KU Leuven offers each academic year scholarships to deserving students from developing countries to do their PhD in the largest university of Flanders, Belgium. The programme is organized and managed by the Interfaculty Council for Development Cooperation.

The IRO Doctoral Scholarship Programme has supported more than a hundred PhD graduates over the past ten years. After obtaining their doctorates at KU Leuven, these PhD holders are now valorizing their degrees in their home countries either in university academic research or in various sectors of industry.

Eligibility

The applicant must be a citizen of one of the countries on the OECD DAC table that are listed under the following categories: Least Developed Countries, Low Income Countries or Low Middle Income Countries. The applicant must not possess dual citizenship, where the second citizenship is from an EU country.
The time period between the date of completion of your MA degree and the date of submission of your scholarship application can be no more than ten years.
Excellent academic results
Excellent research project
Motivation in the framework of development cooperation
Excellent recommendations

Moreinfo: http://www.kuleuven.be/iro/scholarships.html

Scholarships	Closing date
ICFJ/United Nations Foundation Climate-Change Journalism Fellowship	12 Aug 2014
Valuing Nature programme discipline-hopping fellowships	14 Aug 2014
Flinders International Postgraduate Research Scholarships	15 Aug 2014
Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund	15 Aug 2014
Knight-Mozilla Fellowships	16 Aug 2014
Georg Zundel Scholarship	12 Sep 2014
TWAS-CONACYT Postdoctoral Fellowship	15 Sep 2014
WZB-ISSC Global Fellowship	15 Sep 2014
Mendel Fellowships	30 Sep 2014
Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship	15 Oct 2014
Victoria University - ASEAN Undergraduate Tuition Fees Scholarship	31 Oct 2014
ACSBI Fellowship	01 Nov 2014
IRO Doctoral Scholarship	10 Nov 2014
MJIIT ASEAN Student Incentive Award	30 Nov 2014
Fujitsu Scholarship	Annual
ADB - Japan Scholarship	Annual
Australia Awards Fellowships	Annual
Australia Awards: Australian Development Scholarships (ADS), Australian Leadership Awards	Annual
Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships	Annual
University of Newcastle International Postgraduate Research Scholarships	Annual
Murdoch International Postgraduate Studentship	Annual
Singapore International Graduate Award	Annual
IWC Scholarships	Annual
ADVANCES - MA Advanced Development in Social Work	Annual
AFEPA - European Master in Agricultural, Food and Environmental Policy Analysis	Annual
AGRIS MUNDUS - MSc in Sustainable Development in Agriculture	Annual
ALGANT - International integrated Master course in Algebra, Geometry and Number Theory	Annual
AMASE - Joint European Master Programme on Advanced Materials Science and Engineering	Annual
ARCHMAT - European Master in ARCHaeological MATerials Science	Annual
ASTROMUNDUS - Astrophysics	Annual
ATOSIM - Atomic Scale Modelling of Physical, Chemical and Bio-molecular Systems	Annual
bhealth - BioHealth Computing EM	Annual
CEMACUBE - Common European Master's course in Biomedical Engineering	Annual
ChIR - Erasmus Mundus Master in Chemical Innovation and Regulation	Annual
CHOREOMUNDUS - International Master in Dance Knowledge, Practice and Heritage	Annual
CoDe - Joint European Master in Comparative Local Development	Annual
CoMEM - Erasmus Mundus MSC Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management	Annual
COSSE - Computer Simulation For Science and engineering	Annual
CSSM - Complex Systems Science	Annual
CWCN - Crossways in Cultural Narratives	Annual
DESEM - Erasmus Mundus MSc in Dependable Software Systems	Annual
DMKM - Data Mining & Knowledge Management	Annual
ECOHYD - Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Ecohydrology	Annual
EDAMUS - Sustainable Management of Food Quality	Annual
EM HRPP - Erasmus Mundus Masters in Human Rights Policy and Practice	Annual
EM SIE - Erasmus Mundus Masters in Special and Inclusive Education	Annual
EM3E - Erasmus Mundus Master in Membrane Engineering	Annual
EMCL - European Masters in Clinical Linguistics	Annual
EMDC - European Master in Distributed Computing	Annual
EMECC NURSING - Emergency and Critical Care Nursing	Annual
EMECS - European Master Embedded Computing Systems	Annual
EMERALD - Master Course in Georesources Engineering	Annual
EMFOL - Food of Life	Annual
EMGS - Global Studies - A European Perspective	Annual
EMIN - Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Economics and Management of Network Industries	Annual
EMLE - European Master in Law and Economics	Annual
EMMAPA - Erasmus Mundus Master in Adapted Physical Activity	Annual
EMMCMSP - Erasmus Mundus Master Course on Maritime Spatial Planning	Annual
EMMIR - European Master in Migration and Intercultural Reations	Annual
EMM-Nano - Erasmus Mundus Master in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology	Annual
EMQAL - European Joint Master in Quality in Analytical Laboratories	Annual
EMPHID - Public Health in Disasters	Annual
EM-SANF - Erasmus Mundus Master Course Sustainable Animal Nutrition and Feeding	Annual
EMSD - European Master programme in Systems Dynamics	Annual
EMSEP - European Masters in Sport and Exercise Psychology	Annual
EMSHIP - European Education in Advanced Ship Design	Annual
EMTM - European Master in Tourism Management	Annual
EPOG - Master's Course - Economic Policies in the age of Globalisation	Annual
EUCOMOR - European Master in Comparative Morphology	Annual
EUROAQUAE - Euro Hydroinformatics and Water Management	Annual
EUROCULTURE - Europe in the Wider World	Annual
EUROMIME - Master européen en Ingénierie des Médias pour l'Education	Annual
EUROPHILOSOPHIE - Philosophies allemande et française dans l'espace européen	Annual
EUROPHOTONICS - Master in Photonics Engineering, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics	Annual
EUROPUBHEALTH - European Public Health Master	Annual
euSYSBIO - erasmus Mundus Master's Course in euSYSBIO Systems Biology	Annual
EWEM - European Wind Energy Master	Annual
FAME - Functionalised Advanced Materials and Engineering	Annual
FIPDes - Food Innovation and Product Design	Annual
FloodR - Flood Risk Management (FloodRisk)	Annual
Food ID - European Master Food Identity	Annual
FUSION-EP - European Master in Nuclear Fusion Science and Engineering Physics	Annual
GEM - Master of Science course in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation	Annual
GEMMA - Master's Degree in Women's and Gender Studies	Annual
GeoTech - Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies	Annual
GLITEMA - German Literature in the European Middle Ages	Annual
IMACS - International Master in Advanced Clay Science	Annual
IMAE - International Master in Applied Ecology	Annual
IMEC - International Master in Early Childhood Education and Care	Annual
IMETE - International Master of Science in Environmental Technology and Engineering	Annual
IMFSE - International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering	Annual
IMIM - International Master in Industrial Management	Annual
IMQP - International Master in Quaternary and Prehistory	Annual
IMRCEES - International Masters in Russian, Central and East European Studies	Annual
IMRD - International Master of Science in Rural Development	Annual
IMSE - International Master in Service Engineering	Annual
IT4BI - Information Technologies for Business Intelligence	Annual
JEMES - Joint European Master Programme in Environmental Studies	Annual
LCT - European Masters Program in Language and Communication Technologies	Annual
M.E.S.C. - Master in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion	Annual
MA LLL - European Masters in Lifelong Learning: Policy and Management	Annual
MAMASELF - Master in material science exploring European large scale facilities	Annual
MAPNET - Masters on Photonic Networks engineering	Annual
MARIHE - Research and Innovation in Higher Education	Annual
MATHMODS - Mathematical Modelling in Engineering: Theory, Numerics, Applications	Annual
MBIO - Erasmus Mundus Master of Bioethics	Annual
MCM - Master of Science in Computational Mechanics	Annual
ME3 - European Joint Masters in Management and Engineering of Environment and Energy	Annual
MEDEG - Economic Development and Growth	Annual
MEDfOR - Mediterranean Forestry and Natural Resources Management	Annual
MEEES - Masters in Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology	Annual
MEGEI - MA Economics of Globalisation and European Integration	Annual
MEME - Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology	Annual
MEREMMC - EUROPEAN MSc in MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES	Annual
MERIT - Master of Science in Research on Information and Communication Technologies	Annual
MESPOM - Master of Science in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management	Annual
MFAMILY - European Master in Social Work with Families and Children	Annual
MFSc - Master in Forensic Science	Annual
MIND - Erasmus Mundus Master's programme in Industrial Ecology	Annual
MISOCO - Joint European Master in International Migration and Social Cohesion	Annual
MITRA - Intercultural Mediation: Identities, Mobilities, Conflicts	Annual
MONABIP - Molecular Nano- and Biophotonics	Annual
MScEF - Master of Science in European Forestry	Annual
MSPME - Masters in Strategic Project Management (European)	Annual
MULTIELE - Multiculturalism: Master degree in Learning and Teaching of Spanish in Multilingual and International Contexts	Annual
MUNDUS JOURNALISM - Erasmus Mundus Masters Journalism, Media and Globalisation	Annual
MUNDUS MAPP - Erasmus Mundus Master's in Public Policy	Annual
MUNDUS URBANO - Master of Science in International Cooperation and Urban Development	Annual
NEURASMUS - A European Master in Neuroscience: Advanced Courses and Research Training	Annual
NOHA Mundus - Joint Master's Degree Program in International Humanitarian Action	Annual
NOMADS EMMC - exploring without borders-documentary filmdirecting	Annual
NORDSECMOB - Master's programme in Security and Mobile Computing	Annual
PERCCOM - PERvasive Computing & COMmunications for sustainable development	Annual
PLANET Europe - Joint Masters Programme on European Spatial Planning, Environmental Policies and Regional Development	Annual
QEM - Models and Methods of Quantitative Economics	Annual
SAHC - Advanced Masters in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions	Annual
SEFOTECH nut - European MSc in food science, technology and nutrition	Annual
SELECT - Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems	Annual
SERP-Chem - International Master in Surface, Electro, Radiation, Photo - Chemistry	Annual
SPACEMASTER - EMMC in Space Science and Technology	Annual
SSI - Joint International Master in Smart Systems Integration	Annual
STeDe - Erasmus Mundus Master in Sustainable Territorial Development	Annual
STEPS - Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Sustainable Transportation and Electrical Power Systems	Annual
SUFONAMA - Sustainable Forest and Nature Management	Annual
SUSCOS - Sustainable Constructions under Natural Hazards and Catastrophic Events	Annual
SUTROFOR - Erasmus Mundus Masters Course in Sustainable Tropical Forestry	Annual
TCCM - Euromaster on Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling	Annual
TEMA - European territories (civilisation, nation, region, city): identity and development	Annual
TEOS - Transcultural European Outdoor Studies	Annual
THRUST - Erasmus Mundus Master's Course in TurbomacHinery aeRomechanic UniverSity Training	Annual
TPTI - Industrial Techniques, Territories and Heritage	Annual
TRIBOS - Joint European master in tribology of surfaces and interfaces	Annual
tropEd - European Master in International Health	Annual
TROPIMUNDO - Erasmus Mundus Masters Course in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems	Annual
VIBOT - Erasmus Mundus Masters in VIsion and roBOTics	Annual
VINIFERA EuroMaster - European Master of Science of Viticulture and Enology	Annual
VINTAGE - Master International Vintage, Vine, Wine and Terroir management	Annual
WACOMA - Erasmus Mundus Master in Water and Coastal Management	Annual
WOP-P - Master in Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology	Annual
Brunei Darussalam Government Scholarships	Annual
Mexican Government Scholarships	Annual
Postgraduate Training Fellowships for Women Scientists	Annual
Rotary Peace Fellowship	Annual
Hakuho Foundation Japanese Research Fellowship	Annual
Ford Motor Company International Fellowship	Annual
SAR-Campbell Fellowships	Annual
World Bank-Robert S. McNamara (RSM) Fellowships	Annual
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	Annual
Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships	Annual
United Nations Journalism Fellowships	Annual
USIP-JR Senior Fellowship	Annual
Open Society Fellowship	Annual
ISID Grant, SSI/ISID Fellowships, Scientific Exchange Fellowships	Annual
Fellowship at Shuttleworth Foundation	Annual
Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program at National Endowment for Democracy	Annual
Yale World Fellows Program	Annual
Fellowships at Asia Research Institute	Annual
Asian Graduate Student Fellowships	Annual
Financial Aid at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy	Annual
The Rolex Awards	Annual
Atlas Corps Fellowships	Annual
Radcliffe Institute Fellowships	Annual
UNESCO-L'OREAL Fellowships	Annual
UNESCO/Japan Young Researchers' Fellowships Programme	Annual
Synergos Senior Fellows	Annual
MIF Fellowships	Annual
YouthActionNet Global Fellowship	Annual
Joan Shorenstein Center Fellowships	Annual
AVAC Fellowships	Annual
Conservation International Indigenous Leaders Conservation Fellowship	Annual
Crawford Fund Fellowship	Annual
Nanjing Municipal Government - NMG-NUST Joint Scholarship	Expired
University of Bristol Scholarship	Expired
Human Development Fellowships for Young Professionals	Expired
Liverpool John Moores University Scholarships	Expired
DOCTORAL/POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH IN GREECE	Expired
UNESCO/People's Republic of China (The Great Wall) Co-Sponsored Fellowships	Expired
Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society's Emerging Leaders International Fellows	Expired
TED Fellows program	Expired
PhD scholarship in bio-electrochemical system	Expired
Travel Writing Scholarship	Expired
Swinburne University Chancellor’s Research Scholarship	Expired
Hurford Youth Fellows	Expired
Malaysia International Scholarship	Expired
Academy of Technology and Liberal Arts & Sciences (ATLAS)	Expired
Wells Mountain Foundation’s Empowerment Through Education Scholarship	Expired
Cultures of Resistance Scholarships	Expired
U.S. Department of State - Professional Fellows Program	Expired
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Fellowship	Expired
Professor Stuart Wilson Scholarships	Expired
Cultures of Resistance Scholarships	Expired
Ngwang Choephel Fellows Program	Expired
ESED scholarship	Expired
PILnet Fellowship at The Global Network for Public Interest Law	Expired
PhD in Compositional Reservoir Simulation Involving Complex Phase Equilibria	Expired
UNU-IAS PhD and Postdoctoral fellowships	Expired
Laureate Global Fellowship	Expired
Jordan IFLA/OCLC Fellowship program	Expired
Persephone Miel Fellowship at Pulitzer Center	Expired
Journalists in Residence Fellowship at Excellence Cluster TOPOI Berlin	Expired
Donald W. Reynolds Fellowships	Expired
PhD scholarship in Navigation with UAVs	Expired
ITTO Fellowships	Expired
CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship	Expired
Mae Fah Luang University Scholarships	Expired
Asia Pacific Leadership Program Fellowship	Expired
Global Development Awards and Medals Competition	Expired
TDR advanced postdoctoral research and training grants	Expired
TDR postgraduate training grants	Expired
Robert Solow Postdoctoral Fellowships	Expired
Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation	Expired
AFSP Suicide Research Grants	Expired
IISH Fellowships	Expired
WCS Research Fellowships	Expired
Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship	Expired
European Masters in Lifelong Learning: Policy and Management	Expired
Junior Fellowships on Natural Resource Management for Sustainable Growth	Expired
Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship	Expired
NDIAS fellowships	Expired
Wilson Center Fellowships	Expired
Max Weber Fellowships	Expired
Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships	Expired
ASEAN Scholarships for Cambodia	Expired
M-POWER Research Fellowships Program	Expired
Japan Foundation - Asia Leadership Fellow Program	Expired
New Zealand ASEAN Scholars Awards	Expired
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Indigenous Fellowship Programme	Expired
University of Groningen Talent Grant: Eric Bleumink Fund	Expired
Erasmus Mundus Master in Geospatial Technologies	Expired
Grameen Foundation Fellow	Expired
Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Programme in Interactive and Cognitive Environments	Expired
Fung Global Fellows Program	Expired
Oak Human Rights Fellowships	Expired
LAPA Fellowships	Expired
David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowships	Expired
AFPF Fellowships	Expired
CRS-International Development Fellows Program	Expired
UNESCO/Republic of Korea Co-Sponsored Fellowships	Expired
UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships	Expired
Carson Fellowships	Expired
Fulbright Student Fellowships	Expired
CTFS-ForestGEO Grants for researchers, post doctorate fellows, and graduate students	Expired
Zukunftsphilologie Fellowships	Expired
iLEAP International Fellowship	Expired
Humphrey Fellowship	Expired
Guangxi Government Scholarship	Expired
New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships	Expired
CIMB Regional Scholarship	Expired
Tianjin Government Scholarship	Expired