Exchange abroad for Ghent University students

Who hasn’t heard of Erasmus? However, Erasmus isn’t the only option for those who want to gain experience abroad during their studies.

ATTENTION. Also check the Ghent University travel policy for students! There is no automatic permission to travel to any destination.

Scholarships

Erasmus+ is the most well-known exchange programme but there are also scholarship opportunities to fund your non-European exchange.

  • Scholarships for exchange outside the Erasmus zone

    Scholarships are available at UGent for an exchange OUTSIDE the Erasmus+ zone. Grant allocation depends on your socio-financial situation. The higher your needs, the better your chances of a higher scholarship. A potential scholarship can be a travel allowance or a travel allowance AND a monthly allowance (possibly limited in duration).

    The Erasmus+ zone consists of the 27 EU member states and Northern Macedonia, Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Serbia and Turkey. For these countries you can therefore NOT apply for a scholarship within this selection process. The United Kingdom doesn’t belong to the Erasmus+ zone. Scholarships for an exchange to the United Kingdom are therefore part of this selection process. Through this call you can’t apply for a scholarship for an exchange to Switzerland as it has its own scholarship program.

    For additional general information, please get in touch with the International Relations Office at international@ugent.be

    A first call with scholarship possibilities for an exchange outside the Erasmus area was launched in January 2024. After the first call, most of the scholarships were granted. If you were not able to apply during the first call (for example traineeship unknown, subject Master’s dissertation unknown, a one-year Master’s programme), you can apply for this current (second) call. For this second call, retroactivity is possible. That means that you can apply for a scholarship in December 2024 for a stay between 1/07/2024 and 31/08/2025 (validation required in your curriculum AY 24-25). The scholarship possibilities are limited to BIRAK Travel Allowances and VLIR-UOS scholarships, and the number of scholarships is limited.
    All necessary and detailed information about the scholarships during the second call can be found in the ‘Guidelines for students for scholarships outside the Erasmus+ zone - second call’.

Roadmaps

There is a lot involved in your exchange. The roadmaps will help you get started: