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The Belgian American Educational Foundation

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 toL. Delacorix, Belgian Prime Minister (1919)

US - Graduate EducationUS - Graduate Education

Master’s degrees:Typically 2 years in length

Doctoral degrees (PhD’s)Typically 4-6 years in length

3 Simultanious Actions 3 Simultanious Actions for Graduate study candidates for Graduate study candidates

1. Choose the 3 US universities (3-8)& prepare the applications for each one.

2. Determine which tests are needed to apply & take them(TOEFL, GRE, GMAT).

3. Look for financial support.

Types of B.A.E.F. FellowshipsTypes of B.A.E.F. Fellowships

Fellowship for StudyFellowship for ResearchFellowship for Biomedical engineering

research

Fellowship for MBA studies or similar management degrees

Fellowships for Study

Graduate Study (MA after MA) Non-renewable grant for 1 academic year (9 months) Stipend $16,000 Tuition and fees up to $30,000 Health insurance

PhD Study Non-renewable grant for 1 academic year Stipend $16,000 Tuition and fees up to $35,000 Health insurance

Fellowship for Music StudyFellowship for Music Study

Music Study Non-renewable grant for 1 academic year (9 months) Stipend $16,000 Tuition and fees up to $30,000 Health insurance Deadline of application plus CD of recordings due 31st

October

Specific music selection committee recital followed by interview

Fellowship for ResearchFellowship for Research

Non-renewable grant for 12 months Stipend of

– $21,000 for doctoral research– $35,000 - 40,000 for post-doctoral research

Health insurance

Fellowship for Biomedical Fellowship for Biomedical engineering researchengineering research

Henri Benedictus FellowshipsHenri Benedictus Fellowships For a post-doctoral researcher, if not Belgian, 2

years affiliation with a Belgian university is required Non-renewable grant for 1 year Stipend of $40,000 Health insurance included

Eligibility requirementsEligibility 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

Application ProcessApplication 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

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

Application fileApplication file

Online Application file due by October 31 Personal and Educational information 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/research

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 – letter of invitation or

affiliation

Decision processDecision process

December Files are distributed among the members of jury to

be assessed notification of date of the selection interview

End of January B.A.E.F. selection interviews

Early February Final decisions are made for research and study Study: conditional to acceptance at US university

BAEF Fellows 2012 - 2013BAEF Fellows 2012 - 2013

ContactContact

Belgian American Educational FoundationRue d’Egmont 11, Egmonstraat1000 BrusselsTel: (02) 513.59.55

E-mail: mail@baef.beWebsite: http://www.baef.be