Elisabeth & Amélie Fund Grant 2025 for Foreign Masters Students in Belgium (up to €5,000)

The Elisabeth & Amélie Fund is now accepting applications for its 2025 grant program. The fund focuses on promoting sustainable water management in developing countries, and as part of its initiatives, it offers financial support for on-the-spot internships to students from developing countries who are currently pursuing their studies in Belgium.

This grant aims to empower young minds to contribute to sustainable water management solutions and make a positive impact in their home countries.

The Elisabeth & Amelie Fund takes into consideration an integrated approach to water management that includes technical and/or sociological aspects. The internship will take place in a developing country (the student’s country of origin or another country). It will be tied to a master’s thesis or an equivalent and under the responsibility of the Belgian academic institution where the student is studying.

Benefits

• The grant will cover the expenses inherent to the internship, up to a maximum of €5,000.
• The internship, which should last 1 to 2 months, must take place between January 2025 and the end of August 2025. About ten grants shall be awarded.

Eligibility

• Open to students from developing countries who are pursuing a master’s level degree (master’s, specialisation master’s or a second bachelor’s degree) and that work on a thesis that is linked to water management in developing countries.

Selection Criteria

• Objective: The internship is linked to the access to water or its management in developing countries and must be clearly part of the subject of the candidate’s end of year project.
• Pertinence: The work undertaken by the candidate at local level and the results that emanate from this, deal with important local issues.
• Capabilities: The budget requested must match the candidate’s needs. He/She must have sufficient resources to complete the internship under the required conditions.
• Originality: The approach chosen by the candidate for his internship or the framework within which he is going to work have an innovative side. They are, in a certain way, different from the usual approaches or frameworks.
• Impact: What will be realized during the internship brings real added value to the scientific approach that supports the end of year thesis.

How to Apply

• Connect up to your account here or create an account if this is your first application.
• Complete the application form online (you can take your time and do it in several stages if you like).
• When your application has been fully completed, send it in.
• They will send you a confirmation by e-mail, as well as a pdf of your application.