The Master Mind Scholarship is funded by the Government of Flanders and awarded through Ghent University to academically outstanding international students starting a master’s programme there.
It runs for one academic year on a 60-ECTS master’s and two on a 120-ECTS master’s. Programme coordinators nominate candidates, the university shortlists them, and the Flemish Government makes the final choice.
Benefits & funding
- €10,225 per academic year (Study in Flanders, 2026-2027 call); Ghent’s own page lists up to €10,000 for 2025-2026.
- Tuition-fee waiver: you pay only the lowest local rate (€136.50 for 2026-2027) instead of the international fee.
- Cannot be combined with another Flemish government scholarship, Erasmus+/Erasmus Mundus, BAEF or Fulbright.
- The scheme is under review; the grant and selection may change for 2027-2028.
Eligibility
- All nationalities except Russian nationals; no country of residence is required.
- New international students academically admitted to a Ghent University master’s programme (advanced masters included); the degree used for admission cannot come from a Flemish institution.
- GPA of at least 3.5 out of 4.0 on the most recent degree.
- English: IELTS 7.0 / TOEFL 94 / C1 (IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL 90 / B2 for schools of arts), proof no older than 3 years.
- Preparatory, bridging and distance-learning programmes are excluded.
- Some awards are reserved for applicants from Japan, Mexico, Palestine and the USA.
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Eligible nationalities
Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahamas
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Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belarus · Belgium · Belize · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · Brunei · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Central African Republic · Chad · Chile · China · Colombia · Comoros · Republic of the Congo · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Cuba · Cyprus · Czechia · DR Congo · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Estonia · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Fiji · Finland · France · Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kosovo · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Latvia · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Malta · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Micronesia · Moldova · Monaco · Mongolia · Montenegro · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Nepal · Netherlands · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · North Korea · North Macedonia · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Palestine · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Qatar · Romania · Rwanda · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · San Marino · São Tomé and Príncipe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Serbia · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · South Korea · South Sudan · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Sweden · Switzerland · Syria · Taiwan · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Türkiye · Turkmenistan · Tuvalu · Uganda · Ukraine · UAE · UK · USA · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Vatican City · Venezuela · Vietnam · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe
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Application process
- 1Apply for academic admission to an eligible Ghent University master’s programme before 1 April.
- 2Your programme coordinator nominates up to two applicants, with a motivation and ranking; you cannot apply directly.
- 3The International Relations Office screens the files and sends a shortlist of at most 20 to the Flemish Government by the end of April.
- 4Shortlisted students are contacted by mid-April to complete the online Master Mind application; the Flemish Government decides.
Program timeline
deadline for academic admission
1 April
shortlisted students contacted to complete the online application
Mid-April
Ghent sends its shortlist to the Flemish Government
End of April
master’s programme begins
September