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Hi everyone, it's Global Scholarships,
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and I'm your host As, and today we'll
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see how to study in Belgium for free.
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>> Now, first a huge disclaimer though.
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This video doesn't guarantee you free
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education in Belgium, no one can do
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that, but here we'll share some tips and
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opportunities that will help you lower
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your study costs in this country. And if
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you're lucky, you can even lower it to
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zero. How? Well, let's get to it. Step
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one, getting admitted to a Belgian
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university. Of course, to study here for
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free, first you need to get admitted to
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university. It is important to file your
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application early as there are many
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documents to complete, which include
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certifications that may need to be
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evaluated in your home country. You may
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also have to submit your qualifications
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and a letter detailing your interest in
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studying in Belgium. In Belgium,
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enrollments close by April. Because of
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this, international students are advised
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to send their applications by February
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or March since the processing can take
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several weeks. Should you decide to
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enroll in a quota course, [music]
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you'll need to undergo an entrance exam
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or interview as well. Also, we've made
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application tutorials for some Belgian
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universities like Ghent University and
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University of Antwerp, and we're
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planning to make more, so make sure to
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check out our channel for those. And
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hey, if you're enjoying the video,
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consider supporting us with a like so we
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can share more useful information with
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more people. Two, [music] make your
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education affordable. Getting into a
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university in Belgium is difficult, but
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even more difficult is to finance your
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studies. Belgium is not a very cheap
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country. Some universities expect you to
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need about 800 to 1,200 euros per month
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to cover your living costs. Of course,
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this depends on how frugal you are and
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which city you're going to study in. But
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really, the main way you can make your
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study in Belgium more affordable is by
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going for a university with low tuition
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fees. When it comes to tuition fees,
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Belgian universities are reasonably
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cheap. They're usually not as affordable
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as most universities in Germany, France,
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or Italy, but much cheaper than the
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universities in the United Kingdom. For
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example, Ghent University charges about
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1,000 euros a year, Hasselt University
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about 1,100 euros, and University of
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Antwerp about 3,000 euros.
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>> If you want to learn more, check out our
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guide for seven cheapest universities in
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Belgium. Apply for scholarships. Now, as
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I said, there are many ways to make your
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education in Belgium much more
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affordable than an average study abroad.
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But if you want to make it free, you'll
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need scholarships. Compared to most
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European countries, Belgium actually has
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a good number of scholarship options.
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Here we'll share only a handful, but if
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you are interested, you can go to
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globalscholarships.com
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and use our free search tool to see more
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scholarship options. Scholarship options
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for bachelor studies in Belgium. Now,
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there aren't any full-funding
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scholarships you can apply for as
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bachelor students, but you can still
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have some great scholarships that can
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cover your living costs. For example,
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assistantships at KU Leuven give you the
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chance to work at the university as a
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student, earning 12 to 16 euros per hour
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and other like travel and paid public
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holidays. Financial aid at Royal
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Conservatory of Brussels offers to cover
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your living costs, and financial aid at
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Université Libre de Bruxelles covers
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many expenses including books,
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transportation, and medical costs.
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Scholarship options for master studies
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in Belgium. Master students have some
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great options for scholarships in
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Belgium including a full-funding one and
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a full tuition. As a master student, you
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can also apply to assistantships at KU
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Leuven. If you want to study public
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health, the Coke scholarship at
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Institute of Tropical Medicine covers
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tuition, stipend, and travel. There are
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many eligible nationalities, so check
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the link in the description. If you're
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planning to study statistics, ICP Master
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of Statistics scholarship at Hasselt
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University is a great scholarship that
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covers tuition, allowance, insurance,
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and travel. There are also many other
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scholarships for master students
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regardless of the program you want to
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study like top-up grants at Ghent
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University which offers tuition
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reduction, insurance, and a thousand
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euros monthly stipend. And ENP
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scholarships at College of Europe,
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offering to cover accommodation,
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academic costs, travel, and meal costs.
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Scholarship options for PhD studies in
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Belgium. If you're a PhD student, you
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can also apply to assistantships at KU
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Leuven. And there are also scholarships
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like assistantships at Université Libre
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de Bruxelles, doctoral fellowships at
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Université Libre de Bruxelles, and PhD
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funding at University of Mons. All
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covering various amounts of financial
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support. Global Minds Doctoral
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Scholarships Program at KU Leuven, on
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the other hand, covers tuition,
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insurance, plane tickets, and stipend,
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making this an amazing option for PhD
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students. And well, that's pretty much
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it, and see you in the next one.
