ASEM-DUO Wallonia-Brussels Mobility Scholarship Programme 2025-26

ASEM-DUO Wallonia-Brussels Mobility Scholarship Programme 2025-26 is offered by the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to academic and scientific staff from selected countries. The selected candidates will receive a lump sum of EUR 7,000.

Source: ASEM-DUO

The ASEM Education Organisation is offering this opportunity.

To be eligible, applicants must satisfy the following criteria:-

• Be a duo of two members of academic or scientific staff from higher education institutions, one from the FWB and the other from one of the Asia-Pacific countries covered by the programme, including India
• The Asian-Pacific member must be from an institution covered by the programme
• The duo must be remunerated from their main occupation (full/part-time) by their respective institutions
• The Wallonia-Brussels and Asia-Pacific HEIs must be recognised/accredited by the competent authorities in the field of higher education, and their representatives must sign or have expressed the intention to sign a cooperation agreement in the two following years

Note:-

• The scholarship is open to all disciplines.
• Students, Ph.D. students, professors emeritus and honorary, and teaching assistants are ineligible for the scholarship.

The selected candidate duo will receive a lump sum of EUR 7,000, which can be utilised towards international travel expenses and per diem.

The total duration of each person's stay is fixed at a minimum of 18 days and a maximum of 60 days (including travel days). For more information, please refer to the official website link.

Eligible candidates can apply for the opportunity by following the steps mentioned below:-
Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button.
Step 2: Click the 'Register' button and fill in the required registration details. (Note:- If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID.)
Step 3: The application must be submitted as one single document in PDF format to ARES by the FWB institution applying, via the contact person indicated in the application form to the e-mail: 'asem-duo@ares-ac.be'.

Alternatively, applicants can submit by mail to the following address :

Académie de recherche et d’enseignement supérieur — ARES
Direction des relations internationales
Alexia VERCRUYSSE
Rue Royale 180 – 1000 Bruxelles (Belgique)

• A duly filled application form in PDF format
• A copy of the academic cooperation agreement
• Passport copies of both the applicants 
• An updated CV of both the applicants (maximum 5 pages, containing information relevant to the programme)

• The International Relations Department (DRI) of ARES examines the administrative eligibility of applications.
• The jury ranks and selects applicants based on their scores and budget.
• Selected candidates are informed of the results, and they sign a tripartite agreement with ARES.

Applications Start: 31 January 2025
Application Deadline: 28 March 2025

Question: Who is offering this opportunity?
Answer: The ASEM Education Organisation is offering this opportunity.

Question: Can the applicants submit their application offline?
Answer: Applicants can only send their application via offline mail if email fails.

Question: Are there any application costs?
Answer: There are no application costs.

Question: What is the mode of application?
Answer: The application is online through the official website.