Scholarships will be awarded to top applicants from all over the world for three consecutive intakes, until and including the intake for the academic year 2019-2020.

Founded in 1425, KU Leuven has been a centre of learning for almost six centuries. Today, it is Belgium’s highest-ranked university as well as one of the oldest and most renowned universities in Europe.

Why at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – KU Lewen offers high-quality academic education to its students at a widespread level.

Brief Description

• University or Organization: The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
• Department: NA
• Course Level: Master
• Scholarship Award: Up to € 47,000 for non-EEA citizens and up to € 34,000 for EEA citizens
• Access Mode: Online
• Numbers of Award: Not known
• Nationality: International
• Scholarship can be taken in Belgium
• Application Deadline: June 1, 2019
• Language: English

Eligibility for the Scholarship

• Eligible Countries: Domestic or international candidates are eligible to apply for the scholarship
• Eligible Course or Subjects: The scholarship will be awarded in food science and technology, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, or a related field.
• Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for BiFTec, you must have obtained a bachelor’s degree in food science and technology, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, or a related field from recognised academic institutions. You also have to provide evidence of your English proficiency.

How to Apply

• How to apply: To apply for the scholarship, applicants must take admission (Programme admission: www.fet.kuleuven.be/biftec
  General admission: www.kuleuven.be/admissions). Applications must be completed by using this link: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application
• Supporting Documents: Not given
• Admission Requirements: To be eligible for BiFTec, you must have obtained a bachelor’s degree in food science and technology, chemistry, biological sciences, engineering, or a related field from a recognised academic institution. You also have to provide evidence of your English proficiency.
• Language Requirement: English language requirements for candidates who do not speak English as their first language.

• Benefit

The full scholarship amounts up to € 47,000 for non-EEA citizens and up to € 34,000 for EEA citizens. The full scholarship covers tuition fees, full insurance, and part of your costs for traveling, housing, and living for the entire duration of the study programme. Next to these full grants, also some fee waiver grants are available for the best-ranked runner up candidates.