• Master of Cultural Anthropology and Development Studies
• Master of Human Settlements
• Master of Science in Food Technology
• Master of Science in Sustainable Development
• Master in Water Resources Engineering

1. The applicant must be a national and resident of one of the 31 scholarship countries (not necessarily the same country) at the time of application:

• Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Niger
• Asia: Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Palestinian Territories, Vietnam
• Latin America: Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru

2. The applicant must be eligible for admittance to the selected Master programme at KU Leuven. Please see above the Eligible Master Courses offered at KU Leuven* to check the admission requirements for the programme of your choice

*To see the full list of eligible programmes at Flemish universities for the VLIR-ICP scholarship please click here.

3. The maximum age for a Master programme candidate is 35 years for an initial masters and 40 years for an advanced masters. The maximum age for a training candidate is 45 years. The candidate cannot succeed this age on January 1 of the intake year.
4. Application for admission in one of the VLIR ICP programmes listed below leads automatically to a VLIR UOS scholarship application. No further action is needed if you meet all the prerequisites.