Deadline : January 31, 2023
Apply for the IMFSE International Master in Fire Safety Engineering Scholarship in Belgium 2023. The IMFSE programme is a 2-year full-time educational Master programme set up in the Erasmus+ framework with an aim of offering an internationally recognized joint master degree that is commonly organized by 6 universities. Courses for the program are offered at 6 universities, ranking as some of the best Universities in Europe.
The International Master in Fire Safety Engineering consists of 120 ECTS credits in total composing of of 4 semesters of 30 ECTS credits each. The mobility structure, with possible change in study location after each semester, gives students the opportunity to gain from the strengths and expertise of 3 universities or more in the field of Fire Safety Engineering.
Students will attend courses at different universities for different semesters with semester 1 at Ghent University or The University of Edinburgh covering the basic topics in Fire Protection Engineering. All students gather at Lund University to spend semester 2 there, with emphasis on enclosure fire dynamics, risk analysis and human behavior in fire. More in-depth courses are given during semester 3 at Ghent University or The University of Edinburgh. Semester 4 is dedicated to the Master’s thesis, and students can be hosted by 1 of the 3 Full Partner Institutes or 1 of the 3 Associated Partner Institutes. Collaborations with 1 of the Sponsoring Companies is also a possibility.
Benefits
There are two scholarships available under this programme
IMFSE Contributors Full & Partial Scholarships
- This scholarship is financed with support from a number of companies and institutes, in cooperation with the IMFSE Consortium. Several full and/or partial scholarships are awarded under this selection per intake.
- For the 2023 – 2024, there are several full scholarships available. The full scholarships offer the same benefits are the same as the Erasmus+ Full Scholarship described below
Erasmus+ Full Scholarships
- Erasmus+ Scholarship is made possible with support from the EACEA
- The scholarship award under the Erasmus+ Scholarship is worth up to €1,400 per month
- This is in combination with the tuition fee waiver for the entire duration of the course.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be citizens of Programme countries or Partner Countries
- You must have a Bachelor (or Master) degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution (minimum 3 years full-time study or 180 ECTS credits) in one of the following domains.
- civil engineering
- structural engineering
- mechanical engineering
- electrical engineering
- chemical engineering
- industrial engineering,
- material sciences
- chemistry
- physics
- applied physics
- architecture
- urbanism and spatial planning
- If you are in your last year of such a study programme at the time of application, you may also be considered for admission.
- Applicants must provide an English language certificate which is not older than 2 years at the moment of enrolment in the IMFSE programme. The accepted certificates and grades are described below
- IELTS (Academic) Certificate (TRF: test report form) with a minimum score of 6.5 (with at least 6.0 in each section).
- TOEFL-iBT (internet-based) Certificate with a minimum score of 92 (with at least 20 in each section).
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) Grade B.
- The Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) Grade C.
- Trinity ISE II Certificate with distinctions in all four components.
Application
To apply, you are advised to follow the following procedure
- Go through the application criteria to determine whether you are eligible for the IMFSE programme
- Define your student category in order to select the correct online application form.
- If you are eligible, create an IMFSE account and fill out the correct application form. You will use the same application for both for admission si for scholarship application
- You must then Submit your online application form prior to the set deadlines
- Prepare all your hard copy documents including legalizations and make sure to send these via regular mail to the IMFSE office (Ghent, Belgium) prior to the set deadlines.
Applicants will need to submit the following documents
- A recent Passport photo
- Copy of your passport (or other official identification proof for EEA students)
- A latest Europass CV
- Your Personal Statement
- Legalized copy of your Higher Education (Bachelor/Master) degree: original + certified English translation
- Provide legalized copy of your Higher Education (Bachelor/Master) transcript of records: original + certified English translation
- Your valid English language certificate
- Request 2 reference letters
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