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Fellowships 2012

Fellowships 2012. The B elgian A merican E ducational F oundation. The B elgian A merican E ducational F oundation. “To enable young men and women without means to secure graduate education…”. Established on Jan 9, 1920. Letter of H. Hoover, 31 st American President to

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Fellowships 2012

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  1. Fellowships2012 The Belgian American Educational Foundation

  2. The Belgian American Educational Foundation “To enable young men and women without means to secure graduate education…” Established on Jan 9, 1920 Letter of H. Hoover, 31st American President to L. Delacorix, Belgian Prime Minister (1919)

  3. 3 Simultanious Actions for Graduate study candidates 1. Choose the 3 US universities (5-8) & prepare the applications for each one. 2. Determine which tests are needed to apply & take them(TOEFL, GRE, GMAT). 3. Look for financial support.

  4. US - Graduate Education Master’s degrees: Typically 2 years in length Doctoral degrees (PhD’s) Typically 4-6 years in length

  5. Types of Fellowships • Fellowship for Study • Fellowship for Research • Fellowship for Biomedical engineering research • Fellowship for MBA studies or similar management degrees

  6. Fellowship for Study • Graduate Study (MA after MA, PhD) • Non-renewable grant for 1 academic year (9 months) • Stipend $15,000 • Tuition and fees up to $30,000 • Health insurance • Music Study • Non-renewable grant for 1 academic year (9 months) • Stipend $15,000 • Tuition and fees up to $25,000 • Health insurance

  7. Fellowship for Research • Non-renewable grant for 12 months • Stipend of • $20,000 for doctoral research • $35,000 for post-doctoral research • Health insurance of max $1,000

  8. Fellowship for Biomedical engineering research Henri Benedictus Fellowships made available through the King Baudouin Foundation • Non-renewable grant for 1 year • Stipend of $40,000 • Health insurance included

  9. Elgibility requirements • For all programs • Be a Belgian citizen • For Henri Benedictus Fund fellowship you should be affiliated as a researcher at least for two years with a Belgian university if not a Belgian citizen • Have a Belgian University degree (second cycle) • Have an outstanding academic record • Have a good command in English (TOEFL iBT 100/120 or IELTS) • Application limits • No more than 4 years after Masters degree for graduate study fellowship • No more than 3 years of post-doctoral research

  10. Application Process • All year round • Online eligibility screening (www.baef.be) • October 31 • Single deadline for application files for study or research fellowships • November 15 • 3 Reference letters • November 15 • Research fellowship: Official invitation letter

  11. Online eligibility screening (www.baef.be)

  12. Application file • Online Application file by October 31 • Personal and Educational coordinates • Autobiographical essay (of no more than one page) • A carefully prepared statement • the reasons why you wish to study in the U.S. • a plan of the studies/research you propose to undertake • the benefits you expect to obtain from such study • Your choice of American Universities • Study : minimum 3 different US universities although we recommend to apply at least to 5-6 different US universities • Research : one US university research unit

  13. Decision process • December • notification of date and time of the selection interview • Files are distributed among the members of jury to be read • End of January • selection interviews • Early February • decision is taken conditional to acceptance at US university

  14. BAEF Fellows 2011 - 2012

  15. Contact • Belgian American Educational Foundation • Rue d’Egmont 11, Egmonstraat • 1000 Brussels • Tel: (02) 513.59.55 • Fax: (02) 672.53.81 • E-mail: mail@baef.be • Website: http://www.baef.be

  16. MBAConditional Grants2011 The Belgian American Educational Foundation

  17. Fellowship for MBA studies • Interest-free loan of $100,000 for up to 2 academic years to be paid back within 5 years • Grant covers tuition and compulsory fees including health insurance for two academic years

  18. The Karel Vinck Award • is an outright gift of 15000 euro for a Belgian civil engineer studying for an MBA in the US

  19. MBA Competition • Eligibility requirements • Be a Belgian citizen • Hold at least a Master's degree from a Belgian University • Have an outstanding academic record • Have a good command of the English language • Have some evidence of meaningful work experience • Submit evidence of acceptance or of being waitlisted by one of the following U.S. Business schools

  20. Eligible U.S. Business schools • Carnegie Mellon University (David A. Tepper School of Business) • Columbia University • Cornell University (Johnson Graduate School of Management) • Dartmouth College (Tuck School of Business) • Duke University (Fuqua School of Business) • Emory University (Goizueta Business School) • Georgetown University (Mc Donough School of Business) • Harvard University • Indiana University (Kelley School of Business) • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan School of Management) • New York University (Leonard N. Stern School of Business) • Northwestern University (Kellogg Graduate School of Management) • Stanford University • University of California at Los Angeles (The Anderson School of Management) • University of California, Berkeley (Haas School of Business) • University of Chicago • University of Michigan (Stephen M. Ross School of Business) • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler Business School) • University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School) • University of  Southern California (Marshall School of Business) • University of Texas at Austin (Mc Combs School of Business) • University of Virginia (Darden Graduate School of Business Administration) • Yale University

  21. Application process • Apply before May 1st • Send to the Brussels office • Five copies of the application file of the U.S. Business School at which you intend to matriculate • Shorter application file form including • Autobiographical essay ( one page) • Reason(s) why MBA in the US and the expected benefits • 3 reference letters

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