The Academy of Research and Higher Education (ARES) in Belgium offers scholarships to students from foreign countries that are partners of ARES, including Haiti, for the academic year 2025-2026 to pursue a specialized bachelor's degree, a specialized master's degree or continuing education within an institution of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (FWB) in Belgium.

Target audience :

- Nationals of an ARES partner country.

- Holders of a higher education diploma.

- With at least 2 years of professional experience after the end of the Bac+3 for specialized bachelor's degrees, Bac+5 for specialized master's degrees and continuing education.

Duration :

- Bachelors and masters of specialization: 1 year (one academic year starting in September of year X and ending in June of year X+1).

- Continuing education: between 2 and 6 months, depending on the chosen training.

Eligible countries :

South Africa, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Uganda, Peru, Philippines, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Guinea (Conakry), Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Palestinian Territory, Tunisia, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.

How to register :

Online registration on the GIRAF Platform : https://form.ares-ac.be/formations_internationales_2025_2026#no-back

Applying for an ARES scholarship is FREE. ARES does not charge any fees at any stage of the application or selection process.

Your application file must be submitted to ARES via the GIRAF platform.

Procedure in 4 key steps:

1 - Have an active GIRAF account. Create your account:

Once validated by ARES (a few hours to a few days, no need to create multiple accounts), you will receive a confirmation email to create a password and log in. If you already had an account activated by ARES in previous years, you can reuse this account and, if necessary, reset your password.

2 - Access the application form:

It is available via the "Appels concurrentiels" tab of your profile. Please note, you must only click once on the "Candidature formation internationale 2025-2026" button. You will then find your form no matter what happens in the "Mes tâches" table of the "Appels concurrentiels" tab.

3 - Complete the form :

It can be completed in several times, as long as you use the "Enregistrer en brouillon" option. You will find your form each time in the "Mes tâches" table of the "Appels concurrentiels" tab.

4 - Submit your application:

From the moment you click on "Soumettre ma candidature", your file is sent to ARES and you can no longer modify it. You can still consult it in the table "Mes dossiers soumis".

List of mandatory documents for the application to be admissible :

- 2 letters of recommendation (academic and/or professional);

- Certified copies of the originals of diplomas;

- Certified copies of the originals of transcripts of records for all years;

- Proof of occupation for the last 5 years;

- Certificate of nationality or copy of passport;

- Preliminary project (for certain training courses - see the admission conditions specific to the training courses).

For all the details, download the reference document of the call for applications 2025-2026 : https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/ARES-Bourses-Formations-internationales-2025-2026.pdf

Deadline for applications : October 18, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (Belgian time, UTC+1), at the latest. After this date, the files submitted will not be considered.

HL/ HaitiLibre