The call for applications for the 2025-2026 academic year is now open!

Are you planning to do a Master's degree at a higher education institution in French-speaking Belgium? Then this programme is for you!

Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI) offers Master's grants (Master 60 or 120) to international students holding at least a Bachelor's degree obtained from a foreign institution recognised by the higher education authorities in the applicant's country. The Master’s degree must be completed in Wallonia or Brussels within a higher education institution recognised by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.

Find out how to apply for a Master IN - WBI scholarship

• Step 1 : Check if the institution of your choice in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation participates in the Master IN - WBI scholarship program.

• Step 2 : Apply for admission to the higher education institution of your choice according to the procedures specific to that institution. Your application for admission to a Master's program at a university will be assigned a reference number, which must be indicated on the application form. In all other cases, no number is required.
• Step 3 : Send your IN - WBI Master's Scholarship application form to the institution, quoting the reference number of your university master's application. To find the contact person in the International Relations Department of the institution, please visit https://www.studyinbelgium.be/fr/etablissements-denseignement-superieur-... or www.wbi.be.
• Step 4 : The host institution pre-selects eligible applications.
• Step 5 : Their ranking is sent to Wallonie-Bruxelles International, which makes the final selection on the basis of defined criteria.
• Step 6 : The results are communicated by Wallonie-Bruxelles International to the target institution by 15 May at the latest.
• Step 7 : The candidate is informed of the follow-up given to his/her application by the target university.

Eligibility conditions for the Master IN – WBI grants

• Any applicant who meets the necessary and sufficient conditions for applying for admission to the host higher education institution may apply, regardless of nationality.
• Applicants must indicate on their application form the reference number of the admission file that will be sent to them by the higher education institution. NB: This file number does not mean that admission has been finalised.
• Applicants who have studied in the following countries/regions: Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, South Korea, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, United Kingdom and USA are given priority.
• Any field of study is taken into consideration
• The applicant holds a 1st or 2nd cycle degree that is sufficient to gain access to the Master's programme chosen and meets the entry requirements.
• The applicant holds a 1st or 2nd cycle degree awarded by an institution whose studies or training are recognised by the competent higher education authorities in the applicant's country of origin.
• The last 1st or 2nd cycle degree obtained in the country of origin must have been awarded no more than 5 years before the start of the study programme applied for.
• Applications that meet the eligibility criteria of the ARES development cooperation grants programme are excluded. (https://www.ares-ac.be/fr/cooperation-au-developpement/bourses/bachelier... )
• The grant application form and the documents to be attached to this form must be sent to the higher education institution concerned by midnight (Brussels time) on 31 March at the latest for the coming academic year.
• The subject of the e-mail sending the application must be: "MASTER IN - WBI grants - Name and surname of the applicant".
• Incomplete applications will not be submitted to the selection committee.

Selection Modalities

The selection is carried out initially by the host higher education institution based on criteria established by it. Its ranking is transmitted to Wallonia-Brussels International, which makes the final selection based on defined criteria.

Results are communicated to the host higher education institution no later than May 15, 2025.

The applicant is informed of the follow-up given to his/her application by the host higher education institution.

All stays must begin in the calendar year of selection. No postponement will be possible.

If the student is not awarded the grant and therefore decides not to pursue his/her application for admission to the host institution, the application fees incurred will not be reimbursed.

How to apply

Visite the website https://www.studyinbelgium.be/en/master-wbi-grants