-term scholarship and 1.300 € for short-term
scholarship
One round-trip airfare ticket
Medical insurance for non-European citizens
Repatriation insurance
Administration fees (up to 500 €)
Application
All the necessary information and application forms are available on the site
http://wbi.be/en/services/service/obtaining-grant-excellence-pursue-high-level-educationwallonia-brussels-0#.U15Ff1RV3AU
Contact : Laurie DELCOURTE : [email protected]
 If interested, go to: http://www.wbi.be/fr/inwbi
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Master’s and Ph.D. degrees
European Union Erasmus Mundus Grants
Within the framework of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s and Ph.D. Programmes, the
European union offers Ph.D. and Master grants for foreign students.
Some of them enable you to come and study or research in the Federation WalloniaBrussels.
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's programmes in the Federation WalloniaBrussels
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AFEPA European Master in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis Université Catholique de Louvain
MERIT Master of Science in Research on Information and Communication
Technologies - Université Catholique de Louvain
NOHA Joint Master's Degree Program in International Humanitarian Action Université Catholique de Louvain
EUROPHILOSOPHIE Philosophies allemande et française dans l'espace européen Université Catholique de Louvain
MCEMESV Master Conjoint Erasmus Mundus en Etude du Spectacle Vivant Université libre de Bruxelles
European Master's Programme in Information Technologies for Business Intelligence
(IT4BI) - Université libre de Bruxelles
EMSHIP European Education in Advanced Ship Design - Université de Liège
FAME Functionalised Advanced Materials and Engineering - Université de
Liège/Université Catholique de Louvain
THRUST Erasmus Mundus Master's Course in TurbomacHinery aeRomechanic
UniverSity Training - Université de Liège
TROPIMUNDO Erasmus Mundus Course in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems Université Libre de Bruxelles
4CITIES-UNICA Erasmus Mundus in Urban Studies - Université Libre de Bruxelles
EMERALD Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Georesources Engineering Université de Liège
MEREMMC Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Marine Environment and Resources
- Université de Liège
EMPHID erasmus Mundus Master Course in Public Health in Disasters - Université
Catholique de Louvain
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Erasmus Mundus Joint Ph.D. programmes in the Federation Wallonia-Brussels
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EDEEM European Doctorate in Economics Erasmus Mundus - Université Catholique
de Louvain
EMJD-GEM Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate on “Globalization, Europe &
Multilateralism" - Université libre de Bruxelles
IDS-FunMat International Doctoral School in Functional Materials for Energy,
Information Technology, and Health - Université de Liège/Université Catholique de
Louvain
Nanofar : European Doctorate in nanomedicine and pharmaceutical innovation Université de Liège/Université Catholique de Louvain
Joint Doctorate in Distributed Computing - Université Catholique de Louvain
ITABIDC Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Information technologies for Business
Intelligence-Doctoral College - Université Libre de Bruxelles
SEED International Doctorate Program in Computational Mechanics - Université Libre
de Bruxelles
Application and financial terms
Those interested in an Erasmus Mundus grant must apply directly to the consortium that
awards the Erasmus Mundus Master’s or Doctorate and undergo a selection process
organised by the partners involved.
Each consortium defines its own criteria for the selection of the applicants (see above for the
Erasmus Mundus programme in Wallonia-Brussels).
 To find out more, contact the coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus consortium that
proposes a joint Master’s or Doctorate.
Useful links
Erasmus Mundus Joint Programmes in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation:
http://www.studyinbelgium.be/en/content/erasmus-mundus-programmes-wallonia-brussels-federation
Site of the European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/education/external-relationprogrammes/doc72_fr.htm
Site of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency responsible for the management of
the Erasmus Mundus program:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/tools/contacts_en.php
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Bilateral Agreements between universities in the
Federation Wallonia-Brussels and Chinese universities
More than 50 agreements, conventions or joined collaborations have been made or
reiterated between the 5 most important Walloon and Brussels’s Universities and more than
40 Universities around the People’s Republic of China, in 2011.
Most agreements concern the mobility of researchers and Ph.D. students as well as the
mobility of University teachers.
 If interested, researchers, students and teachers should ask the international
department of their University.
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