The Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF) encourages applications for fellowships for advanced study or research during the academic year 2027-2028, at a Belgian university, a Belgian institution of higher learning, or Belgian research institution*.
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The BAEF will award up to fifteen fellowships for 12 months as outright non-renewable grants carrying a personal stipend of
$ 32,000 for Master’s or Ph.D. students
$ 35,000 for Postdoctoral Fellows.
Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and fulfill one of the following conditions:
• Plan to register for study at a Belgian graduate program: Master’s, Ph.D., or equivalent professional degree while holding the BAEF fellowship.
• Be a registered student in a Master’s, Ph.D., or equivalent degree program in the U.S.A. at the time of application and plan research in Belgium that is relevant to the degree.
• Hold a Master’s, Ph.D., or equivalent degree and plan research in Belgium.
Postdoctoral applicants should by July 1, 2027, have no more than 2 years of postdoctoral research experience since obtaining the Ph.D. degree.
Applicants should make their own arrangements to register or affiliate with a Belgian university or research institution. Knowledge of Dutch, or French, or German is optional.
BAEF fellowships 2027-2028 can be initiated between July 1st, 2027, and January 3rd, 2028. Fellows should be in residence in Belgium during the tenure of their fellowship and stay for a period of 12 months. If the fellow chooses to remain in Belgium for less than 12 months, the stipend will be prorated accordingly. The minimum duration of the fellowship is 6 months.
In addition to the stipend, the Foundation will defray the cost of health insurance in Belgium through its group policy. No additional financial aid is to be expected.
How to apply?
Completed applications for the 2027-2028 fellowships must be submitted no later than October 31, 2026 :
1) Application form available through our Online Application Platform
In order to complete the application form, applicants must provide
– Clear and recent ID size picture of yourself
– Undergraduate and/or graduate transcripts
– List of publications if any
– A brief autobiography in first person narrative prose ( maximum 1 page)
– A statement of purpose containing:
1.An account of the study program or research already accomplished (< 1 page),
2.A description of your planned study or research in Belgium, listing university/institution, professors, where and with whom you hope to work (for research projects: maximum 3 pages, and insert an abstract),
3.The benefits you expect to obtain from your stay in Belgium (< 1 page)
2) Three letters of recommendation should be submitted by the referees separately to emile.boulpaep@Yale.edu
For additional information, please contact: emile.boulpaep@yale.edu